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Panasonic is scaling back production at its De Soto factory but can still get all taxpayer incentives from Kansas
The Beacon - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Kansas lawmakers in 2022 approved a one-of-its-kind incentive to bring a Panasonic battery plant to De Soto, Kansas. It currently makes 50,000 battery cells a day and will bring $2.5 billion in new economic activity annually, the state said. It...
Robert A. Funk, Sr., Visionary Co-Founder of Express Employment Professionals and Oklahoma Business Icon, Passes Away at 85
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert A. Funk, co-founder and executive chairman of Express Employment International, passed away at the age of 85 at his home, Express Ranches, in Yukon, Oklahoma. A trailblazing entrepreneur and...
Mets' second-half storylines to watch, starting with the trade deadline
The New York Times
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July 16, 2025
The New York Mets have arrived at the All-Star break toting a 55-42 record that is 10th-best in franchise history through the first half. Only twice this century (2022 and 2006) has New York been better positioned at the Midsummer Classic. And...
Endangered eastern black rhino found dead at Kansas zoo
Great Bend Post - Kansas
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Jabari photo courtesy Lee Richardson ZooFINNEY COUNTY —Staff at the Lee Richardson Zoo are mourning the loss of eastern black rhinoceros “Jabari." On Tuesday the zoo reported their Animal Care Staff entered the rhino barn on July 11 and found the...
Oklahoma businessman, rancher Bob Funk Sr. dies at 85
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 16, 2025
Oklahoma businessman and rancher, Bob Funk Sr., died Tuesday at his home in Yukon. He was 85. Funk co-founded the Oklahoma City-based Express Employment International in 1983. Since then, the company boasts it's helped employ 11 million people...
Top 5 Rail Freight Companies in North America Driving Economic Efficiency
Transportation & Logistics International
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July 16, 2025
Rail freight is the backbone of North America’s logistics network, moving over 1.6 billion tons of goods annually. Vital commodities like grain, coal, chemicals, automotive components, and intermodal containers rely on efficient and scalable rail...
Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved highway construction bids
Sunflower State News - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has announced the approval of bids for various state highway construction and maintenance projects. The bidding process took place on June 18, 2025, in Topeka. Some of these bids encompass multiple...
"These people phoned my kids": CJ Gardner-Johnson breaks silence on Eagles trade
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
CJ Gardner-Johnson opened up about his trade from the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this year. He played for the Lions in 2023 before returning to the Eagles on a three-year deal worth $27 million in March 2024. Last season, the safety won Super...
These NFL stars just changed the market - find out who tops each position
AS
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July 15, 2025
Two NFL players just made history by becoming the highest-paid at their respective positions: New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner and Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Trey Smith. Gardner just signed a four-year, $120.4 million contract with...
Panasonic opens largest EV battery plant in U.S. in Kansas
KNSS - Kentucky
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July 15, 2025
Panasonic officially opened the country’s largest electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant Tuesday in De Soto, Kansas. The company is investing $4 billion in the facility and has already hired about 1,000 employees. Located in Astra Enterprise...
West Bottoms businesses call Jackson County tax hikes ‘exorbitant,’ appeal assessments
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Business owners in the West Bottoms of Kansas City are fighting what they call “exorbitant increases” in their property assessments.Following a Board of Directors meeting last week, the Historic West Bottoms Association (HWBA) issued a letter...
Booming translation company to move headquarters to Overland Park
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - A fast-growing language services company is set to make the move to Overland Park. Propio, a Kansas City-based language services company, announced on Tuesday, July 15, that it will move its headquarters to Overland...
Mariners should prioritize present over future at MLB trade deadline
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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The Amarillo (Texas) Sod Poodles play in a stadium called “Hodgetown,” which features a berm beyond the right-field fence and a massive blue batter’s eye stretching skyward in center. The baseball Lazaro Montes bombarded on June 27 cleared all of...
Drought-stricken Kansas farmers likely to see ARC payments for 2024 crop; PLC largely out of reach
Sunflower State Radio KD 94 - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
K-State agricultural economists forecast commodity program payments By Pat Melgares, K-State Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. — While Kansas farmers won’t see much relief from Price Loss Coverage (PLC) this year, many will receive support...
Taylor Swift reason for skipping Travis Kelce event revealed after Kansas City Chiefs power couple’s conscious decision
The U.S. Sun
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July 15, 2025
TAYLOR SWIFT skipped Travis Kelce’s trip to Lake Tahoe following a conscious decision made by the power couple. Pop star Swift and Kansas City Chiefs ace Kelce have been dating since September 2023. 4 Taylor Swift's absence from Travis Kelce's...
Arvest Bank, Methodist Foundation & UAMS Announce Leadership Moves (Movers & Shakers)
Arkansas Business
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July 14, 2025
See more Movers & Shakers and submit your own announcement at ArkansasBusiness.com/Movers-Shakers. Banking & Finance Blake Barns Blake Barns has been hired by First Horizon Bank of Memphis as a senior financial adviser. He will work in the bank’s...
NASDA concludes successful trade mission with Moroccan delegation in California
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 15, 2025
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture concluded an inbound trade mission with a high-level Moroccan agricultural delegation June 22–28, 2025. The...
Panasonic aims for full output at Kansas battery plant this year
Japan Times
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July 15, 2025
Panasonic’s newest battery plant in the U.S. is on track to reach full production by later this year, a senior executive said, easing concern about the Japanese electronics maker’s commitment to supplying Tesla and other electric vehicle makers....
Loneliness LLMs Chatbot Companions — AI Girlfriends Against Mental Health?
Sedona Dot Biz - Arizona
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July 15, 2025
By David Stephen Sedona, AZ — The fundamental question behind the growing reports of individuals attaching to AI companions, sometimes in serious relationships — as girlfriends or boyfriends — is this: why do compliments have the ability to make...
NAR Launches New Member-Exclusive Market Statistics Dashboard
RIS Media - Connecticut
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July 15, 2025
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has published the NAR Market Statistics Dashboard today. The Dashboard is a member-exclusive tool that provides NAR members with unparalleled local housing data that enhances their ability to help their...