What’s the job situation in Kansas City?
Kansas City’s economy is growing, but losses at Sprint, Harley Davidson and more have hurt https://t.co/hn5MoEOXN9 pic.twitter.com/IFAo3dLb7R
— KCUR (@kcur) October 19, 2018
Kansas City’s top industries are manufacturing, professional and technical services, healthcare and transportation. Cerner is growing in south Kansas City. Garmin is expanding in Olathe to accommodate more than 2,600 new jobs and Burns and McDonnell plans to hire hundreds of people in the next couple of years.
Still, Kansas City ranks 26 out of 31 peer metropolitan areas in economic growth, according to the report.
Every other former, living Kansas Governor has endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly in her campaign against Republican Kris Kobach.
Former governor Sam Brownback is the only Kansas governor yet to endorse a candidate in the 2018 election https://t.co/Tg6faqZkxd #ksleg pic.twitter.com/ZR9Wqdngn1
— Kansas News Service (@ksnewsservice) October 19, 2018
“His shadow looms really large, both for the people who liked him and didn’t like him,” Beatty said. “This election is still in many ways a referendum on Sam Brownback.”
Kobach has worked to distance himself from Brownback, and Kelly has repeatedly tried to tie Kobach to the former governor.
Winter begins in two months.
Did you know:
Thru an average winter we use about 96,000 pounds of salt, 17,000 gallons of mag chloride, 16,000 tons of salt and 3.5 million gallons of brine. Over 1,200 operators treat your roads each winter, day/night/weekends. Annual cost per Kansas-registered vehicle: $5.84 pic.twitter.com/NenR023oxe
— KDOT (@KDOTHQ) October 19, 2018
A giant, $4000 colon has gone missing.
Stolen in Kansas City: 10-foot-long inflatable model of human colon https://t.co/372DgMQiGj
— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) October 19, 2018
“Colorectal cancer screening is the most powerful weapon we have against colorectal cancer,” John Ashcraft, DO, surgical oncologist at The University of Kansas Cancer Center said in a press release Friday. “Colon cancer is a tough subject for many to talk about and the giant, 150-pound, ten-foot-long inflatable colon is a great conversation starter.”
The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.