Regional
A change in CDC guidance regarding COVID-19 is resulting in changes to metro health orders. Local governments such as those presiding over Jackson County in Missouri and Johnson County in Kansas are announcing changes that will take effect as soon…
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On Wednesday night, the Missouri Senate on Wednesday voted against funding a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid. Missouri voters passed to expand the program back in 2020. Some Republicans, including the Senate's budget leader, held that with Medicaid expansion the state…
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The city of Lenexa bypassed the Kansas Department of Transportation and instead requested about $600 million from the federal government to pay for the third phase of the Johnson County Gateway roads project. Funding has been requested to pay for…
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The Unified Government Public Health Department announced that it will now offer free, COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone age 16 and over, regardless of where they live or work. This includes people who live outside of Kansas, and is a change…
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KU Health System and Hays Medical Center decided to pull back from an affiliation deal and operate independently, according to a Hays Post report. The affiliation is four years long, going back to 2016. Hays kept their own boards, leadership…
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Two Kansas City-area hospitals made the cut for the 2021 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list, which highlights the nation’s top-performing hospitals and health systems. Hospitals on the list were measured on aspects such as clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient…
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Locally headquartered - and nationally operating - Barrier Companies has been acquired by New York City-based private equity firm, Lincolnshire Management, Inc. Founded in 2008, Barrier Companies is composed of Barrier Technologies and Barrier Compliance Services, and is a leading…
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A global parts shortage has forced Ford Motor Co. to temporarily close Kansas City’s biggest factory for at least a month. Nearly all of the 7,100 hourly employees at the Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo have been temporarily laid…
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Overland Park-based Creative Planning has acquired Castle Wealth Advisors in Indianapolis. The move allows Creative to offer business valuation and succession planning services, which had none internally until now. Founded in 1973, Castle has 10 employees. The group has experience doing…
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OneDigital Investment Advisors made another acquisition, adding Westminster Consulting LLC and its $6 billion in plan assets to the ranks of Overland Park-based subsidiary OneDigital Retirement + Wealth. Westminster's employees will work from its headquarters in Rochester, plus three other…
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