Banking & Financial Services

Remote Learning Grant program extended in Kansas

Kansas programs that aim to help school-aged kids while undergoing remote learning can now apply for extensions in the Remote Learning Grant program. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said programs that got funding for remote learning are now eligible to apply… more

Requirements expanded for Missouri energy aid program

Missouri residents who meet certain guidelines may be eligible for additional assistance to help pay for home utility costs this winter. Amid several days of bitter winter weather including severely-low temperatures, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced changes to the state’s… more

Kansas to provide $200M in rental assistance statewide 

A program in Kansas is making $200 million available to qualifying residents for rental assistance. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation announced the program on Tuesday, which will be funded through federal CARES Act money. “COVID-19… more

Missouri-based Aegion to go private with $963M sale

Aegion Corp., based in Chesterfield, Mo., announced this week it is selling to New Mountain Capital, a New York investment firm. The infrastructure pipeline rehab company will go the New Mountain in a deal valued at $963 million and will… more

Kansas rural communities receive development grant

This week, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced 32 rural Kansas communities will receive a share of approximately $13.8 million in federal grants to assist with community development projects. The money is available through the Community Development Block Grant program facilitated… more

$324M Missouri rent assistance bill signed into law

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Thursday that will provide more than $324 million in funding to help tenants and landlords across the state. House Bill 16 provides more than $324 million in funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance… more

SBA assists 1.4M businesses this week, approves $103B in PPP

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and lenders in junction with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have been working together to increase equitable access to underserved small businesses and to promote rapid and efficient distribution of funds. This week, the… more

In a Nutshell

As a labor economist Janet Yellen is going to have her hands full, especially since the Biden Administration’s new $15 per hour minimum wage is likely going to slow new job creation, especially for many struggling restaurants and service industries.… more

Small businesses unsure of survival without more aid

Around a third of the surviving U.S. small businesses say they won't be able to survive without another round of COVID-19 aid, according to a report published by the Federal Reserve. The report found that sales for 88 percent of… more

Kansas Senate approves tax cut bill worth over $400M

The Kansas Senate approved a large tax cut bill this week. In the same session, it voted down Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposal for a tax on more digital goods and products that would have offset some of it. With a… more