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Missouri received Four Fs and a C grade this year in the American Lung Association’s annual State of To***co Control rep...
07/17/2025

Missouri received Four Fs and a C grade this year in the American Lung Association’s annual State of To***co Control report, which urged the state to strengthen its to***co control policies. Missouri not only ranks lowest in cigarette taxes, but it also lags other states in funding to***co cessation efforts.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/government/missouris-low-to***co-tax-minimal-cessation-funding-concern-health-advocates/article_fa3ef206-f7ba-4224-bd5a-cb774cb55c6c.html

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Kansas City janitors with Service Employees International Union Local 1 ratified a new contract Saturday that includes f...
07/16/2025

Kansas City janitors with Service Employees International Union Local 1 ratified a new contract Saturday that includes four guaranteed raises over the next three years. The contract covers around 800 janitors that work with eight different companies to clean over 150 buildings and public spaces like Crown Center, Union Station and City Hall.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/news/kansas-city-seiu-janitors-ratify-new-union-contract/article_fb1c5d30-190e-4522-89f5-e0d654632dad.html

Small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in eight Missouri counties can apply for low-interest federal disas...
07/16/2025

Small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in eight Missouri counties can apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to overcome the economic losses caused by adverse weather conditions, such as tornadoes, heavy rain and flooding, that occurred from April 2-7 this year. The Small Business Administration offers the loans through its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/government/sba-offers-low-interest-disaster-loans-to-missouri-small-businesses/article_44e83c26-d58d-4092-9483-ea5a205799be.html

The United States will soon make its last penny after its last batch of penny blanks runs out in 2026. Production began ...
07/14/2025

The United States will soon make its last penny after its last batch of penny blanks runs out in 2026. Production began in 1793, but its halt is expected to have little impact on everyday purchases. Only 14% of payments were done in cash in 2024, according to the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice.

Story via our partner Columbia Missourian

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/government/national/u-s-treasury-is-ending-the-production-of-pennies-heres-what-that-decision-means/article_015bcd54-49c6-5a4a-8684-c9bbf209add9.html

Foreign direct investment in the United States has declined for three consecutive years. In 2024, foreign direct investo...
07/14/2025

Foreign direct investment in the United States has declined for three consecutive years. In 2024, foreign direct investors spent a total of $151 billion on acquiring, establishing or expanding U.S. businesses, a 14.2% decrease from the previous year’s total of $176 billion, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/economy/direct-foreign-investment-in-us-drops-to-lowest-level-since-2020/article_9942b199-5e05-4971-97c2-7c5dbf822ed2.html

The Missouri Hospital Association released its annual workforce report this week, which surveyed workers in the industry...
07/11/2025

The Missouri Hospital Association released its annual workforce report this week, which surveyed workers in the industry in 2024. They found a 22.2% turnover rate, which was static from the year prior, and a 9.7% vacancy rate, down from 13.7% in 2023. Jill Williams, vice president of workforce development at MHA, said the 4% decrease in vacancy rates across the state is an indication that efforts to fill positions at hospitals are paying off.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/despite-health-care-headwinds-vacancy-rates-dropped-among-missouri-hospital-workers-last-year/article_4d19e466-d2ea-45e1-bdbc-183209d9f461.html

In the summertime, many homeowners begin to notice issues with their houses, facilitating a business boom for roofing ...
07/11/2025

In the summertime, many homeowners begin to notice issues with their houses, facilitating a business boom for roofing and construction companies. But with recent high summer temperatures come project delays, as companies like Bulley & Andrews have had to change their regular work schedule to avoid unsafe conditions. The Missouri Department of Labor has issued guidelines for preventing heat stress, encouraging workers to drink water every 15 to 20 minutes and take regular breaks.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/roofing-workers-struggle-with-heat-causing-summer-project-delays/article_d152a52e-8fd6-4e47-a53e-db17a2af7e2f.html

The Trump administration has pushed for domestic manufacturing, aiming to boost American revenue and trade value while p...
07/09/2025

The Trump administration has pushed for domestic manufacturing, aiming to boost American revenue and trade value while pressuring foreign countries to adopt policies that favor the United States. But for businesses like The Peace Nook in Columbia, the inconsistent nature of tariffs has complicated production planning and import strategies.

https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/economy/as-higher-tariffs-loom-missouri-companies-grapple-with-continued-trade-policy-uncertainty/article_10c353ff-b8ea-4e40-a402-c38f1c2f0c1b.html

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