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Local GI doctor launches PPE manufacturing plant in Riverside

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Dr. Farid Namin is taking on another professional title: co-founder. The former Army psychiatrist has been a gastroenterologist at Jackson County Gastroenterology PC for about 15 years, but an obstacle early in the pandemic spurred him to launch PPE Mfg USA Corp, a medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer based in Riverside at 2461 NW Tullison Road. Read Article
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Stellar Image Studios Launches Free Video Workshop for Women

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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 14, 2021 -- Stellar Image Studios announces the introduction of SHOW (SIS Hands On Workshops), a free program designed to teach women the basics of video production. Attendees are assigned a mock client and guided through each step of the production process, including storyboarding, filming, lighting, and editing. Workshops are held in the firm’s Brookside studios. Attendees are selected on the basis of merit and aptitude. Read Article
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KC CARE Health Center COVID-19 Pop-Up Testing January 14-15

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GET TESTED Community testing events serve the residents of Missouri. DHSS is partnering with the Missouri Community Health Centers and MAKO Medical Laboratories to offer these free testing events. There is no eligibility other than to have a Missouri address. If you do not see any community testing events in your area, you can continue to check back with this page as new sites will be added as events are planned. Read Article
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Kansas City Agencies Partner to Prepare Minority-Owned Businesses to Apply for PPP Funds

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WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR SMALL AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES? Kansas City’s minority-owned businesses are critical to the economic vitality and growth of the KC region, and because of that, a group of area business development agencies have joined efforts to encourage/coach/advice regional minority-owned businesses to be prepared to submit Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications when the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) opened the next PPP application window on January 11. Read Article