Regional News
Posted August 23, 2023 As a strategy to avoid valued nurses potentially leaving their profession, Saint Luke's Healthcare System has provided its nurses with a way to ease their burnout through virtual means. Saint Luke's Healthcare has nurses offering to…
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Posted August 22, 2023 Hunt Midwest has broken ground on a facility for Community Wholesale Tire at the Hunt Midwest Business Center (HMBC)—a space encompassing a 2,500-acre industrial development site—with construction expected to complete this year. Community Wholesale Tire will…
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Posted August 21, 2023 Trucking firm Estes Express has submitted a $1.3 billion bid to acquire bankrupt Yellow Corp's shipment centers, according to a court hearing held last week. The Virginia-based firm Estes proposed a bankruptcy loan as part of…
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Posted August 21, 2023 The monthly labor reports for Kansas and Missouri show continued soothing of the market as inflation continues to abate. Kansas reported an increase in real hourly earnings while Missouri received a small percentage increase in unemployment.…
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Posted August 18, 2023 The University of Missouri System was notified Wednesday concerning a potential data breach, impacting the system’s computer records. As a result, some University of Missouri System students’ and employees’ information has been compromised as part of…
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Posted August 17, 2023 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) report for August showing the region slumped to growth neutral and both Kansas and Missouri experienced drops in the month. After four straight months of above-growth neutral readings,…
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Posted August 16, 2023 HCA Midwest Health has selected Julian Yang, MD, as chief medical officer of the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO., the health system announces Thursday. Dr. Yang has served as CMO at Ascension Saint Thomas…
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Posted August 15, 2023 The University of Kansas Health System is using an AI tech that helps to record and document patients' treatment plans, visitation and medical history. The AI app is called Abridge and the health system is considering…
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Posted August 16, 2023 The St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare reported a net income of $443.7 million for the year to date ahead of the $10 billion merger with Saint Luke's. The healthcare system released its quarterly financial report with figures…
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Posted August 15, 2023 The Brookridge development project has begun construction of infrastructure work on the site and is expected to continue its development through a 10-15 year long plan. The project is located near I-435 and Antioch Road. The…
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