Regional News
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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The Mid-American Business Conditions Index for May showed expanded growth for the nine-state region while providing a possible trend toward inflation. The survey, published by Creighton University, reported wholesale inflation gauge for the month climbed to 74.0 from April’s 67.4.…
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Saint Luke's Health System and St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare collaborate to form an integrated Missouri-based health system according to the hospitals on Wednesday. As part of a non-binding letter of intent, both health systems hope to bring healthcare to more…
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The Kaiser Family Foundation compiled data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information and the cause of death files in the year 2021, here is where Kansas and Missouri rank. Missouri just nudged its way into the top 16…
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Q. The retail tailspin was pretty advanced well before the pandemic, which added to the challenges there. Do you get a sense that things are leveling off? A. I do think they have stabilized a bit, and we’re seeing that…
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