Regional
Viewed through a lens of work-force development and regional economic growth, the numbers are sobering: By some counts, nearly 7,700 jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math are available annually in Kansas City—yet employers are able to…
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The Missouri Board of Curators has extended the contract of University of Missouri System President Dr. Mun Choi. Choi's contract will now run through 2024. The vote to extend the contract was unanimous. His salary, however, will not change. President…
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The "Kansas" in University of Kansas Health System was reinforced again with news this morning that the parent of Kansas City's largest hospital had acquired 33-bed Great Bend Regional Hospital in central Kansas, along with affiliated clinics. Terms of the…
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Burns & McDonnell made a splash recently with the hiring of Jeff Sittner, a former HOK designer. Sittner, a veteran designer in Kansas City, has worked on sports arenas and stadiums in the United States and around the world. The firm…
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Something to think about with the regional commercial real-estate scene: An article published last week by the Financial Times said Commercial Real Estate lending is shrinking in a big way. Not 2006-2007 big, but still steeply enough to take notice.…
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Last week, we wrote about how retaliatory tariffs imposed by countries like Mexico and China are inflicting pain on the U.S. dairy industry. Those levies themselves were a response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on China, Mexico and…
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The Missouri Department of Economic Development released their June 2018 jobs report today and it indicated a potential issue for construction. They note that since June of 2017, construction is the only industry showing a significant decrease in jobs, to…
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As an average consumer, you won't look at the dairy case and see anything other than that gallon of milk for $2.19 and think, “that's a pretty good deal.” However, on the other end of that bargain for you is…
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The area's second-largest private company has a new Executive Vice President and new Senior Vice President. Scott Welman has taken over as the Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for AWG. In addition to that move, AWG also announced…
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The Consumer Futures Trading Commission has fined Overland Park firm Lansing Trade Group $3.4 million for "the attempted manipulation of the price of certain wheat futures and options contracts that were traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and…
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