Author: Elyse Kelly, The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner

As the holiday shopping season draws closer, Kansas retailers are still struggling with a log-jammed supply chain and labor shortages. The National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) survey for September found that half of the Sunflower State’s businesses are experiencing supply chain disruptions, which is up 32% from two months previous, and another half report…

Topeka is offering $10,000 to remote workers willing to buy a house and relocate to the Golden City. Since the pandemic’s forced work-from-home shift, remote workers have become the gold in a rush by rural towns and shrinking cities to attract these free agents and their out-of-state salaries. “Looking at talent has become one of…

The legal recreational cannabis market continues to hold steady in Illinois as the end of September saw cannabis product sales for the year near the $1 billion mark. September sales hit just over $120 million, making it the seventh month in a row in which sales exceeded $1 million, Marijuana Moment reported. Last month’s sales…