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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...
Survey: Most area residents would support a local food co-op
The Winchester Star - Virginia
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July 17, 2025
WINCHESTER — A recent survey funded by the Winchester Economic Development Authority (EDA) showed that a strong majority of area residents want a food co-op that is owned by the community and stocked with locally sourced products. The 2024-25...
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...
Rideshare drivers file federal lawsuit against zTrip, call for overtime pay
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Rideshare company zTrip is at the center of a federal lawsuit filed by IRIS drivers here in the Kansas City area. The lawsuit alleges the company treats drivers as employees, though their official titles are Independent...
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...
Panasonic opens $4 billion plant in Kansas
The Iola Register - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
At Panasonic’s massive battery plant in De Soto on Monday, Kansas political leaders stood beside Japanese dignitaries on stage with wooden mallets in their hands. They huddled together to perform “kagami wari,” a Japanese ceremony marking new...
The Daily Mauling: 7/17/25
Rock Chalk Talk - Kansas
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July 17, 2025
Kansas Jayhawks News KU Jayhawks basketball pursues top recruits again this year | Kansas City Star The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team, for the second straight year, is wooing a high school senior guard ranked No. 1 in his class by at least...
"I'm supposed to feel disappointed": When UNC head coach Hubert Davis got real about his feelings following NCAA championship loss to Kansas
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
In April 2022, North Carolina coach Hubert Davis gave a heartfelt interview after his team’s gut-wrenching loss to Kansas in the NCAA Tournament final. It was a dramatic and emotional ending to one of the most exciting tournament runs in UNC...
Kansas program provides coupons for seniors to buy fresh produce
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
KANSAS (KOAM) -- A Kansas program, aimed at putting food on tables for seniors, begins Monday. The program, Kansas Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, provides eligible seniors with coupons to purchase fresh produce and honey at participating...
Grow Clay Center receives Community Catalyst Award by Network Kansas
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (WIBW) - Grow Clay County announced it was awarded the Community Catalyst Award by Network Kansas on Monday, July 14. According to a press release from Grow Clay Center, the award recognizes the organization’s visionary...
It's 'Panasonic Day' in Kansas
KNSS - Kentucky
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July 14, 2025
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, along with many federal and state dignitaries, celebrated today with Panasonic Energy for the grand opening of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery...
As businesses call for fixes to clean up downtown, some say the problem is more complex
Salem Reporter - Oregon
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July 14, 2025
Unsheltered people in downtown Salem have again become the subject of scrutiny as the city considers ways to address safety and livability concerns raised by a group of business owners. Salem city councilors on July 21 are due to consider a range...
Douglas County commissioner voices concerns regarding market adjustments, raises for employees
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Josie Heimsoth/Journal-World Douglas County commissioners convened one more day before deliberations on the 2026 budget next week on Friday, July 11, 2025. County commissioners convened for a final meeting on Friday ahead of next week’s...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Kansas employers during 2024?
Sunflower State News - Kansas
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July 14, 2025
Black and Veatch Corporation Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 121 99.2% 0.8% University of Kansas Medical Center Educational Services, Health Care and Social Assistance 101 100% 0% The University of Kansas Educational Services,...
Full list of NFL's 25 highest-paid players for 2025
Sporting News
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July 17, 2025
Business is booming in the NFL, and the result was another sharp salary camp jump for the 2025 season. The salary cap spiked from $255.4 million in 2024 to $279.2 million in 2025, so salaries for many of the league's stars will continue to rise...
Panasonic opens country’s largest EV battery plant in De Soto, Kansas
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
DESOTO, Kan. (KCTV) - The largest electric vehicle battery plant in the United States has officially opened in De Soto, Kansas. Panasonic first broke ground on the project in November 2022 and has started battery production nearly three years...
KC coffee shop owner says tariffs, economic pressures threaten business survival
KSHB - Missouri
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July 13, 2025
KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas. Share your story idea with Olivia. — A Kansas City coffee shop that opened five years ago is now facing economic challenges that threaten its future. Anchor Island Coffee...
Panasonic just opened a $4 billion plant in Kansas. But it’s a tough time for the EV market
Kansas Public Radio
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July 14, 2025
At Panasonic’s massive battery plant in De Soto on Monday, Kansas political leaders stood beside Japanese dignitaries on stage with wooden mallets in their hands. They huddled together to perform “kagami wari,” a Japanese ceremony marking new...