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Business and Government

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

Johnson & Johnson vaccine to arrive in KC area Wednesday

The third and latest COVID-19 vaccine to gain FDA approval is rolling out across the U.S. this week, the first doses expected to arrive in Kansas City tomorrow on Wednesday, March 2. Kansas City will receive 10,000 doses of the… more

Coping with COVID: Mo. partnership to deliver first doses of new vaccine to select health care centers

Today, Governor Mike Parson released the names of the health care centers in each of the state’s nine regions that will receive COVID-19 vaccines as part of the state’s partnership with High Throughput Health Centers (HTHC).  “Our partnership with high… more

Kansas February tax collections surpass estimates, same month in Fiscal Year 2020

The second month of the year brought in $455.9 million in total tax collections for Kansas. This was above the estimate for February collections, and above that of the same time last year, in Fiscal Year 2020. Kansas' February total… more