Economy

At 5.3%, the unemployment rate for young university graduates is at its highest in around three years, said New York Fed economist Richard Deitz.

A new government-directed study casts doubt on the long-held idea that trucking is facing a labor shortage.

“Small businesses are the life blood of communities across the Cherokee Nation Reservation,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.

Joplin's Freeman Health System is building a new hospital in Frontenac, north of Pittsburg. The hospital plans to be nearly 170,000 feet in size with 50 beds. It will also include an emergency department, cardiac services, an intensive care unit, maternity, pediatrics, outpatient/inpatient surgery—including robotic procedures—as well as medical and radiation oncology among other services. An opening date has not been provided.

According to the 2024 Kansas Point-In-Time count, while the number of homeless people in Kansas has risen, the figures are mirroring what non-profits counted a decade ago with roughly 2,800 unhoused residents statewide.

Landlords, tenants and housing assistance nonprofits say inflation, rising rents and the end of pandemic assistance contributed to the increase in filings.

Downtown Joplin Alliance is dedicated to the revitalization of the Downtown Joplin community as a thriving, sage, and attractive center of art, history, enterprise, commerce, culture, residence, and entertainment.

Several areas within the Midwest region received 2 inches or more of rain this week, with Missouri experiencing the heaviest thunderstorms – locally over 6 inches. But other parts were dry, with little to no rain falling.

Initiated in 2020, the Broadband Acceleration Grant is a 10-year, $85 million program designed to bring essential internet access to Kansas communities.