Regional News
First-time claims for unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell sharply last week amid signs that hiring has picked up in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Claims totaled 684,000 for the week ended March 20, the first time the number…
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Missouri REALTORS has released its monthly statistics report highlighting the Missouri real estate market for the month of February 2021. In the month of February, 5,430 homes sold in Missouri. The total sales volume topped $1.3 billion, and homes sold…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed an emergency response bill Wednesday and said she will re-issue executive orders to protect the state's COVID-19 recovery. The governor's office said Senate Bill 40 modifies the procedure for the declaration and extension of a…
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A business combination deal months in the making is approaching final approval after review from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Kansas City-based special-purpose acquisition company, Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., first revealed its intent to combine with Canadian…
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Kansas has announced it soon plans to alter the way it's conducting its COVID-19 vaccination plan. The change could make many people more comfortable with getting a vaccine, according to Secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Lee…
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A lot on the northwest corner of 151st Street and Quivira Road has sat vacant for more than a decade. Now, Olathe Health is looking to build a two-story medical office building on it. The Olathe Planning Commission approved on…
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University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia has begun construction of its $242 million women's and children's pavilion. Construction of the pavilion at its main campus in Columbia began March 22; it's expected to open the summer of 2024. The…
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In a deal valued around $418 million, Overland Park headquartered mineral producer, Compass Minerals International Inc., announced it will its South America specialty plant nutrition business to ICL Group subsidiary, ICL Brasil Ltda. ICL Brasil Ltda. has signed a definitive…
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The first of four Whataburger locations will be opening this fall in the Kansas City area. The burger chain announced they will be opening the four different locations and hiring 700 positions locally. New locations include one in Lee’s Summit,…
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Bradken Foundry employees with United Steel Workers Local 6943 continue their strike against the company after a meeting on Monday evening left contract negotiations with company officials unresolved. The strike began at 5 p.m. Monday, March 22. Union members said…
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