Why experts expect Missouri businesses to embrace AI agents ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Chris Kovac, the co-founder of the Kansas City AI Club and founder of automated marketing firm Kovac.ai, said that he felt Missouri companies experienced a bit of an AI “winter” in 2024.Some technologies that were hyped up in 2023 were not as easy to implement as expected, including generative AI tools.
What will Missouri's marijuana market maturation mean?
Dec 31, 2024 · If Kansas were to legalize marijuana, Missouri’s market could be negatively impacted, Goldstein said. Buyers from the Illinois side of the St. Louis metro area could also contribute to Missouri’s strong market, said Laurie Parfitt, CEO of LKP Impact Consulting, a cannabis marketing company.
Missourians vote for $15 minimum wage, paid sick leave
Nov 5, 2024 · It will also require that employers offer paid sick leave, at a rate of one hour of leave for every 30 hours worked. Employers with more than 15 workers will be required to provide seven days of paid sick leave a year, while employers with fewer than 15 employees will only have to provide five paid sick days.
How Missouri businesses are looking below the surface for new ...
Jul 9, 2024 · Visitors driving into SubTropolis on a recent morning were immediately greeted by rows of limestone columns. The pillars in the Kansas City underground business complex are illuminated by the lighting that lines the 16-foot-tall ceilings.
$15 minimum wage effects could vary across Missouri
Oct 25, 2024 · On Nov. 5, Missouri voters will decide on Proposition A, which would boost the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.The minimum wage would increase to $13.75 in 2025, rising an additional $1.25 in 2026. Further increases would be considered each year based on changes in the consumer price index, beginning in 2027.
Missouri Minute: Fed signals fewer 2025 rate cuts; new state social ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Know the name. Gaia Masala & Burger. A new restaurant chain is coming to Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood, the Kansas City Business Journal reports.This will be the first out-of-state expansion for the Boulder, Colorado-based Gaia Masala and Burger, which serves food with flavors from American, Indian and Mediterranean cuisine.
What does Missouri artificial intelligence face in 2024?
Dec 26, 2023 · Kovac’s interest and activities in Missouri’s AI industry reflect a common 2023 trend among investors, entrepreneurs and the general public. More people are beginning to pay attention to the technology as it advances. Missouri in 2024
Missouri Minute: Real estate antitrust lawsuit expands; legislature ...
Jan 9, 2025 · Word to the wise. Beneficial ownership information. Beneficial ownership information, outlined in the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act of 2021, requires those who own 25% or more of a company or have substantial control over the company to report their full legal name, address and driver’s license number or passport number.
State awards 57 cannabis microbusiness licenses in second round
Jul 26, 2024 · In the second round of its cannabis microbusiness license program, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services awarded 57 licenses to cannabis facilities Thursday. At least six licenses were awarded in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts, with each district receiving two dispensary licenses and four wholesale licenses.
Aluminum smelter curtailment impacts southeast Missouri
Mar 18, 2024 · Employees were notified on Jan. 24 that within four days, they would no longer be needed at the plant. In a note provided to workers, management cited “abnormally cold weather” that impacted operations to a point that couldn’t be repaired while the plant was open.