Regional News
Q: How long has TranSystem been in talks with this engineering firm WBCM and what are you looking for when acquiring a group like this? A: We have been engaged with WBCM for a little over a year now and…
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New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that nearly 19 percent of adults in the U.S. were experiencing some form of depression in 2020—a year in which the pandemic restrictions added huge stresses to career…
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As part of the sixth annual ranking of the Best Banks In Each State 2023, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and UMB have broke reached a rank of fourth and fifth respectively based on the banks’ attention to community financing. Nodaway Valley…
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A new professional development group for Women in Healthcare is spawning a new chapter in the Heartland and will help to educate and mentor women in the healthcare industry. The Heartland chapter president Erin Nybo said the idea of starting…
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With the recent surge of housing starts from builders, the market is looking in a lot better shape and could be a just big enough foundation for consumers to jump on board. New residential housing starts for May 2023 gained…
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New residential housing starts in May 2023 and has experienced a large surge of 21.7 percent since the previous month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For seasonally adjusted annual rates, housing…
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Posted June 19, 2023. TranSystems Corp., the transportation consulting firm, announced its acquisition of Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC (WBCM) on Monday. Headquartered in Baltimore, Md., WBCM has nine offices across the eastern United States. The acquisition will further…
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Following the announcement of the University of Kansas’ new program offering four-year degrees to students attending partnering schools in mainland China, Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins claimed the program required a “closer look” from the legislature. Hawkins's comment on the…
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Both Missouri and Kansas labor market reports indicate each is experiencing swells of jobs in varying sectors, however, the surge of jobs has not affected the state's stagnate unemployment rates. Unemployment Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged in May…
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Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index report for June showing above growth neutral for the month to its highest level since May 2022. The survey’s 10-state region overall reading for June climbed to 56.9 from May’s 55.8. The index…
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