Kansas
A name change has already taken effect for the grounds that once housed the headquarters of Sprint Corporation. New property owner, commercial real estate firm Occidental Management Inc., announced the campus' name change in 2020, which was made effective Jan.…
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Walmart said its pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in Kansas and Missouri through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Friday. Eligible customers can schedule a vaccine appointment via the Walmart website once appointments are available. Vaccines will be available to…
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Many people ask: “When is the best time to buy long-term care insurance (LTCi)?” The answer: “Now, if you can afford the premium on an on-going basis and don’t have higher priority needs.” The amount of coverage today is relatively…
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SelectQuote Inc. is expected to continue upward growth after reporting its quarterly results after the market closed Monday. The Overland Park-based insurance sales agency reported a 103 percent year-over-year increase in revenue for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec.…
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The Kansas City, Kansas school board approved a plan Tuesday to start spring high school sports on March 1. Spring conditioning for student-athletes would start Monday. The school district said that under the plan it will follow Wyandotte County's COVID-19…
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On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Edgerton Planning Commission in Johnson County, Kan. voted to recommend denial of an industrial development proposal from NorthPoint Development. The proposal included development of around 640 acres to be turned into industrial and commercial development.…
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YRC Worldwide Inc. has changed its name to Yellow Corporation, effective this week. The Overland Park-based trucking company is now trading under the Nasdaq ticker "YELL," according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing. This is not the first…
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A lasting workforce theme over the last several months has been the decline of women in the labor market. January 2021 saw an estimated 275,000 women exit the workforce according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a significantly larger…
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In 2020, union members accounted for 9.4 percent of wage and salary workers in Missouri, compared with 11.1 percent in 2019, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. While Missouri experienced a drop, Kansas saw a…
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools in partnership with the Kansas City, Kansas School Foundation for Excellence will announce the launch of a new pilot program this week. New Educational Virtual Reality (E-VR) technology is being introduced to several schools and…
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