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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveA blizzard system that blanketed the Rockies with up to 28 inches of snow on Thursday and Friday will sweep across the Plains and Midwest this weekend as millions of Americans return home from the Thanksgiving holiday.Winter weather advisories, affecting more than 8 million people, are in effect from the northern Texas Panhandle to northwestern Illinois, where several inches of snow are possible by Sunday morning. And lighter snow could spread to the north and northeast on Sunday and Sunday night.Wichita and Topeka in Kansas. Kansas City, Mo. Chicago; and Milwaukee and Madison,…

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Basic foods – Robot milks cows without human intervention using 3D cameras or laser beams.- Production, labor savings and cow comfort are three critical benefits of using newer milking systems, farmers say.- Not all dairy farmers benefit from using robot-based technology because of the high initial cost or the way it changes the management of the operation. Chad Keefer, a third-generation farmer from Utica, Minnesota, has five milkers for his 350-cow herd. Milkers are squat workers, patient, persistent. They buzz around the mooing cows. It's a robot. In an increasingly automated world, the dairy industry is keeping pace. According Michigan…

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You can dig into the popular Shan Noodle dish at Wheaton's Pa Lian Burmese restaurant, which was just named the second best restaurant in the Midwest by Yelp. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com Suburban diners don't have to go far to find some of the top restaurants in the Midwest, according to a recent Yelp list. And Yelp says you don't have to go to Myanmar to enjoy authentic Burmese cuisine. The repository of business reviews galore recently published their 2023 The Top 100 Restaurants in the Midwesta list that includes restaurants in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,…

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The 15-year industry veteran takes over for retiring CFO Clifton Mills. HCA Midwest Health—a Kansas City-based health care provider with seven hospitals and more than $1 billion in total revenue—has announced that Miah Stutts has become the organization's new CFO, following the retirement of longtime HCA Midwest Health CFO Clifton Mills.”Through the various roles Miah has held during her career at HCA, she has developed strong financial management expertise with a proven track record of managing and optimizing growth, operational efficiency and margin expansion,” said HCA Midwest Health President Keith Zimmerman in announcement. “Miah's broad business acumen will be an…

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Tips for staying safe amid poor air quality The smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to impact the United States as parts of the Midwest struggle with historic air quality index, or AQI, readings. In Minnesota's Twin Cities, the AQI was the worst since the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency began keeping records in 1980. On Wednesday, the area had the worst air quality in the nation, CBS Minnesota reported. The state agency said on Twitter Wednesday night that the 24-hour AQI will be around 175, which is considered unhealthy for the general public. The AQI runs on a scale of 0…

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The TAKE with Rick KleinThe 2020 presidential election will be held through Wisconsin.There was no doubt about it — or any real choice for Democrats. But Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez made sure the Badger State will get plenty of attention by choosing Milwaukee to host his party's convention next July.The decision has substantial symbolic value for anyone who remembers Hillary Clinton's campaign. It also reflects the consensus of strategic parties playing 2020 electoral maps that are nearly impossible to color blue without Wisconsin in their column.Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez speaks during a news conference at the…

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Gov. Mike Pence has reappointed Richard Ludwig to a second four-year term as commissioner of the Midwest Higher Education Compact. He is president and CEO of Indiana Independent Colleges. Ludwick also serves as board chair for the Coalition for College Cost Savings and is a member of the Indiana Chamber's Higher Education Business Policy Committee. The story continues below

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Climate change is making more places uninhabitable and causing dangerously high temperatures, extreme weather and sea level rise. With these results, more districts are made uninsured and push people to relocate to more stable locations. Some US cities are emerging as potential climate safe havens because they are tackling the problem effects of climate change at a slower pace. However, no location is completely exempt from the effects, and as conditions worsen, even safe havens will become dangerous to inhabit. These four cities could see a large influx of people displaced by climate disruption.Buffalo, New YorkLocated in the northern part…

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The Chicago Smart Business Dealmakers Conference kicked off with insights and strategies for navigating the post-exit landscape, as well as speakers' perspective on a challenging M&A market. After surveying investors and business owners this summer, UBS CEO James Jack revealed that 40 percent of those who expected to exit in five years said they wished they had sold their business a few years ago, when mergers and acquisitions markets acquisitions were hot and valuations were high. The M&A market has been slow over the past year, says Marc Talluto, Chairman of the Board of Thirdera. This is what makes the…

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07 December 2023 With a brand new facility that debuted for Indiana Tech's track team this past January, the program now aspires to host a number of high school meets, including our first indoor meet of the year. The Midwest High Performance Series will consist of 3 meets prior to the HSR qualifying season and will be held on December 9th, January 20th and February 24th. Meetings will be $25/athlete for unlimited races and $10 for spectators.MileSplit will have coverage from the meet, including photos, videos and live results. You can find Heat Sheets / Live Results hereYou can find…

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