Regional News
Posted August 28, 2023 T-Mobile US Inc. CEO Mike Sievert informed the wireless carrier’s employees that the company will be laying off close to 5,000 workers, in a memo sent last week. The layoffs would account for nearly 7 percent…
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Posted August 24, 2023 TreviPay has added a new capability to its business-to-business payment platform for merchants around the world allowing sales between different currencies. TreviPay, headquartered in Overland Park, operates in 32 countries and 20 currencies and now can…
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Posted August 24, 2023 The Justice Department announced Wednesday the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat coronavirus aid fraud, including 718 enforcement actions and over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. The coordinated law enforcement action occurred…
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Posted August 24, 2023 Creative Planning announced its acquisition of Minneapolis-based CTB Financial Services, Ltd., marking the wealth management firm’s third acquisition this year. CTB will add support to Creative Planning’s already bolstered tax planning with investment management services. “Having…
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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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