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Business and Government


Tax deadline pushed back for second year, extended to May

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to delay this year's tax filing deadline to mid-May, a similar move made in 2020 when the deadline was extended to July. Additional time is being given to allow filers more time to navigate tax… more

Cereal Ingredients, Inc. to build $24M facility north of KC area

A Leavenworth-based specialty ingredients manufacturer has decided to build a new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Missouri. Founded in 1990 by CEO Robert Hatch, Cereal Ingredients Inc. moved from Kansas City to its current Leavenworth headquarters in 2005 and expanded there… more

Raymore-Peculiar School District aims to land $72M bond up for vote on April ballot

The Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District will ask voters to borrow $72 million for construction of a new freshman center, which eventually would be expanded to a second high school. If passed, Proposition S also wound fund a new performing arts center, HVAC… more

FairWave Holdings acquires remaining Kaldi’s locations

Messenger Coffee Co., known for its locally-roasted coffee, fresh-baked breads and three-story space on Grand Boulevard, announced it will open two more locations in Kansas City, Missouri. Messenger acquired the two Kaldi’s Coffee locations on the Country Club Plaza. After a short rebranding and renovation… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas to combine, begin phases 3 and 4 of COVID-19 vaccinations next week

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the state will combine phases 3 and 4 of its vaccination plan, which now includes people aged 16 through 64 with medical conditions like cancer, diabetes and pregnancy as well as non-health care workers in a… more

KC-based Savion LLC enters renewable power purchase agreement with Target Corporation

Dubbed the Golden Buckle Solar Project, Kansas City-based Savion LLC will take part in the construction of a large Texas solar project that will deliver around 200 megawatts of power to Target Corporation. Earlier this month, Savion entered a renewable… more

Local, statewide job centers make full reopening in Mo.

Beginning Monday, March 15, most Missouri Job Centers are making the transition from appointment-only visits to a full re-opening, with walk-ins welcome. The new policy only applies to Job Centers that meet three main criteria for re-opening. Centers must be… more

Ferrellgas receives green light on $1.5B restructuring plan

On Friday, a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed the reorganization plan that allows the Overland Park-based holding company (OTC: FGPR) to refinance more than $1.5 billion in debt, including converting $357 million of… more

B2B payment company MSTS rebrands with name change

MSTS, a business-to-business credit solutions provider, rebranded itself after 43 years, taking on the name TreviPay. TreviPay CEO Brandon Spear said the rebrand was designed to better reflect what the Overland Park-based company does today. Founded in 1978, MSTS originally… more

KC area sees large return of jobs through U.S. immigration agency

A federal office will bring back 500 jobs in the Kansas City area months after a massive layoff. The The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will restore 500 jobs for operations centers in Lee’s Summit and Overland Park. USCIS laid… more