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Just weeks after staving off the surge of pandemic-driven admissions that began in the summer, area hospital officials are again experiencing the systematic stress of soaring patient counts as the COVID-19 fall surge continues. The University of Kansas Hospital, the…
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The acquisition of Intouch Group, one of the Kansas City region's most successful entrepreneurial ventures over the past generation, has been completed, the Overland Park company and its new parent, Chicago-based Eversana, have announced. The deal, for a reported $950…
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City planners in Overland Park have pushed back consideration of a plan to shrink the footprint of Deer Creek Golf Course for construction of a 224-unit apartment complex. The city’s Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to defer discussion of…
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It's been a good year for home sales in Kansas City, but relative to the rest of the Top 100 markets in the U.S., the Kansas City region was nowhere near the hottest of housing markets. That could change quickly,…
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With Kansas City already targeted as home for the world’s largest data-center operations, another player is suiting up to get into that game: An operating unit of Google has added more than 235 acres to a nearly 80-acre plot it…
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North Kansas City-based Cerner Corporation will soon be taken over by Austin-based software giant Oracle, according to a Dec. 20 news release. The $28.3 billion acquisition is anticipated to complete before the end of 2022 and will become Oracle’s largest…
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Block Real Estate Services has kickstarted construction on a distribution facility for countertop and flooring supplier MS International with a groundbreaking ceremony this month. The planned 200,800 square-foot building within the industrial park will serve as warehouse and office space…
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Q: The labor shortage we’re hearing about, especially in construction, isn’t a universal problem for everyone, is it? A: It would be disingenuous if I were to say we’re experiencing a lot of labor issues—we’re not. But we’re different in…
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Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in November. This was a decrease from 3.9 percent…
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Thursday's 2021 Economic Forecast presented in part by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce showed that although challenges remain for the area, the Kansas City economy has seen a better comeback from COVID-19 trials than expected. Challenges that remain…
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