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LaunchKC has announced its selection of 20 tech entrepreneurs as finalists for the $500K Kansas City-based grants competition on Sept. 16 at Union Station. The finalists include 11 from the bi-state metropolitan area, seven from other U.S. states and two…
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Springfield-based Missouri Sun Solar continues to rack up recognition for its rapid growth. The company was ranked 156 in the 2016 edition of the Inc. (magazine) 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 list recognizes the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the…
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According to seasonally adjusted data released this week by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, Missouri’s nonfarm payroll employment grew by 2,100 jobs in July, reaching a new record high for the state with 2,816,600 active jobs. July’s nonfarm payroll…
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Moody's Investors Service says Kansas’ financial outlook is negative as a result of revenue shortfalls caused by the 2012 tax cuts championed by Gov. Sam Brownback. The rating service this week assigned a Aa3 rating to $49 million worth of…
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise last week announced that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had selected HPE to upgrade the state’s Medicaid Management Information System. As part of the $215 million contract, HPE will establish the Kansas Modular Medicaid System…
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City members will be getting a letter offering them free online identity protection after the company’s ID card provider revealed it was the victim of a computer hacker. Albany, N.Y.-based Newkirk Products on…
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St. Joseph-based Mosaic Life Care announced this morning that it had reached an agreement with the Foutch Brothers development firm to secure naming rights to Kemper Arena, which would be renamed Moaic Arena. In a news release, Mosaic said that…
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The Minneapolis-based Opus Group has announced plans for a 205,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Olathe. Reflecting the strength of the market, this new development will continue to expand Opus’ development presence in the Kansas City area. “We’re thrilled to be…
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Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN – News) on Wednesday announced results for the second quarter ended June 25, 2016, with growth in fitness and outdoor-sports products more than making up for continuing decline in its original auto-direction business. The company is…
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Kansas City, Kan.-based Associated Wholesale Grocers and Norfolk, Neb.-based Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative announced that they have reached an agreement to combine the two cooperatives’ distribution businesses. “This exciting endeavor is exactly what we need to allow our retailers to…
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