Business and Government
Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations. The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600…
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Headquartered in St. Louis, Post Holdings Inc. has announced plans to expand its egg business with the purchase of another egg products producer out of Georgia. The Missouri-based consumer packaged goods company has agreed to acquire Gainesville, Georgia-based Almark Foods,…
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More veterans will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it's sending shipments of the Pfizer and newly-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to 128 more locations nationwide. That includes locations in Kansas and…
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A deal that will see the transfer of Black & Veatch’s Water Europe and Water Asia businesses is expected to close over the next several weeks. Overland Park-based Black & Veatch announced it is in the process of finalizing a…
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A U.S Food and Drug Administration-approved rapid COVID-19 home test can send results back within 20 minutes. Australia-based company Ellume developed the test, which may hit store shelves soon. Consumers will be able to buy the take-home test over the…
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The Kansas City, Mo. Northland will soon see another addition to its array of warehouses and distribution centers. Online wellness company Melaleuca, Inc., noted as the largest online wellness shopping club in North America, announced plans to invest $35.5 million…
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Compared to 2019, bankers expect 2020 retail sales to be down by 3.1 percent, according a Rural Mainstreet Index survey sent out to bank CEOs. The survey concluded that around 54.8 percent of bankers anticipate a reduction from 2019, while…
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The FAA has signed a deal with Kansas regarding a supersonic flight corridor. Governor Laura Kelly says she and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced on Thursday that KDOT and the Federal Aviation Administration have finalized an agreement…
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After nearly four years, a patent infringement case involving Kansas City-headquartered Alphapointe and South Carolina-based Composite Resources, Inc. is at last drawing to a close following a recent ruling. A summary judgement of the case ruled in favor of national…
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Health IT giant Cerner plans to acquire the health division of London-based Kantar Group for $375 million. The buy is expected to advance clinical research development. Kantar Health provides data, analytics, and research to the life sciences industry. With this acquisition,…
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