Business and Government
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a record $2-trillion stimulus bill to help individuals and businesses recover financially from COVID-19. An NBC News report breaks down how much of stimulus check that one will receive: "If you made less…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has announced a series of steps to assist businesses and workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, including an adjustments to the state’s unemployment insurance program that will allow displaced workers to quickly access assistance, and reduce…
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About 56 percent of small businesses say they are impacted negatively by COVID-19, according to a recent report from Kansas City-based customer conversion and retention platform Bellwethr. While 55.5 percent said they are feeling negative impacts, 44.4 percent said that…
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Initial unemployment claims hit 3.283 million for the week ended March 21, the "highest the highest level of seasonally adjusted initial claims in the history of the seasonally adjusted series," says the Department of Labor in its weekly unemployment report.…
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On the first full day of the regional stay-at-home directive to combat spread of the COVID-19 virus, officials from the University of Kansas Health System offered a good news/bad news update on changing conditions at the largest health-care provider in…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has announced the allocation of $5 million to go to businesses in the hospitality industry impacted by COVID-19. Businesses could get a one-time loan of $20 million at zero percent interest without required payments for four…
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United Airlines has decided to temporary halt flights between Kansas City International and San Francisco International Airport, as well as several routes between other cities around the country. Meanwhile, starting mid next month, Southwest Airlines said it would bring flights…
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Mayor Quinton Lucas has issued a State of Emergency in Kansas City that will last for an initial 21 days in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. One of the main conditions of the order issued prohibits…
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The global coronavirus outbreak hasn't hurt the strong U.S. labor market ... yet. Unemployment in February dropped slightly, to 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, national payrolls rose by 273,000…
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Last night during his state of the city address, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City is in the works to make a major contribution to the city's "Zero Fare Transit" initiative,…
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