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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…
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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…
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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…
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In the hopes of renewing its National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, The University of Kansas Cancer Center announced Oct. 1 that it plans to submit an application to NCI next year to attain "comprehensive" status. This status is the NCI’s highest…
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Q: Blue KC has announced that it’s getting back into the ACA marketplace for the coming enrollment period. What has changed in the broader insurance market that makes this the right move? A: Over the past couple of years, we…
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A new program in Kansas through the Kansas Department of Transportation has brought funding to 13 selected projects. Called the Short Line Rail Fund program, recipients were announced Tuesday by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly along with Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz,…
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Kansas City-based National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the passage of new legislation Tuesday. Said to be the first legislation of its kind in college sports, the approved change now allows student athletes in the college athletics association the…
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Industrial development in the Kansas City region has gained attention recently as numerous approved developments are already underway. Particularly around the Interstate 49 corridor, five industrial developments in the metro have taken root Kansas City SmartPort tracks buildings, intermodal centers…
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S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) on Kansas City, Mo.'s senior general airport revenue bonds (GARBs), issued for the Kansas City International Airport (MCI), to 'A-' from 'A' and also lowered its SPUR on Kansas…
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Q: A lot of people are buying homes today because of low interest rates. Given the upward pressure that puts on prices, is the value proposition of ownership still as strong for them? A: I think the value proposition is…
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