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While Missouri’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has remained either below or equal to the national rate, the Missouri jobs report for August 2020 shows that employment decreased, causing the unemployment rate to increase from July. Seasonally adjusted employment in Missouri…
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Q: What was the strength of your pipeline before heading into February? A: Our backlog was very strong early in the year and remains strong today. Q: What are you hearing from cities, counties and states about their water…
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Simon Property Group, Inc., an American commercial real estate company and the largest shopping mall operator in the U.S., announced on Monday that it will close its mall locations this year for the Thanksgiving holiday. The closures include three of…
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A portion of the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant totaling $500,000 has been given to the Kansas Historical Society, the grant provided through the National Park Service. The grant is intended to support historic property preservation and will be used…
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Locally founded tech startup PayIt is expanding, this time internationally with a new headquarters beyond the northern U.S. border, in Canada. The move is being made to expand the company’s market. This will be the first international market expansion for…
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A ranking of colleges in the state and nationwide reveal that Missouri is home to one university that delivers value to its students going into the workforce. Missouri S&T, a STEM-focused research university located in the southern half of Missouri,…
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This summer, a shift in power has occurred at Seaboard Corporation following the July death of Steven Bresky, former president and CEO and the third generation of his family to lead Seaboard. The company announced the promotion of Robert Steer…
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Last week a large, international AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial was halted due to reports of a strong adverse effect in a participant, thought to be due to the vaccine. This week, the vaccine trial has resumed in the U.K., though…
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Sept. 11, 2001 marks a day that changed the lives of people not just in the U.S., but worldwide. Today the U.S. remembers the thousands of lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people and injured…
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Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners have acquired well-known retail chain JCPenney in a deal worth $1.75 billion. The two commercial real estate companies reached an agreement in principle to sell JCPenney through a court-supervised sale process. JCPenney expects…
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