Jackson County
Posted March 27, 2024 Fortune’s 2024 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies features more healthcare companies this year than ever before, including The University of Kansas Health System. The University of Kansas Health System ranked No. 76 on the list…
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Posted March 27, 2024 The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has named its third president, beginning their new role later this year. Matt Gibson, who served as dean of the graduate school since 2019, will take…
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Posted April 1, 2024 The Kansas City Council approved the 2024-2025 fiscal budget of $2.3 billion which will see salary increases for law enforcement, city government and non-union employees. On Thursday, city officials announced the new fiscal year budget for…
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Posted April 1, 2024 Creighton University released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index for March and shows the region has not broken the growth threshold and the manufacturing sector is losing more workers. The Business Conditions Index, which uses the same…
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Posted March 21, 2024 Wichita-based Equity Bank has hired a new regional CEO to oversee the bank’s operations in its recently expanded Missouri market. Craig Dunn will oversee regional strategies, commercial and consumer business development and local banking operations in…
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Posted March 21, 2024 Updated 12:55 p.m., March 21, 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs and Royals announced plans for their community benefits agreement (CBA) in Jackson County. The April 2 ballot is less than two weeks away for Jackson County…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Updated 1:17 p.m., March 20, 2024 Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott, through her organization Yield Giving, has awarded $3 million to Kansas City-based nonprofits. KC Healthy Kids announced it had received $1 million while another…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Kansas City University (KCU) announced it has received a $5 million grant to support the development of its new Center for Population Health and Equity (CPHE) building, bringing its total raised fund to $16 million. The…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Children’s Mercy is entering into a new partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield and will work to provide enhanced pediatric care to patients in southwest Missouri. In 2023, Mercy announced a similar partnership with Springfield-based CoxHealth to…
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Posted March 19, 2024 NorthPoint Development is requesting tax incentives from the Port Authority of Kansas City regarding its upcoming $41 million apartment complex. During a committee development meeting last week, NorthPoint proposed a real property tax exemption and sales…
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