Missouri
No community aspires to be slightly below average, with perhaps one notable exception: Cost of living. And that’s where the numbers favor the Kansas City region, relative to many other large metropolitan areas in the United States. Comparatively speaking, we’re…
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A reputation as one of the most convenient airports to use—even if not one packed with all the retail bells and whistles—has endeared the current three-terminal structure at Kansas City International Airport to residents here, and to frequent visitors. But…
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Nationally, it’s been The Recovery Without a Recovery—or about as close to that formulation as we could get. And yet, more than five years after the onset of the Great Recession, there are indicators of fresh economic blood coursing through…
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Kansas City is home to some very big names in business, including companies that have not just national, but global brands. Here are several companies headquartered in the KC area: SPRINT Long one of this region’s largest employers, Sprint is…
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Kansas City-based Populous, the global sports design firm, is leaving its mark on the world’s premier name in horse racing as part of an upgrade at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville. The track’s owners, in announcing the project today, said…
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UMB Financial Corp. has announced earnings of $35.6 million for the third quarter or 2014, up $1.2 million over the Q3 earnings in 2013. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, earnings stood at $93.7 million, down $5.6 million from…
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Home building through the first nine months of the year reached its highest point since the real-estate crash of 2007, according to new statistics from the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. Through September, builders secured 6,294 permits in…
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An off-day Monday provided time to reflect on what an exciting October it’s been for Kansas City. Despite the morose feelings that followed the past two World Series games, the metro remains a sea of blue, from the Royal garb…
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The Department of Health and Human Services launched a series of on-line insurance exchanges Monday in five states, including Missouri. Known as SHOP exchanges, the Small Business Health Options Program is being put in place after a one-year delay as part…
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A Connecticut-based transportation logistics firm will bring 125 jobs to that growing Kansas City business sector, Gov. Jay Nixon’s office has announced. XPO Logistics will make a $1.2 million capital investment to open its first freight brokerage in Missouri.…
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