Missouri
Kansas City will be the home for the 2022 National League of Cities City Summit, the organization announced this week. From November 16-19, thousands of city leaders, corporate partners and staff will come to Kansas City for seminars on policymaking…
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On Monday, Starbucks announced it would eliminate the use of plastic straws in its stores by the end of 2020—replacing them with single-use plastic lids instead. The trend is now reaching the Midwest as some local KC restaurants are also bucking the…
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The KCRise Fund has added two new Kansas City startups to its portfolio: Main Street Data and PayIt. Main Street Data is an agriculture data analytics company headquartered in Kansas City. They boast a web tool called Validator that aggregates…
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Representative Gail McCann Beatty will serve as the next Director of the Assessment Department in Jackson County. Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. made the announcement today. “While many know Gail as the current Minority Leader in the Missouri House…
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Councilman Scott Taylor fondly remembers Kemper Arena as the place where he saw bands like Hall and Oates, Neil Diamond and Kenny Rogers (his mom forced him, he says) play. Today, he says he hopes that Hyvee Arena will help…
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Dr. Chuck Ambrose is leaving his post as President of the University of Central Missouri and taking over as the CEO of Knowledge Works in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ambrose took over as president of UCM in 2010. Prior to that, he…
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Olathe-based Elite Sports will open 5 youth sports facilities across the Kansas City Metro to tune of at $25 million investment. The company says the facilities will bring more than 500 jobs to the KC metro area. "Our new facilities…
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The University of Missouri has been selected as one of 33 colleges to receive a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This is a five-year grant given to universities as part of the Inclusive Excellence initiative. This…
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Governor Mike Parson has appointed Mike Kehoe (R) as the new Lieutenant Governor of the State of Missouri. In the press release from the office of the Governor, Parson said, "The Lieutenant Governor position is an important position, not just…
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Of all the economic impact related to the Millennial generation’s effect on the world, the latest one could hit you right in the mortgage. A recent article from Forbes suggested that this generation’s decision to delay having children—thus dropping the…
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