The 2013 Spirit at Work Awards will be given June 14 to One More Cup, Heartland Habitat for Humanity, Creative Consumer Concepts, Sandler Training and Omni Employment Management Services.
The acting U.S. secretary of labor, Seth Harris, will be in Kansas City on Thursday to promote a White House proposal to raise the federal minimum wage.
The annual Economic Security Scorecard, compiled by the nonprofit Wider Opportunities for Women, reported that few states distinguished themselves in a wide range of policy areas that promote economic security. Most states earned grades from C- to C+.
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Enercon Services Inc. to reinstate the employee who had reported unsafe conditions. The company plans to appeal.
When The Office crew clocked out Thursday night, the workers had been at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. for nine seasons, or about twice as long as the average job tenure for most Americans. But even as everyday workers tend to complain about their jobs and bosses and quickly jump ship for better opportunities, viewers have shown remarkable loyalty to TV programs about the workplace.
The investment will expand the size of the plant at 1700 Kansas Ave. Design and engineering work has already started, with construction to be completed by the end of 2014. The expansion will add 40 to 50 jobs.
Demand for traditional home loans means the Grandview-based lender needs more loan originators and others to handle loan underwriting, closings and processing at its Kansas City mortgage center.
Two of every three new mothers had at least some college education in 2011, according to the study released Friday by the Pew Research Center. The rate has almost quadrupled since 1960, when only 18 percent of new mothers had college experience.
The Kansas City Spring Career Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd. Admission and parking is free.
Traders reacted positively to news that U.S. employers created more jobs than expected in April and more than were previously reported in February and March.