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Thank you to everyone who joined the MARC Board of Directors and Budget and Personnel Committee meetings on Dec. 21. We’re sharing selected highlights from the meetings for your awareness and use in regional conversations.

When the holidays are over and it’s time to take down your natural holiday trees, wreath and garland, give them a second life by recycling them.

The region’s public health directors are asking Kansas City metro residents to help ease the mounting pressure on area hospitals by taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Over 4,000 young people from across the Kansas City region attended the first-ever virtual Public Service Career Expo in November.

The 11th Annual Greater KC Workforce and Education Summit was held on Dec. 7 and drew more than 150 participants to the virtual program.

Given the depth of the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the region’s economic recovery has exceeded expectations and is now moving into the expansion phase, according to Frank Lenk, MARC’s director of Research Services.

This season, we are thankful for many things including our region’s local public health departments for their commitment to keeping our communities safe.

Thank you to everyone who joined the MARC Board of Directors and Budget and Personnel Committee meetings on Nov. 23. We’re sharing selected highlights from the meetings for your awareness and use in regional conversations.

RideShareKC's award-winning Green Commute Challenge made its return in 2021 with a renewed sense of purpose.  

MARC has announced Lauren Palmer will serve as the director of the newly established Local Government Services Department.