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Six Regional Hospitals Now Recognized for Nursing, NKCH Wins Magnet Award

North Kansas City Hospital has received the Magnet Award for excellence in nursing. This year marks the second year NKCH received the Magnet designation, previously winning in 2018. A total of six hospitals native to the Kansas City region have… more

Women in Healthcare Starts New Chapter In Heartland

A new professional development group for Women in Healthcare is spawning a new chapter in the Heartland and will help to educate and mentor women in the healthcare industry. The Heartland chapter president Erin Nybo said the idea of starting… more

Two Kansas City Banks Break Top 5 in Best of State

As part of the sixth annual ranking of the Best Banks In Each State 2023, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and UMB have broke reached a rank of fourth and fifth respectively based on the banks’ attention to community financing. Nodaway Valley… more

What Does More Housing Starts Mean For Buyers and Builders?

With the recent surge of housing starts from builders, the market is looking in a lot better shape and could be a just big enough foundation for consumers to jump on board. New residential housing starts for May 2023 gained… more

KCI Wins Best U.S. Airport In Annual Best Of Travel Awards

Kansas City International Airport was ranked the best in the country thanks to its artistry and design. Ranked number 1 of 8, TravelAwaits named KCI the winner thanks in part to the terminal design, glass infrastructure, inclusion of international and… more

Housing Up For May, Good News In the Market

New residential housing starts in May 2023 and has experienced a large surge of 21.7 percent since the previous month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For seasonally adjusted annual rates, housing… more

TranSystems Acquires Engineering Firm Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani

Posted June 19, 2023. TranSystems Corp., the transportation consulting firm, announced its acquisition of Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC (WBCM) on Monday. Headquartered in Baltimore, Md., WBCM has nine offices across the eastern United States. The acquisition will further… more

Region Shows Increase In Jobs, No Change In Unemployment Rates

Both Missouri and Kansas labor market reports indicate each is experiencing swells of jobs in varying sectors, however, the surge of jobs has not affected the state's stagnate unemployment rates.  Unemployment Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged in May… more

KS Aviation Manufactures Awarded $19 Million For Workforce Dev.

Funding from the Aviation Learning Opportunities and Funded Training (ALOFT) grant program will go toward Kansas aviation and aerospace manufacturers in an effort to ease the pressure of low workforce numbers. The Kansas Department of Commerce announced Friday that seven… more

Bankers Claim High Fed Rates Biggest Fear In Next 12 Months

Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index report for June showing above growth neutral for the month to its highest level since May 2022. The survey’s 10-state region overall reading for June climbed to 56.9 from May’s 55.8. The index… more