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According to the nonprofit Child Care Aware of Kansas, the state has a shortage of approximately 85,000 childcare slots to meet existing demand.
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The reauthorization of the 1/2 cent sales tax will now expire in December of 2033.
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PSU’s Small Business Development Center offers a range of services from starting a business to locating funding, and even selling your business.
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Sales taxes collections in Pittsburg remain strong, up 25% over the past two years. Inflation continues to boost wages in SEKS. Crawford county was 15th in wage gains over the past year in Kansas. The 14 counties ahead of Crawford in wages all have a population of 3,500 or less. According to the 2020 census, Crawford has a population of nearly 39,000.
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According to the 2021 data from the US Census Bureau, between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly 9 million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people).
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While food prices won’t rise as sharply in 2023, they could still increase about 8% over last year’s rates, according to forecasts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The Governor's office targeted existing Missouri trade partners Sweden and Germany with hopes of expanding their presence.
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The National Drought Monitor estimates nearly 1.3 million Kansans reside in drought areas. Missouri, with double the population of it's neighbor to the west has just 36,000 living in dry areas.
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According to a study by Pew Trusts, housing in rural areas, including low-income housing, is often spread out across greater distances than it is in urban regions. This increases the cost of building out the infrastructure needed to provide broadband access and means there are relatively few customers to subscribe to the service.