Business and Government
U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City and William Lacy Clay of St. Louis have written President Trump to express concerns about banking-system bottlenecks with the new federal loan program designed to help U.S. businesses avoid layong off workers during…
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Port KC has adopted a policy to fast-track e-commerce and manufacturing projects in distressed census tracts in an effort to bring more jobs to those areas The hope is that these quickly approved industrial projects could bring jobs with strong…
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City students will still graduate in May, but the commencement survey will be virtual. The decision was made after a survey was taken with students and parents. All four University of Missouri schools have postponed their…
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Federal relief for small businesses slammed with cash-flow challenges during the COVID-19 recession has begun flowing, as banks have the green light to begin making loans under the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program. PPP has set aside $349 billion for…
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The unemployment picture in the United States has gotten a lot more grim, due to COVID-19 shock waves. For the week ended March 28, unemployment claims hit 6.448 million, a new record since the numbers have been tracked by the…
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Beyond the now-familiar concepts of stay-at-home directives, social distancing and more deliberate personal care, the war on COVID-19 continues to expand on another front: manufacturing. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called on manufacturers to help produce personal protective equipment to…
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Local philanthropists, corporations and nonprofit organizations have joined forces to help the city’s most vulnerable population. “Our region is pulling together in an extraordinary way,” explained David Warm, executive director of Mid-America Regional Council, one of the organizations involved. “This fund…
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Mayor Lucas is getting more serious about social distancing in Kansas City, In an interview today with radio station KCUR, Lucas said that he has seen kids playing basketball games and heard of people having backyard house parties with more…
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The COVID-19 spread is growing in both Missouri and Kansas. As of yesterday, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services reported that there are 1,327 cases and 14 deaths, spread across counties around the state. In Kansas there are…
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It may come too late to save thousands of small businesses, but the congressional response to the economic shutdown from COVID-19 will be a sore relief to those that can keep their heads above water until the assistance shows up. While…
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