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PayIt Is Now The Statewide Vendor For Massachusetts Commonwealth

Posted August 31, 2023 Kansas City-based PayIt LLC announced Wednesday it will be adding its digital payment services to Massachusetts. PayIt specializes in software that allows residents to submit forms digitally to local, county and state governments. Massachusetts residents can… more

Survey: How Much Is The Living Wage for Missouri, Kansas

Posted August 31, 2023 A survey released Monday outlines how much individuals in each state need to earn as a comfortable living wage. Both Missouri and Kansas are among the top states with the lowest income necessities. The survey was… more

Missouri and 25 States Experience Substantial Increase In COVID Hospital Admissions

Posted August 30, 2023 Hospitalizations of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Missouri rose by 38.9 percent—increasing from 175 to 243—since last week, a 'substantial' increase according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s COVID data tracker reported… more

Johnson County Clin-Trials Receives Investment Through Private Equity Firm

Posted August 30, 2023 Lenexa-based Johnson County Clin-Trials (JCCT) is gaining a swell of equity as part of an investment from private equity firm San Francisco-based FFL Partners. JCCT specializes in Phase I – IV clinical trials, specializing in healthy… more

Cigna To Exit Kansas and Missouri Markets Next Year

Posted August 30, 2023 Cigna Healthcare will be trimming its footprint on Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges next year and will not be providing healthcare plans for Kansas and Missouri in 2024. Despite the insurance company cutting two states from… more

Panasonic To Lease 500,000SF At Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, KS

Posted August 29, 2023 Newmark Zimmer is leasing 509,760 square feet to Panasonic Energy at the 1,019,520 square foot Building C at the Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, the commercial real estate agency announced Tuesday. Building C offers a… more

Bluhawk Adds New Tenants and Gives Update on Sports Park

Posted August 29, 2023 Bluhawk, the mixed-use development in Overland Park, is adding several new restaurants and retail tenets and is gearing up to add more when its completes its sports park. Bluhawk is nearing completion of phase 1 of… more

American’s Higher Wages Could Lead To Continued Rise In Inflation

Posted August 28, 2023 Based on the latest consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, weekly earnings have increased to 3.5 percent year-over-year since July. However, the Federal Reserve is cautious about wage hikes and could affect its… more

Service Employment Rises While Activity Remains Largely Unchanged, KC Fed Survey

Posted August 28, 2023 Tenth District services activity remained flat in August, unchanged from July, and firms expect to see growth at a modest rate in the coming months, according to the Tenth District August 2023 Services Survey. The month-over-month… more

T-Mobile To Cut 5,000 Jobs, 7 Percent Of Workforce

Posted August 28, 2023 T-Mobile US Inc. CEO Mike Sievert informed the wireless carrier’s employees that the company will be laying off close to 5,000 workers, in a memo sent last week. The layoffs would account for nearly 7 percent… more