Jackson County
The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City (EDCKC) is distributing small business grants in Clay County through the end of November. Applications are open to businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19. This is the third phase of CARES Act funding, two…
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Metropolitan Community College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 2, for its new MCC-Blue River East building, just east of the main Blue River campus on 78 Highway in Independence. The 12:30 p.m. ceremony will be held in person for a limited…
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High hopes from Kansas City, Mo. officials looking to land a deal to temporarily house the Toronto Raptors have flopped. In search of a U.S. base for the beginning of the 2020-21 basketball season, the NBA team considered a number…
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Truman Medical Center/University Health has confirmed that's it among the first health care providers in the Kansas City area to administer bamlanivimab. Authorization for the drug was approved for those with a mild to moderate case of COVID-19 and aims…
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Mayor Quinton Lucas has announced "Safer at Home," a new set of rules designed for a partial slowdown of activity in Kansas City due to the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases. "We are in the toughest moment since this virus came into our…
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Former UM System president Gary Forsee and Sherry Forsee have committed $2 million to support research that will provide data analytics to power the NextGen Precision Health initiative and other precision health research across the University of Missouri System’s four…
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In 2020, virtual gatherings have become the norm. For the first time, many annual events and celebrations have moved online, including Global Entrepreneurship Week Kansas City. Marking its thirteenth year, Global Entrepreneurship Week consists of a number of events dedicated…
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Is the Kansas City region at a tipping point with medical resources to treat COVID-19 patients? In large part, the answer to that may be determined by where you live—some hospitals are seeing significantly more demand than others. Perhaps the…
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The housing market remains highly competitive for buyers nationwide, the level of demand evident in the September, data from Zillow showing that more than one in five U.S. homes sold that month went for above their list price. In the…
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