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Warrensburg Collision earns Mo Chamber award
Business Brief Warrensburg Collision recently earned a 2016 Fast Track Award from the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, according to a news release. Manager Casey Lund accepted the award at the Missouri Chamber’s… Read more »
Black Wall Street promotes student-owned businesses
By BETHANY SHERROW News Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — Entrepreneurs filled the Elliott Student Union Atrium on Wednesday, Aug. 31, to create their own Black Wall Street. Briana Blocker, senior digital media… Read more »
SEC: Former Monsanto exec to get $22.5M as whistleblower
By JIM SUHR Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A former Monsanto Co. financial executive who tipped off regulators about the agribusiness giant’s accounting practices involving rebates for its Roundup… Read more »
Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art studying expansion
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Officials with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City are planning a lengthy push to persuade donors, members and the public that the cultural… Read more »
Garmin announces major expansion at Olathe headquarters
(OLATHE, Kan., AP) — Garmin International says it is planning a $200 million expansion at its headquarters in Olathe. Garmin and the city of Olathe announced Friday that the company… Read more »
Brewer AB Inbev to cut thousands of jobs in takeover deal
(BRUSSELS, AP) — The world’s largest brewer, AB Inbev, expects to cut about 3 percent of its total workforce — equivalent to thousands of jobs — once it completes its… Read more »
Ameren plans electric car charging stations in Missouri
By JIM SALTER Associated Press (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Ameren Missouri is seeking approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build six public charging stations for electric vehicles between… Read more »
Sweetie Pie’s owner sues son alleging trademark infringement
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurants in the St. Louis area is suing her son, alleging trademark infringement because he is using the restaurant name at… Read more »
Route 66 becoming green with charging stations, solar panels
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., AP) — Route 66, a highway made famous for attracting gas-guzzling Chevrolet Bel Airs traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles, is turning green. The Mother… Read more »