Kansas
The numbers of COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System continue to improve on Monday, March 8. Fourteen people with the active virus are being treated, down from 15 on Friday. Of those 14 patients, three are in…
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A large swath of the Midwest region is showing promising rates of total doses administered, according to a U.S. COVID-19 vaccination tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the tracker, the percent of the total population…
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In the week ending February 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 745,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 6,000 from 730,000 to 736,000. The…
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KBP Investments, one of the largest Yum! Brands franchisees in the U.S., announced on Thursday that it is bringing on Heather Neary, previously president of American pretzel shop chain, Auntie Anne’s. Neary joins KBP as executive vice president and general…
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Wednesday night, Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill to protect Kansas cities from potential price surges in electricity bills caused by extremely cold temperatures in February. Senate Bill 88 establishes a $100 million low-interest loan program for municipal utilities facing…
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Overland Park-based ProPharma Group continues its expansion and international reach, announcing the acquisition of U.K.-based Diamond Pharma Services. ProPharma said it purchased Diamond Pharma Services for an undisclosed amount. Like ProPharma, Diamond Pharma Services provides regulatory and compliance services for…
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More than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities in the U.S. represented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) show an 82 percent decline in new COVID-19 cases among residents, according to…
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A proposal introduced by Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R.) was passed by the state Senate on Wednesday 26-12, sending it to the House of Representatives. The measure pushes for the state to require all Kansas public school districts to…
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The Lenexa Planning Commission on Monday reviewed the latest project plans for Watercrest South and the Copper Creek Apartments, advancing the proposal. The location for different housing types also has been reshuffled across the master-planned community, proposed for 188 acres…
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The second month of the year brought in $455.9 million in total tax collections for Kansas. This was above the estimate for February collections, and above that of the same time last year, in Fiscal Year 2020. Kansas' February total…
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