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Help Wanted: A Daily Struggle for Immigrant-owned Local Firm

By | February 15, 2023 | 0
Maria Morales her son Carlos, a graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School, are part of the family team managing their janitorial service firm, which is trying to expand, but has difficulty finding enough willing, qualified workers to hire.

President Joe Biden spent little time addressing immigration in his State of the Union speech. But it’s shaping our economic future. Help wanted.

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Missouri’s Rapid Transition to Recreational Marijuana Pays Off 

By | February 9, 2023 | 0
Close up of a hand holding a lighter up to the end of a joint.

Recreational marijuana sales totaled $8.5 million in Missouri during the first three days ending on Sunday. That was more than twice as much as medical marijuana sales during the same period.

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Kansas Coalition Pushing Payday Loan Reform

By | November 22, 2022 | 0
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A coalition in Kansas has come together to push reform of the payday loan industry.

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Finding Your Future in the Emerging Marijuana Industry 

By | November 9, 2022 | 0
Man in hat trims cannabis plants in a large cultivation site.

Career opportunities are available at many ancillary businesses that stand to benefit after Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana. 

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Big Plan to Cover Downtown’s South Loop Taking Shape

By | September 2, 2022 | 0
Aerial view of a conceptual rendering of the South Loop Link Park.

Port KC is leading efforts to build the proposed South Loop Link, an ambitious $160 million plan to cover four blocks of the downtown freeway loop with a park.

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