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Missouri economic recovery ends extended unemployment benefits program

Extended unemployment benefits from federal government end in Missouri due to economic recovery The U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment Extended Benefits program came to an end in Missouri due to unemployment rates dropping in the state, the state's labor department… more

Voter registration deadline closes tomorrow for Kansans

Kansas City voters on the Kansas side of the metro will need to register to vote by tomorrow’s deadline, Tuesday, Oct. 13 if they have not already done so. The deadline applies to all forms of voting whether by mail,… more

Two Kansas City area job training programs receive portion of $1 million grant through state

The Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development approved over $1 million in grants and tax credits for three organizations through the Workforce Training Initiative. “Workforce development has always been a focus… more

Coping with COVID: Database error on Missouri COVID-19 dashboard causes inaccurate update

A database error on Missouri's COVID-19 dashboard resulted in an "incorrect inflation" of cases and the appearance of more than 5,000 coronavirus cases being reported in a 24-hour time span, according to the Department of Health and Senior Services. The… more

Kansas City Port Authority scores grant for Missouri River Terminal project

The former AK Steel site, bought and currently owned by Port Authority of Kansas City (Port KC), has received millions in funding for redevelopment from the U.S. Department of Transportation. A total of $9.88 million in grant funding has been given… more

Newly established Office of Broadband Development in Kansas to distribute millions for broadband expansion

Governor Laura Kelly today signed Executive Order #20-67 to establish the Office of Broadband Development and announced the distribution of nearly $50 million in Connectivity Emergency Response Grant (CERG) funds to underserved communities across Kansas. By expanding access to broadband,… more

Coping with COVID: Jackson County revised capacity guidelines take effect Friday

A revised health order by the Jackson County Health Department last week has already taken effect today, the amended order beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. The revision increased the gathering capacity guideline for indoor and outdoors events to 100… more

Jobless claims show modest decline from previous week

Jobless insurance claims continue to drop, but only slightly, recording between 800,000 and 900,000 for over a month. Advance figure claims totaled 840,000 last week, a 9,000 drop from the previous week, according to a Thursday news release from the… more

Children’s Mercy scores millions for pediatric research

Kansas City-based Children’s Mercy announced on Wednesday a donation worth celebrating for its Genomic Answers for Kids research initiative. Donations brought in $16 million for the program which serves as the flagship initiative for the highly anticipated Children’s Mercy Research… more

Construction resumes at Clay County annex site following permit battle

Tension surrounding a new Clay County annex building escalated in September after a Kansas City, Mo. inspector issued a stop work order for the site. Now, construction is back on track for the $20 million project located at Missouri 152… more