Regional News
Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday amid the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced. Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams was appointed to the job in 2017 by Parson’s predecessor, former GOP Gov. Eric…
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Leawood-based Stackify LLC sold to Netreo Inc., a Huntington Beach, California, company that developed an award-winning platform for IT infrastructure management. Financial details were not disclosed. Founded in 2012, Stackify created developer-centric software for monitoring an application's performance, and detecting…
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Kansas City Southern has been offered another bid, this time from Canadian National Railway with a cash-and-stock offer valued at $33.7 billion. The offer amount outdoes competing bidder Canadian Pacific's cash-and-stock proposal of $25 billion. Any deal would capitalize on…
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Health officials reported a drop in the number of COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System on Monday. Eight people with the active virus are being treated, down from 14 on Friday, April 16. Of those patients, six…
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International commercial real estate developer Scannell Properties has launched the first phase of the Compass 70 Logistics development on 157 acres in Bonner Springs, Kan. The multi-phase, $100 million industrial development could include three buildings totaling 2 million square feet…
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Submission deadlines are fast approaching for a number of Ingram's competition and recognition programs, and we need your help. Spread the word! Below are upcoming recognition programs and their submission deadlines. Nominate a company or individual today! **(to go to…
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Data from the Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) shows the index edged up from -0.46 in February to -0.33 in March but remained below its historical average. The index is a monthly composite index of 11 variables reflecting stress…
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The second quarter of 2021 is off to a blazing start, with the S&P 500 Index pushing above 4,000 on the heels of President Biden's so-called infrastructure plan update. In the weeks or months ahead, the market focus may turn…
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Growth in the Tenth District economy accelerated in March, with most sectors expanding at a moderate pace. Consumer spending increased moderately as retail, restaurant, auto, and tourism sales rose. A quarter of consumer spending contacts reported that the pace of…
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Kansas has crossed the threshold of vaccinating more than 1 million people as a third highly contagious variant is detected in the state. That means 35% of the state’s 2.9 million residents have received at least one shot, according to…
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