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Since the onset of COVID-19, remote work has become the norm for many Americans. Surveys show that about half of American workers were working from home in the late spring of 2020. Many researchers believe that increased work flexibility may…
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The 21st Century Business Forum is a FREE webcast presented on the second Wednesday of each month. Best-selling author Jon Gordon will interview entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, coaches, and thought leaders as they share their insights, ideas, and experiences of success as well as lessons learned. The first…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the allocation of $68 million in federal funds to help universities address major repairs and building restoration projects. Parson also unlocked $127 million in state funding that previously been restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic and…
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NPC International Inc. wrapped up fruitful mediations, leading to separate asset purchase agreements with San Francisco-based Flynn Restaurant Group and Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's International LLC. Leawood-based NPC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July, had hoped to sell roughly 900…
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A recent agreement signing by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the City of Kansas City, Mo. has locked in the remaining federal funding asked for by the city to complete an extension to the Kansas City streetcar line. This past…
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Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots. Kasnas Gov. Laura…
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A real-estate investment trust based in Massachusetts says it has acquired a 645,000 square-foot warehouse in Olathe, currently home to the Excelligence school supply distribution center, for $44 million, in a building adjacent to the Coleman Co. distribution center on…
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Jobless Missouri residents who claimed unemployment the week of Dec. 27, 2020 will see the approved addition stimulus payment this week. Eligible unemployed workers have already started to receive the $300 per week payment approved under Congress' second COVID-19 economic…
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A Tulsa development company already planning a large apartment complex in Belton is adding another to its list with The Falls, a 275-unit complex that will be build near the Bass Pro Shop site in Independence. Case & Associates Properties…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has announced her administration’s final COVID-19 distribution order for population groups in Kansas. The vaccine will be administered in five phases, beginning with those most at risk of contracting or becoming seriously ill from COVID-19 and…
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