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Kansas City businesses tell committee regulation and reporting consume time and capital
Summary
Manufacturers, sign companies and contractors told a House Small Business Committee roundtable that overlapping federal, state and local regulations, plus reporting requirements, increase staffing costs and slow expansion; panelists urged more compliance assistance and streamlined local permitting.
Small‑business owners at a Kansas City roundtable urged lawmakers to address regulatory complexity that they say raises operating costs and slows growth.
Eric Bergrude of the Greater Kansas City Chamber said businesses face overlapping rules from multiple levels of government that make it hard to open or scale operations.…
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