Missouri
A Tuesday morning media briefing with local officials and doctors from The University of Kansas Health System gave reports of a optimistic trend in the metro, noting there has been no huge surge in admitted COVID-19 patients in the more…
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Missouri boasts economic conditions that are healthy and beginning to open some significant new pathways to success for the Show-Me State. With an agricultural base so solid it is often taken for granted, Missouri surprisingly thrives in tourism, life sciences…
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Multiple factors—all of which augur in the state’s favor—come together to make the case for living in Missouri. Although Missourians sometimes share a Midwestern penchant for looking enviously at the east and west coasts as leaders, the state offers several…
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Missouri’s economy is highly diversified, which makes for a healthy business climate—but one that can be challenging to classify. As with other locales, Missouri’s service industry provides far more jobs than any other field. This area also includes a growing…
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Plans are in motion to start vaccinating Missouri teachers. One hospital is ready to go once the state gives the OK. "What we're excited about is the ability to immunize large groups of people very quickly," said Charlie Shields, president…
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Many local school districts have ways to work around snow days now with remote learning. In Missouri, a law that went into effect at the start of the 2020-2021 school year allows schools to have students work remotely rather than…
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HUD Great Plains Regional Administrator Jason Mohr joined Steve Simon, Ph.D., Biomedical & Health Informatics, UMKC School of Medicine and other UMKC officials for a virtual ceremony last week presenting $699,997 the UMKC School of Medicine. The grant was gifted…
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Another lawsuit has emerged related to a gun trafficking scheme by former KC Fire Department Capt. James Samuels. The City of Kansas City, Mo. has filed a suit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The federal agency is…
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Cerner Corp. announced two important changes among its list of top executives, two longtime leaders to be succeeded by internal candidates. Travis Dalton, who has led Cerner Government Services, is the company's new chief client and services officer, effective Friday.…
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Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirmed Monday that quarterback Patrick Mahomes is in the NFL’s concussion protocol. "We'll follow that and see how he does the next couple of days," Reid said Monday. The Chiefs are scheduled to return…
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