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Johnson County Supervisors vote to raise minimum wage to $13.02

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has approved an increase to the county’s recommended minimum wage, raising it to $13.02 per hour starting July...

NAHB: Home construction stabilizing, inflation improving

Economic data suggests single-family home construction is stabilizing after declines in 2022 while inflation improves. These incoming trends set an environment where homebuilding will realize...
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Experiencing record-high demand, food bank donations down 43%

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is currently distributing 6,000 pounds of food to approximately 200 households per day, but food product donations have...

Will we relive the stagflation of the 1970s?

The world economy is facing slowing growth and rising inflation, raising concerns of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s, when steep interest...

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