Kansas
The completion of its newest facility in Olathe has allowed StorageMart to add 784 climate-controlled storage units in the area. This follows the acquisition of Go Storage on 8th Street in Downtown Kansas City in April, where the company added 310 units of storage…
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An economic development group called GO Topeka has announced plans to develop a large-scale animal health innovation campus in Kansas’ capital city. Two national real estate developers, Clark Enersen Partners and BioRealty, Inc., have been chosen to identify and evaluate…
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With the onset of COVID-19 in the spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15. The extended deadline provided some economic and logistical relief for taxpayers dealing with the disruptions and uncertainty brought on…
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In the lasting impact COVID-19 has had, one concern among many is the cost of childcare and the fear that the pandemic will continue to put parents in a tough spot when it comes to weighing childcare options. As many…
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Postmates, one of the largest food delivery services in the U.S., agrees to purchase by Uber Eats, which trails only DoorDash in market share. Uber intends to keep the Postmates app running separately, “supported by a more efficient, combined merchant…
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After formally completing the sale of Boost, Virgin and other Sprint prepaid networks to Dish, T-Mobile is bringing Sprint 5G to an end. The move is one in a long list of issues that need sorting out in the wake of…
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Depending on whether one sees increasing case counts as a step toward herd immunity or an indicator of failed efforts to control the spread, new figures from worldometers.com reflect a milestone for the U.S.: As of today, the nation has…
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Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate declined to 11.1 percent, according to a news release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption…
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In the Kansas City area this Fourth of July weekend, three people were killed and two others were injured in three separate shootings, authorities in the metro report. The first shooting happened in Kansas City, Mo. around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.…
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June survey highlights from the Mid-America Business Conditions Index show that for a ninth straight month, the overall index rose above growth neutral. On average, bankers estimated that farmland prices declined by 4.0 percent over the past 12 months and…
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