<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4GMHuH_0wFhAwbb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4GMHuH_0wFhAwbb00" width="1024" height="683" ><figcaption>The Boeing 787 Dreamliner | Photo courtesy of Creative Commons</figcaption></figure><p>Good morning, MBA readers,</p><p>Under pressure of floundering airplane production and rising costs, Boeing has negotiated a new contract with machinist union representatives that could end a month-long walkout, if it’s approved in a vote Wednesday. The new offer increases pay raises and boosts ratification bonuses, but does not restore a traditional pension plan, which has been a key demand of the 33,000 striking workers. Also, St. Louis University is laying off 23 staff members and freezing 130 job vacancies to cut costs as its fiscal 2025 budget shrinks. The layoffs do not include faculty, but 30 of the unfilled positions are teaching jobs. Plus, a Houston bankruptcy judge on Friday overruled objections from a Major League Baseball lawyer, clearing the way for Bally Sports Midwest’s name change to FanDuel Sports Midwest. Keep reading for these stories and more.</p><p><b>Stay alert </b></p><p><b>Boeing negotiate contract deal with striking machinists</b></p><p>After over a month of workers striking, the aerospace and defense company delivered a new contract offer to the machinist union. (Associated Press)</p><p><b>Bankruptcy judge approves Bally Sports Midwest name change</b></p><p>The group will now be known as FanDuel Sports Network Midwest. Lawyers for Major League Baseball opposed the name change during an emergency hearing. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)</p><p><b>Report projects increases in holiday spending</b></p><p>This year, the National Retail Foundation projects a an increase of 2.5% to 3.5% from spending in 2023. Missouri businesses are preparing for an influx in holiday shoppers.(MBA)</p><p><b>St. Louis University lays off 23 workers, freezes over 100 positions</b></p><p>Amid budget shortfalls, St. Louis University will cut jobs and freeze hiring, including 30 teaching positions. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)</p><p><b>Mac Properties approved for 15-year tax incentive in Kansas City</b></p><p>The developer received a tax break for a new apartment building, but teachers and residents opposed the incentive because it could take money away from local schools. (KCUR)</p><p><b>Opponents to sports betting ballot initiative cut TV ads in the campaign’s final weeks</b></p><p>Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment bought almost $4 million in TV advertisements but said they would focus on “grassroots outreach” before the November election. (Missouri Independent)</p><p><b>Los Angeles Rams want to purchase former training facility in St. Louis</b></p><p>The team wants to buy the facility for $1, but St. Louis contested the team’s right to do so. (St. Louis Business Journal)</p><p><b>Say that again</b></p><p><b>“From a recruiting aspect, being able to explain and show people there is a career path in construction is critical.”</b></p><p>That’s David Burkhart, CEO of Garney Construction, reflecting on the company’s expansion of its North Kansas City headquarters. The water and wastewater system builder is opening up a 5,000-square-foot “build lab,” which aims to fill skill gaps and labor shortages in the construction industry, the Kansas City Business Journal reports. The training facility includes an equipment operating simulator, as well as opportunities to learn power tool safety, carpentry and welding, among other skills. Burkhart said that for Garney specifically, the addition will help gain tech-savvy employees who have the skills to work well in larger plants, and he hopes it will eventually double or triple in size.</p><p><b>Go figure</b></p><p><b>51%</b></p><p>That’s how many of Missouri’s counties are classified as maternity care deserts, or areas with limited to no access to maternity care services and a high proportion of women aged 18-64 without health insurance. According to a report from the March of Dimes, this number represents the fourth-highest proportion of counties with maternity care deserts in the nation. Issues like health insurance coverage, transportation disadvantages, childcare access and lack of broadband infrastructure are highly pronounced with expecting mothers who have to travel away from home to give birth. 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padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBHgZHgJwRb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 7th Heaven Kansas City (@7thheavenkansascity)</a></p></div><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);delay=function(){window.instgrm.Embeds.process()};setTimeout(delay,500)"></blockquote><p>Jan Fichman, the owner of Kansas City record store The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven, announced in late September that he would be closing up shop after 50 years in business. Since then, new customers and regulars alike have filed in to buy up records during the shop’s going-out-of-business sale, KCUR reports. Fichman said that he’d been looking for someone to buy his business, which he started as a University of Missouri student and calls a “microcosm of society,” but nothing panned out in the end.</p><p><b>Know the name</b></p><p><b>BarGlance</b></p><p>This AI-powered nightlife tech company recently acquired the Updown Nightlife app, which has a regular audience of more than 40,000 Kansas City residents and a deep understanding of the city’s nightlife ecosystem, Startland News reports. BarGlance made the $5 million acquisition as part of a larger effort to help people discover nightlife in cities across the country through technology. While Updown Nightlife focused exclusively on events and parties, BarGlance aims to take the app’s services a step further, adding AI-driven tools like personalized bar recommendations, real-time occupancy updates and live crowd analytics.</p><p>It’s been a pleasure doing business with you this morning. </p></div></body>

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Missouri Minute: Boeing negotiates contract deal; judge approves Bally Sports Midwest name change

Under pressure of floundering airplane production and rising costs, Boeing has negotiated a new contract with machinist union representatives that could end a month-long walkout, if it’s approved in a vote Wednesday. The new offer increases pay raises and boosts ratification bonuses, but does not restore a traditional pension plan, which has been a key demand of the 33,000 striking workers. Also, St. Louis University is laying off 23 staff members and freezing 130 job vacancies to cut costs as its fiscal 2025 budget shrinks. The layoffs do not include faculty, but 30 of the unfilled positions are teaching jobs. Plus, a Houston bankruptcy judge on Friday overruled objections from a Major League Baseball lawyer, clearing the way for Bally Sports Midwest’s name change to FanDuel Sports Midwest. Keep reading for these stories and more.