(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The local tourism director was recently named regional director for the Osage Lakes Region of the Missouri Travel Council. The Missouri Travel Council’s board of directors selected… Read more »
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Mo. governor to sign $1.7B Boeing incentive plan
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon plans to sign legislation that would offer up to $1.7 billion in incentives over more than two decades in hopes of landing… Read more »
Post buying Golden Boy, Dymatize in 2 deals
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Cereal maker Post Holdings is buying Golden Boy Foods Ltd. and Dymatize Enterprises LLC to help expand its store-brand and nutrition businesses. Post said Monday that… Read more »
Sonic restaurant apologizes for anti-Redskins sign
(BELTON, Mo., AP) — A Sonic restaurant in a Kansas City suburb apologized and quickly removed a sign urging the Kansas City Chiefs to “scalp the Redskins.” The Chiefs played… Read more »
Mo. House to take up Boeing airplane incentives
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers are poised to give final approval to a package of incentives for a potential Boeing assembly plant. The House was expected to vote… Read more »
Lee’s Summit roofing company plans 300 new jobs
(LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo., AP) — A western Missouri company that repairs roofs, gutters and siding damaged by storms nationwide is planning to add 300 jobs to its Kansas City area… Read more »
Mo. Senate passes tax incentives for Boeing
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s enticement package for a new Boeing assembly plant cleared its most daunting obstacle Wednesday as state senators passed a plan… Read more »
Mo. Senate debating incentives for Boeing facility
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri senators are debating legislation that could award up to $1.7 billion of incentives over two decades to Boeing to build a commercial airplane in… Read more »
Americans kick off 2-day holiday shopping marathon
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint. More than a dozen major U.S. retailers stayed open for 24 hours or… Read more »
Community Care hosts open house
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Community Care, Johnson County’s newest in-home care and support provider, is celebrating its new location with an open house and ribbon cutting with the Warrensburg Chamber of… Read more »