KANSAS CITY, Mo, — At first glance, Missouri’s latest jobs report offers encouraging totals. The state’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low, falling to an all-time low of 2.5 percent for July, but those totals have skeptics in the business world. Traders who spoke to FOX4 Friday said those totals don’t tell the whole story … Read more
The supply chain is going through a series of seismic changes. There are shortages everywhere, and their root causes are varied. In some cases, it is historical capacity unable to keep up with demand growth; in others, it is supply disruptions due to a lack of workers or shipping containers. Sustainability and sustainable operations have … Read more
(Hill) — The Education Department on Tuesday announced plans to unload $3.9 billion in federal student loans for 208,000 borrowers in the latest round of relief. The bureau said the discharge will apply to any remaining federal student loans borrowers received to attend ITT Technical Institute, which closed in September 2016, from January 2005 onwards. … Read more
The July 2022 session of IDC’s Digital Leadership Community (DLC) had a much more positive outlook than I expected. Participants shared their experiences and plans openly and it was quite remarkable to be part of a discussion that really focused on “war stories” from the field and great suggestions for action plans. Inflation is making … Read more
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — Sonic Drive-in, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, near the Edwardsville city limit off Kansas Highway 32, announced late last week that it has closed its doors. The fast food restaurant, which has been in its current location for over 20 years, officially closed on Monday, August 15. Buc-ee’s is breaking ground … Read more
In this Digital Leaders community session, we had experts from Nutanix and IDC Metri on hand to share their expertise with the community. The interactive session started as usual with a presentation of the reasons why the participants from the community joined. There was a variety of interest among digital leaders across Europe, including one … Read more
SHAWNEE, Kan. — The city of Shawnee may soon create a new land use category to allow more handmade products to be sold downtown. On Monday night, the planning commission unanimously approved a proposal to add craft manufacturing to the city’s Townsquare and Commercial Highway Overlay districts. The city plans to add a historic chapel … Read more
This year, UNHCR announced that the number of forcibly displaced people globally exceeded 100 million for the first time on record. This means that 1 in 78 people were forced to leave their homes. The number of internally and externally displaced people due to weather disasters, hunger and unemployment is also increasing. Institute for Economics … Read more