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Posted September 11, 2023 The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has hired Susan Klusmeier, Ed.D. as the new chief of staff, the nonprofit announced Friday. Klusmeier will begin her new role effective on September 18, 2023. Previously, Klusmeier worked in higher…
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PUBLISHED AUGUST, 2023 You could fill the better part of a day trying to build a comprehensive list of the qualities that make Missouri an ideal location to own or operate a business, to raise a family, to build a…
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Posted September 5, 2023 Q: You began your new role as CEO on August 7, How has the transition been and how is your background going to drive the Kauffman Foundation’s mission forward? A: The transition has already been a…
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Posted August 30, 2023 Hospitalizations of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Missouri rose by 38.9 percent—increasing from 175 to 243—since last week, a 'substantial' increase according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s COVID data tracker reported…
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Posted August 30, 2023 Cigna Healthcare will be trimming its footprint on Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges next year and will not be providing healthcare plans for Kansas and Missouri in 2024. Despite the insurance company cutting two states from…
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Posted August 29, 2023 Newmark Zimmer is leasing 509,760 square feet to Panasonic Energy at the 1,019,520 square foot Building C at the Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, the commercial real estate agency announced Tuesday. Building C offers a…
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Are U.S. home prices beginning to recover? New data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index hints that things in the housing market may be turning, after prices on a monthly basis rose in June. Prices were unchanged…
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Posted August 29, 2023 Creative Planning, the Kansas City region's biggest wealth-management firm, is getting bigger: The Overland Park firm has announced the acquisition of the Goldman Sachs Group's Personal Financial Management unit. Neither the terms of the sale nor…
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Posted August 28, 2023 Based on the latest consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, weekly earnings have increased to 3.5 percent year-over-year since July. However, the Federal Reserve is cautious about wage hikes and could affect its…
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Posted August 28, 2023 Tenth District services activity remained flat in August, unchanged from July, and firms expect to see growth at a modest rate in the coming months, according to the Tenth District August 2023 Services Survey. The month-over-month…
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