Regional News
Mass vaccination events in Missouri have now administered more than one-quarter million vaccines to residents, according to a news release from Gov. Mike Parson's office on Wednesday. This total is in addition to vaccines administered by high throughput health centers, local…
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President Biden said he'll nominate former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to lead his General Services Administration, the agency that manages the government's property and office space. A White House release touted Carnahan's credentials, including her founding and leading…
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A Platte County bond initiative pushing to approve $73 million in funding for the Platte County School District passed Tuesday. Around 62 percent of voters approved the bond, a measure which proposed a no-tax-increase bond to generate about $73 million…
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After acquiring two peer engineering firms in the past year, Lenexa-based CertTech has rolled itself and the two others into a single entity called Genuen. The acquisitions of Michigan-based WTI in March 2020 and Ohio-based Butterfield Engineering in November 2020…
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Isle Capri's new owners hope to deliver amenities competitive in both the Kansas City metro area and nationwide casino markets with redevelopment of the property. Rhode Island-based Bally's Corp., formerly known as Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc., anticipates breaking ground…
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Hunt Midwest announced on Tuesday that it will build out 700,000 square feet of Class A speculative space within SubTropolis, the world's largest subterranean industrial park. A first phase of 200,000 square feet is scheduled for delivery in August, while…
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of $10,536,095 million to the State of Missouri through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. In total, HUD awarded nearly $700 million nationwide.…
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Terracon Consultants Inc. announced its acquisition of a Midland, Tex. company, Sport Environmental Services LLC. Sport Environmental is Terracon’s second acquisition this year, joining GET Solutions Inc. of Virginia, and is its 14th acquisition since 2017. Terracon has offices in…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week requiring all unified school districts to provide the option for full-time in-person learning. According to Kelly's office, every school in the state has already returned to offering an in-person option due…
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Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of KC Insurance Group LLP. The Overland Park-based independent insurance agency specializes in personal lines of insurance, including auto, home, renters, boat, motorcycle and umbrella insurance. According…
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