KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Softball Netting Professionals Coaches' Top 25 Rating - Final (April 30) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Drovers of Science and Arts (Okla.) jump into the top spot in the final NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Ratings of the 2025 season with a 43-7 record. The top four teams heading into postseason all received a share of the available first-place   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) Upsets Grand View (Iowa) in Straight Sets CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa [ BOX SCORE | SCHEDULE ] No. 10 Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) Redhawks upset No. 7 Grand View (Iowa) Vikings in straight sets during the 2025 NAIA Men's Volleyball National Championship pool play match held at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse. The match saw BenU sweep G  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Cumberlands (Ky.) Cruises into the Semifinals After Defeating the Eagles SAVANNAH, Ga. - For the third time this season, Cumberlands (Ky.) and Reinhardt (Ga.) met, but this time it was to keep a season alive and move onto the 2025 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship Semifinals. The winner knew that a date against top-seeded Keiser (Fla.),  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * GUEST COMMENTARY: A rural Missouri business perspective on Prop A April 30, 2025 Less than a minute read # By Brian Hammons, Hammons Black Walnuts My small company in rural Missouri (65 current employees) is faced with implementing a "sick pay" plan. For years, we've provided a PTO plan that's very generous, from two to four weeks, to all full-time  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * GUEST COMMENTARY: Mandated sick leave doesn't work for all businesses April 30, 2025 Less than a minute read # By Alicia Seidler, Revision Christian Counseling I own a professional counseling company in Saint Louis. All 15 of my staff are W2, commission based. I have been very thoughtful in providing for my staff in offering health insurance, paying   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * GUEST COMMENTARY: Manufacturers need Prop A reform to compete April 30, 2025 Less than a minute read # By Stan Hogrebe, Haake Manufacturing At Haake Manufacturing Company, we've spent the last 77 years building something we're proud of - a sheet metal job shop that's become one of the premier operations in the Midwest. From our home base in De Soto,   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A has good intentions, flawed execution April 30, 2025 Less than a minute read # By John and Ronda Whitt, Just Vision It At Just Vision It - JVI for short - our goal is simple: We want to be the very best dye-sub manufacturer in the U.S. That means providing high-quality products, treating our employees well and staying adaptab  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A puts our progress at risk April 30, 2025 Less than a minute read # By Kevin Hampton, The Lipco Group From our humble beginnings in Northern Wisconsin in 1964 to our current home in Southwest Missouri, Lipco Group has grown to become a leading importer and manufacturer of wholesale gifts and souvenirs. Unfortunately, polici  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * GUEST COMMENTARY: Prop A uncertainty threatens continuity of vital freight operations April 30, 2025 Less than a minute read # By Laura Gates, TransLand, Inc. >> >>Many businesses across Missouri - including mine - are struggling to interpret and comply with the ambiguous and burdensome requirements outlined in Proposition A. House Bill 567 proposes  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 29 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber responds to Missouri Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition A April 29, 2025 Less than a minute read # Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Kara Corches issued the following statement in response to the Missouri Supreme Court decision in Raymond McCarty, et al. v. Missouri Secretary of State, et al.: "We are dee  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 1 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Missouri net farm income recovers in 2025 By Danyelle Chinn The Spring 2025 Missouri Farm Income Outlook forecasts a recovery in net farm income, following two consecutive years of decline, according to the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) at the University of Missouri. Published twice a year, the report provides statewide projections of major farm financial indicators for Mi  more

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday upheld Proposition A, a recently adopted ballot initiative that will raise Missouri's minimum wage to $15 per hour and enact statewide paid sick leave. In its decision, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected claims that there were election irregularities and dismissed claims of constitutional violations. This decision is a victory for workers and   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Valley Triumphs Over Georgetown with Reverse Sweep CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa [ BOX SCORE | SCHEDULE ] No. 6 Missouri Valley Vikings secured a hard-fought victory against No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) Tigers in a thrilling five-set match. The Vikings emerged victorious, 3-2 (19-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-12) with a reverse sweep. Georgetown started  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Ravens Keep the Undefeated Season Alive with a Berth to the Semifinals SAVANNAH, Ga. - Benedictine (Kan.) extended its perfect season to 19-0 thanks to a 12-9 victory over Life (Ga.) and punched their ticket into the 2025 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Semifinals tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. ET against the winner of the sixth-seeded Lawrence Tech (Mich.) an  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * St. Thomas (Fla.) Notches Win in First Appearance at National Championship CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa [ BOX SCORE | SCHEDULE ] No. 5 St. Thomas (Fla.) Bobcats triumphed over No. 12 UC Merced (Calif.) Bobcats with a 3-1 victory in pool play during the 2025 NAIA Men's Volleyball National Championship. St. Thomas, boasting an impressive 24-1 record, set t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * The Seahawks Pulled Away Late against Missouri Baptist in Game One of the Quarterfinals SAVANNAH, Ga. - The first game of the 2024 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship at Memorial Stadium, the top-seeded Keiser Seahawks dominated eighth-seeded Missouri Baptist with a decisive 20-8 victory. The Seahawks, improve to 16-1 on the season, while  more