Banking & Financial Services


Kansas City Council approves limit on tax incentives

Within the next 120 days or less, a new ordinance approved by the full Kansas City Council on Thursday will limit the amount of incentives for area developers as well as the maximum term for property tax abatements. A unanimous… more

Evergy to receive $155M investment from Bluescape

Evergy, Inc. has made an agreement which will add two new members to its Board of Directors as well as deliver $115 million with the sale of common shares. The Kansas City-based utility company reached a deal with activist investor… more

Banks pull in $60B in Q4

Yearly income was down by more than a third compared to 2019 numbers, according to the latest FDIC numbers, although banks pulled in almost $60 billion in net income last quarter, up 9.1 percent, largely on reduced loan loss provisions.… more

Total bankruptcy filings drop nearly 50 percent in third week of February compared to one year ago

Total filings were down by nearly 50 percent during the third week of February compared to the same week last year, according to a report from the American Bankruptcy Institute. Once again, the largest decline involved Chapter 13 filings, which… more

Proposal to limit tax incentives on new development advances

This week, a vote from the Neighborhood, Planning and Development Committee advanced a proposal to limit tax incentives for new development in Kansas City, Mo. After a vote of approval from the committee, the policy now advances to the full… more

In a Nutshell

Recently Eurostat announced that eurozone GDP contracted at an annual pace of 2.8% during the fourth quarter and 6.8% for all of 2020.  By comparison the U.S. economy grew at a preliminary annual pace of 4% during the fourth quarter, while declining… more

Missouri, Kansas receive $140.7M combined in housing grants

Missouri and Kansas communities have received a boost in funding to assist with housing and other related needs to communities state-wide. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $100,489,419 has been granted to local programs in Missouri… more

Kansas City organizations form PPP PREP program to assist local small businesses

A group of Kansas City organizations have formed a new program to provide local small businesses guidance with the PPP loan application process. Called Payroll Protection Program PREP (PPP PREP), the program is a collaboration among local chambers of commerce,… more

Biden makes PPP changes to benefit smallest businesses

An alteration to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by the Biden Administration will take effect this week. Biden is set to announce a change in PPP rules this afternoon, which will last for two weeks beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24. Starting… more

Overland Park OneDigital adds $1.3B in assets with acquisition

A recent acquisition is adding $1.3 billion in assets to OneDigital Retirement + Wealth, the Overland Park-based subsidiary of Atlanta-based OneDigital Investment Advisors. The strategic advisory firm bought Atlanta Retirement Partners, allowing OneDigital to expand its retirement and wealth capabilities.… more