Investment staff at the state retirement system would not get bonuses in years when the system’s investments lost money under a plan that tentatively advanced today.
The Star typically offers low ball PR figures for local layoffs: Almost two dozen jobs eliminated at St. Luke's Hospital . . . TKC reporting on the subject was first, more accurate and from an insider AWESOME Tipster. Natch.' [...] 
UPDATED: Gov. Jay Nixon defended the tourism chief’s dual roles. “We think she’ll be able to do both jobs well and taxpayers will get their money’s worth,” said Jack Cardetti, Nixon’s spokesman. He said the time frame for her to…
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Tracking the federal economic stimulus package is more difficult than it sounds -- even on the government's slick website, Recovery.gov.
UPDATED WASHINGTON — Since the Wall Street Journal reported last month that a Chinese company would supply the turbines at a huge new wind farm in Texas, an alliance of Steelworkers and U.S. steel companies has protested mightily about taxpayers helping…
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KC Biz Journal: Musician’s Friend Inc. will close its Kansas City retail store by year’s end and its call center in February, eliminating about 75 jobs, or 14 percent of its roughly 525 area employees. [...] JEFFERSON CITY — A relatively eventful meeting of the Missouri Veterans Commission ended up escaping media scrutiny yesterday because of the hostage situation that turned out to be a hoax in the building next door.
Shortly after the commission meeting started,…
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WDAF report on the rumor of (bad) jobs and the desperate people who want them: KC Soap Maker Swamped with Resumes [...] 
A money quote which explains that this town will always be second rate: "KMBC has learned that American Airlines may be extending its maintenance base facilities in Texas, even though they are shutting down the overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport." [...] Gov. Nixon kicked off a $266 million initiative to speed creation of construction jobs on infrastructure projects.
Sen. McCaskill doesn't believe the Stupak Amendment will bring down health care reform in the Senate.
Missouri's nine members of Congress split along partisan lines -- with the exception of Skelton-- in' [...]
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s plan to cut about 100 state parks workers has been scaled back, according to the Springfield News-Leader’s Chad Livengood. After various workers exercised seniority rights and jobs were moved around, only 48 jobs were cut, according…
[...]WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.
Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Many economists worry that persistently high unemployment could undermine [...]
