Utilicorp pledges stability in merger

Northwest Missouri’s major utility assures customers nothing will change for them once its merger with a Kansas City utility is completed. St. Joseph Light and Power spokesman Jerry Musil says customers won’t even notice much change once the $191 million merger with UtiliCorp of Kansas City is finalized. Things won’t stay the same for the Light and Power staff in St. Joseph. The merger will eliminate about 110 employees in St. Joseph. Around 50 managers have already left the company to take other jobs.