Regional News
Posted December 19, 2023 Chipotle, and its $50 million venture fund Cultivate Next, have invested in a Wichita-area agricultural startup that specializes in autonomous weeding robots. Cultivate Next announced its investment in the agricultural tech company Greenfield Robotics last week,…
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Posted December 13, 2023 A study from Forbes Health ranked 49 states and the District of Columbia by their emergency healthcare services with Kansas and Missouri in the top 15. Forbes Health collected data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Centers…
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Posted December 12, 2023 The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors released its November local market update for Heartland Multiple Listing Service, showing a decline in year-over-year sales but an increase in sales prices that continues to favor home sellers.…
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Posted December 6, 2023 Wichita-based Equity Bank announced it will merge with Bank of Kirksville adding eight locations to Equity Bank’s network and raising its total assets to $5.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Equity Bank—operated by Equity…
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Posted December 5, 2023 The United Health Foundation released its 2023 America's Health Rankings, analyzing the overall health of each state, with Kansas and Missouri showing signs of growth in mental health providers. America's Health Rankings measure five categories of…
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Posted December 5, 2023 A ransomware attack on Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services impacted 30 hospitals in the U.S. including The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, causing a network outage for the hospital. The Nov.…
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Posted December 4, 2023 Home shoppers could see some relief around the corner for next year according to 2024 Outlook by Realtor.com, however, housing demand challenges will likely stay prevalent. While the high rise in interest and mortgage rates plagued…
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Posted December 4, 2023 Degree Choices released a ranking based on data from the Office of Federal Student Aid to find the colleges and universities with the most student debt. How do Kansas and Missouri fair against the state with…
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Posted December 1, 2023 Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index survey that shows the manufacturing economy throughout the Midwest region teetering into a recession risk. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index, an economic indicator for the nine-state region including…
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Posted November 30, 2023 The minimum wage in Missouri is increasing to $12.30 per hour for the next calendar year. Missouri’s new minimum wage will increase by $0.30 from the previous minimum wage of just $12.00 starting Jan. 1, 2024,…
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