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Steamboat Arabia Owner Talks About Shoving Off to St. Charles

By | June 3, 2022 | 0
A depiction of the Arabia sinking in 1856.

David Hawley, the owner of the Steamboat Arabia Museum, says St. Charles officials are wondering why Kansas City is allowing them to lure his top tourism draw away.

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Steamboat Arabia Museum Ponders Move from KC to St. Louis Suburb

By | May 27, 2022 | 0
A rendering of the Steamboat Arabia on the Missouri River.

The Steamboat Arabia Museum, one of Kansas City’s bigger tourism draws, has a tentative agreement to set sail from the City Market to St. Charles, Missouri.

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‘Highway to Hemp’: Building, Making and Dreaming Big with Hemp Fiber

By | February 3, 2022 | 0
Sign on a mirror reads: hemp engineered manufactured products

Manufacturers are finding new ways to make sustainable products using hemp fiber.

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Highway to Hemp: ‘Wild West’ of the CBD Market

By | January 6, 2022 | 0
A man drips CBD extract into a bucket.

Prices for CBD plummeted in 2019 as producers flooded the market, but those who stayed in the game are hopeful that FDA approval will blossom the industry.

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Unemployed, But Too Young to Retire

By | December 24, 2021 | 0
Caryn Lindsay, 58, worries about how she'll manage when unemployment benefits run out.

The job search experience can be difficult, especially among women at midlife and older.

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