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Missouri, Kansas Beat U.S. Figures For Nurses on a Per-Capita Scale

The nationwide shortage of nurses continues almost unabated, but for Missouri and Kansas, new figures from the Census Department show the bistate region is in better shape than most other states. Data compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review for June ranked… more

Jackson County Public Health Relocates to Lee’s Summit

Jackson County Public Health (JCPH), formally Jackson County Health Department, has decided to relocate Independence to a building in Lee’s Summit. The department made the announcement Monday stating the new location will better suit the agency’s service.  This strategy stems… more

KU Cancer Center Receives $143 Million For State-Of-The-Art Facility

The University of Kansas and The University of Kansas Health System announced Tuesday the Sunderland Foundation will gift $100 million for the development of a new destination cancer center. The new facility will be located on the 39th and Rainbow… more

Bunge Enters Multi Billion Agri-Trading Merger With Viterra

Saint Louis food company Bunge Ltd. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Netherlands-based Viterra Ltd., in an effort to create an agribusiness powerhouse. The mega deal will create a global agribusiness company to compete in complex markets… more

Home Sales Surge; Prices Back on Upswing

Prospective home buyers seem to have adjusted to rising interest rates, as fresh Census data showed that new home sales in May rose 12.2 percent month-over-month. Home builder confidence has been increasing over the past few months, and for good… more

New Ace Hardware Distribution Center Will Bring 350 Jobs

Ace Hardware is adding a new retail support center to the Kansas City area and will see the addition of 350 jobs. Construction for this 1.5 million-square-foot facility is expedited to begin in 2023 and will be fully operational by… more

KCMO Ranked Third In Midwest Gig Economy

A recent study shows the Kansas City metro area ranked third among the best metro areas for the gig economy. The study, Best US Metros to Be Your Own Boss, from CommercialSearch compared more than 70 metropolitan areas in the… more

Q&A with Paul Malir, TranSystems’ Newest Acquisition

Q: How long has TranSystem been in talks with this engineering firm WBCM and what are you looking for when acquiring a group like this?  A: We have been engaged with WBCM for a little over a year now and… more

CDC Ranks Depression Rates by State; Missouri, Kansas Figures a Concern

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that nearly 19 percent of adults in the U.S. were experiencing some form of depression in 2020—a year in which the pandemic restrictions added huge stresses to career… more

‘It Takes a Village and This Is Definitely A Village,’ 3,300 Acre KCI Project Underway

Developer Hunt Midwest’s recent groundbreaking ceremony for the KCI 29 Logistics Park took place Wednesday and began the kickoff for construction of the 20 million square foot industrial space. The 3,000-acre mega site, located north of the new KCI Terminal,… more