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Home Prices Rise Following Signs of Decrease

The spring housing season will continue to be plagued by rising prices as shown by the new report from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. The report, released Tuesday, showed on a national level home prices in March were 0.7 percent higher… more

Q&A With Owen Buckley

Q. The retail tailspin was pretty advanced well before the pandemic, which added to the challenges there. Do you get a sense that things are leveling off? A. I do think they have stabilized a bit, and we’re seeing that… more

Join The States Top 1%, How Much Do You Need To Earn?

The ceiling threshold to be part of Kansas and Missouri’s top one percent earnings group has increased from last year, a recent study shows. The 2023 edition of Smart Asset’s, What It Takes to Be in the Top 1% by… more

UMB Bank to Acquire Consulting Firm Hybarger

UMB Bank announced Thursday its newest plans to acquire Hybarger & Associates, a consulting firm that provides outsourced finance support to community banks. According to Steve Kitts, executive vice president and executive director of middle markets sales for UMB Bank,… more

KC Firms Crack Am Law 100

Three Kansas City-based law firms have earned spots on American Lawyer’s prestigious Am Law 100 ranking of the largest firms in the U.S., based on 2022 revenues—Polsinelli, Husch Blackwell, and Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Three more firms based here—Stinson LLP,… more

Research Shows Average Cost Of Childbirth In The Region

A report from the Health Care Cost Institute showed people with employer-sponsored health insurance spent an average of $24,000 in charges after childbirth. In the United States, patients are paying an average of $3,500 out-of-pocket. Furthermore, 60 percent of those… more

U.S. Uninsured Rate Declines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that 27.6 million people of all ages, or 8.4 percent of Americans, were uninsured in its most recent survey. That’s down from 30 million, or 9.2 percent, from 2021. The… more

Program Expansion Aimed at Nursing Shortage

Addressing a nationwide talent crunch on nurses—the American Nurses Association estimates 1.2 million new ones will be needed by 2030—Western Governors University has announced plans to add more than 4,800 nursing graduates to the U.S. health-care workforce by 2027. WGU… more

Zillow: April New Home Sales Up

New U.S. home sales increased in April, up both from one month ago and one year ago, Zillow.com said today in its most recent monthly analysis. In a housing market where existing inventory is tight and affordability challenges are lurking… more

How Many Homes In KC Amount to One NYC Home?

A recent study shows for the price of the most expensive home in New York City, there are 1,368 homes available in Kansas City. The study from PropertyShark found the top 50 most populous cities in the U.S. and how… more