5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (896+ words) U. S. food prices are expected to increase again this year, as market pressures like the war in Iran squeeze the supply chain from farm to grocery store. The latest report from the U. S. Department of Agriculture shows "food at home" prices are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (603+ words) WASHINGTON " Americans are paying more for gas as the U. S. -Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world's petroleum products. Global prices for Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed over $100 a barrel. Prices…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (906+ words) Grocery prices in the St. Louis area may seem reasonable compared to other parts of the country. Take eggs, which became a symbol of the nation's high grocery prices during the 2024 presidential campaign. As of mid-January, depending on the store…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (611+ words) When Jan. 1 rolls around, Missouri's minimum wage will increase from $13. 75 to $15 an hour, putting the state ahead of many others. The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the minimum wage is set to increase by $1. 25 beginning in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1293+ words) Melissa Fabian opened Simply Nourished Market & Mercantile four years ago in Mason City, Iowa. Shoppers can find organic produce and grass-fed lamb from nearby farms and ceramic pans made across the border in Minnesota at the brick-and-mortar shop. "We are…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (674+ words) An average 15-pound turkey could cost around $30 this Thanksgiving, according to an analysis from Purdue University. That's a 75% price increase since October 2024a reversal from the relatively low prices of previous years. But why? "Around this time of year, we typically…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1743+ words) Clyde Mc Queen arrived in Kansas City 38 years ago not knowing how to operate a computer. As the then-new CEO of the Full Employment Council of Kansas City, he needed to get a handle on the technology on his desk....

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1001+ words) The law that President Trump signed on July 4 ending tax incentives for wind and solar projects is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U. S. , with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1455+ words) Slumping Tesla sales, uncertainty around auto tariffs and proposed cuts to electric vehicle incentives could have serious implications for the new $4 billion Panasonic factory in De Soto, Kansas. The sprawling complex is being built to make batteries for electric vehicles…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (801+ words) In the past, ranchers used to worry whether people would eat beef. That's not a concern anymore, according to Mark Gardiner. Today, he said producers like himself are seeing the greatest demand in history. "Beef has differentiated itself as the…...