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On Wednesday, the finance committee for Kansas City, Mo. passed a proposal involving furloughing of city staff on to the Kansas City, Mo. City Council. By the end of Thursday’s city council meeting, the proposal had been approved. The furloughs…
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A Thursday news release from Airbnb announced a global ban on all parties and events at Airbnb listings, including a cap on occupancy at 16 people. The ban is set to start Friday, Aug. 21, and will apply to all…
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Missouri Economic and Research Information Center – The Missouri labor market continued to recover in July 2020, following major job losses due to COVID-19 shutdowns earlier in the year. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 52,200 jobs over the month. Over-the…
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Olathe, Kan. (City of Olathe, Kansas) — It is with a heavy heart the City of Olathe announces that Mayor Michael Copeland passed away last night, August 19, at the age of 58. Mike first joined the Olathe City Council…
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As of Wednesday, the state of Kansas has 35,890 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 411 deaths since the outbreak started, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Kansas is only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays…
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SearchHealthIT – Electronic health record (HER) vendors are busy working to meet new interoperability requirements from federal regulators. The new regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) requires EHR vendors to implement Fast Healthcare Interoperability…
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After months of theater closures across the U.S. and a pushed-back reopening date, Leawood-based AMC is finally opening its doors to the public Thursday. To celebrate its 100-year anniversary and to attract more movie-goers, AMC is offering “Movies in 2020…
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On Tuesday, the Kansas City Health Department closed a U-Haul location in the metro after reported complaints that employees and customers were not following the Kansas City, Mo. mask order. Following two complaints made, the health department visited the location,…
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Q: Have you had to put any in-person services on hold during COVID-19, or found a way to transition any of these services to work during the time of COVID? A: Bardavon Health Innovations transitioned to a remote workforce, practically…
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TOPEKA (Kansas Office of the Governor) – Governor Laura Kelly today encouraged Kansas businesses to participate in the application process for more than $130 million in grants to support businesses affected by the pandemic and enable companies to expand broadband access…
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