Business and Government

Coping with COVID: Operation Safe encourages eligible KCMO residents to apply for Tier 3 vaccine

Officials advocating with Operation Safe are urging Missouri residents in the Kansas City metro to apply to get vaccinated at their mass inoculation site. Clay County officials are especially asking those who are considered Phase 1B, Tier 3 residents, to sign… more

Metro receives first shipments of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Around 50,000 doses of the recently-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 were signed off to be shipped to Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 28. Of those, 10,000 are to be sent to Kansas City and were expected to have arrived in the… more

KC-based ProPharma acquires Diamond Pharma

Overland Park-based ProPharma Group continues its expansion and international reach, announcing the acquisition of U.K.-based Diamond Pharma Services. ProPharma said it purchased Diamond Pharma Services for an undisclosed amount. Like ProPharma, Diamond Pharma Services provides regulatory and compliance services for… more

Kansas Senate bill to resume K-12 in-person classes advances

A proposal introduced by Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson (R.) was passed by the state Senate on Wednesday 26-12, sending it to the House of Representatives. The measure pushes for the state to require all Kansas public school districts to… more

Olathe-based Terracon acquires Virginia geotech company

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Kansas City sees opening of new F&M MAFCO facility

F&M MAFCO, a leading international supplier of tools and equipment company, announced the opening of an expansive facility in Kansas City, Mo. The recent opening comes three months after the opening of a new Indiana facility. Located in North Kansas… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas City Mayor requests help from FEMA with COVID-19 vaccination events

On the same day Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hold COVID-19 mass vaccination events in the city, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson again named Arrowhead Stadium as a possible site for such… more

Top area public company Garmin surges past $4B in annual revenue for first time

One of the Kansas City area’s top public companies experienced a record boost in annual earnings during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. Garmin Ltd. total revenue climbed to an impressive high near $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, an 11… more

Waddell & Reed cancels plan to move Downtown

The acquisition of Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. in late 2020 is beginning to have a clearer impact after a Tuesday announcement confirmed the company will not be moving into a downtown Kansas City building intended to serve as Waddell’s… more

Lenexa commission advances Watercrest, Copper Creek project

The Lenexa Planning Commission on Monday reviewed the latest project plans for Watercrest South and the Copper Creek Apartments, advancing the proposal. The location for different housing types also has been reshuffled across the master-planned community, proposed for 188 acres… more