Regional News
Since the pandemic, the national workforce has taken a significant hit with many workers deciding to leave their jobs and now the next generation of the labor force is ready to fill those positions. Private employers added 278,000 jobs in…
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Figures for seasonally adjusted initial claims reached the highest level since October 2021, according to a news release from the Department of Labor. For the week ending June 3, advanced figures for seasonally adjusted claims was 261,000, up from last…
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New data from the Federal Reserve Bank show a steep decline in business demand for commercial and industrial loans since interest rates began their sharp rise to combat inflation in the second quarter of 2022. The Fed’s survey of lending…
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The former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Esther George appeared on the American Century Investments webinar to address her thoughts on inflation trends plaguing the economy. On Wednesday, George made her first public speaking…
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BJC HealthCare, based in St. Louis, possesses a decent operating margin when compared to the rest of the nation. Becker’s Hospital Review put out a ranking of 30 healthcare systems ranked by their operating margins and BJC HealthCare edged right…
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A new annual report from the Missouri Hospital Association says data collected statewide remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels in addition to thousands of vacant nursing positions. The MHS 2023 Workforce Report found staff nurse vacancies statewide reached 17.4 percent…
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The number of single-family homes being built specifically for the rental market nationwide reached 14,500 last year—an all-time record, and up 47 percent from 2021. That’s according to a new report on the Web site RentCafe, drawing on statistics from…
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Missouri ranked middle of the pack, but Kansas fare considerably worse, in an analysis of costs for starting a business, according to a new report by Simplifyllc.com. The analysis explored factors like corporate income tax rate, labor participation rate, energy…
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A new analysis from the Chronicle of Higher Education estimates that public and private colleges and universities lost a combined $13 billion in revenue in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging at its worst. Data extracted from reports filed…
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Stock prices for publicly traded banks in the Kansas City region show that most have leveled off from the sector-wide plunge induced by three major bank failures in the U.S. this year, but share prices overall remain sharply lower than…
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