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[caption id="attachment_34218" align="alignleft" width="438"] Missouri Department of Transportation graphic[/caption] A broad coalition of transportation stakeholders, including the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Missouri AFL-CIO, have released a new study analyzing the economic impacts of a proposed transportation…
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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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One of Kansas City's premier historic buildings soon could see a long-planned $182 million conversion to an Embassy Suites hotel begin after 13 years of vacancy. Delta Quad Holdings LLC seeks to build 284 hotel rooms, a parking garage with…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is pausing deployment activities for its new $16 billion Cerner EHR system at a second site until it has completed a strategic review of the project and shared the results with Congress. The VA first…
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Over the next several weeks, redevelopment will gain momentum of a Country Club Plaza building as it prepares to welcome its tenant, Chiefs Fit, into the space. The expanding fitness center is a partnership between the Kansas City Chiefs and…
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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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A new report from the White House shows that Missouri received a grade of C- when it came to infrastructure. The report found Missouri has 2,190 bridges and more than 7,500 miles of highway in poor condition. By releasing state-by-state data, Biden’s…
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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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