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Short Items of Interest – Economy
Consumers to the Rescue
Some Unusual Impacts From Changing Climate
End Game in Hong Kong
Global Markets Settle Down for Now
What Else Can You Get from Armada?
Decency
New Chart – Factory Orders
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Overland Park, Kan. – Which projects have the most promise? What investment has the best potential to drive success? To help businesses think through a new service or product or a change in direction, Veracity Consulting has hired Patrick Shore as Vice President of Innovation to launch a new service line designed to create value and spur growth by channeling the power of innovation and disruptive thinking.
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Lee’s Summit, Mo. – GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) announced today it has been selected by the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as the exclusive carrier for two new Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) plans under the Indemnity Benefit Plan (IBP) contract. After a competitive process, GEHA was chosen based on the ability to provide meaningfully different benefits choices for federal employees.
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INAUGURAL CENTURIONS HOMECOMING EVENT (ALL ACTIVES, ALUMNI, AND GUESTS)
Join us as we build a new Centurions tradition: once a year, we’ll gather in celebration of all Centurions- actives and alums, Spring and Fall. Think of this Thursday night lovefest as your official kickoff for a whole weekend of Centurions fun!
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Short Items of Interest – Economy | What Happens as Interest Rates Fall? | Oil Market Reaction | Redefining Climate Change | As If There Was Not Enough to Worry About | What Else Can You Get from Armada? | Inconvenient Facts | New Chart Economic Losses from Hurricanes
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The Women’s Business Center is excited to announce that Bank of Blue Valley has committed $100,000 to support our WE-Lend microloan program. Bank of Blue Valley will purchase loans and provide additional operational support to the WBC. The $100,000 will allow the WBC to make new loans to entrepreneurs ranging in in size from $2,500-$25,000 and continue to support our existing portfolio.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 5, 2019) – Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, and her husband Prince Harry, today recognized Children International, the global humanitarian nonprofit that seeks to eradicate poverty, among 15 people or organizations worldwide that are inspiring and noteworthy as “Forces for Change.”
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Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (Rodgers Health) is currently accepting proposals to design and build a mobile health clinic to serve the Kansas City metropolitan area. The Health Center primarily serves Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Lafayette counties in the state of Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Chicago, August 6, 2019 - Hub International Limited(Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Truss, LLC (Truss). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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