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Redesigned Quality of Life Survey site offers greater interactivity and ability to compare data

How were people in metropolitan Kansas City feeling before the COVID-19 pandemic hit our region? How might their perceptions change as they react to the tumultuous events of 2020? The newly redesigned Greater Kansas City Quality of Life dashboard will help to answer those questions. Based on surveys conducted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation […]

Six tips for using surveys to check in with staff during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way we work. Like many local employers, MARC was forced to act fast earlier this year in response to stay-at-home orders, with only a couple of weeks to create and implement a telework program that would accommodate staff working 100% remotely. As the pandemic progressed, like employers around the […]