Regional News
Pathway Financial Education, born of a vision to improve business-education skills and financial literacy in a part of the city where they are needed most, became a reality this morning. With a cadre of dignitaries on hand at 18th and…
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Daily deaths are trending downward in the region for Missouri and Kansas, according to daily reporting from Worldometer. The reference website provides counters and real-time statistics on topics including COVID-19, which it has been tracking since the virus’ introduction in…
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Kansas City could potentially land the headquarters of Florida insurance company, AssuredPartners. AssuredPartners is an operator of a mid-market insurance brokerage firm. The company offers property and casualty insurance as well as employee benefits brokerage services. The company is seeking…
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One of The Scarbrough Group's business units will start operations this summer at a new industrial facility in Liberty. Scarbrough Warehousing announced it will move into 226,000 Class A square feet within Liberty Logistics Center, a 62.42-acre industrial park at…
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Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a new delivery center in a vacant former Haldex Brake Products Corp. building in Blue Springs. The e-commerce titan anticipates full operations will begin late this year at the facility, located at 2400 NE Coronado…
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AMC investor Wanda America Entertainment Inc., a unit of Chinese company Wanda Group, gave up its controlling stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. Stock sales totaled over $220 million. Wanda America Entertainment Inc., a unit of Chinese company Wanda Group,…
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The Kansas City Fed Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) suggest the level of activity increased modestly in March while momentum accelerated sharply. The level of activity indicator increased by 0.06 in March from −0.25 to −0.19. Meanwhile, the momentum indicator…
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Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. has sold a portion of its North American Micronutrient assets to Wichita-based Koch Industries subsidiary, Koch Agronomic Services LLC. "Compass Minerals has been proud to grow the Wolf Trax product line and introduce both…
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SelectQuote Inc. plans to hire thousands of associates to help its customers enroll in Medicare over the coming weeks and months. The Overland Park-based insurance company SelectQuote helps consumers compare and select insurance plans from a variety of insurers. The…
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The University of Kansas Health System says that they have 8,000 vaccine appointments available. Appointments are open to "anyone who lives in Kansas or works in Johnson County," the health system said in a Wednesday media briefing. "The bottom line…
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