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Business and Government

Kansas to begin search for new unemployment system following prolonged problems with site

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state is beginning the process of looking for a new unemployment system followed continued issues with the site. Since the start of COVID-19, the Kansas Department of Labor has had issues with the system,… more

Yellow Corp. seeks hires amid trucking industry driver shortage

A national shortage in trucking drivers has prompted Overland Park-based Yellow Corp. to launch a widespread recruiting effort to fill 1,500 commercial driver positions. Yellow (formerly YRC Worldwide Inc.) is looking for direct hires, accepting applicants who have not yet… more

Platform Fuels hires former Ferrellgas CEO

Former CEO of Ferrellgas LP and CEO of Team Drive-Away, Steve Wambold, is leaving to become CEO at Platform Fuels. Wambold served as CEO at Ferrellgas from 2009 to 2016, putting in a total of 20 years with the Overland… more

Mo. Senate passes COVID-19 bill to protect employers

A big step toward employer protection during the era of COVID-19 has made progress with the advancement of a COVID-19 lawsuit bill in Missouri. In a 20-13 vote, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 51, designed to stop lawsuits targeting… more

Public universities in Kansas face tuition refund mandate

The Kansas House budget committee voted in support of an amendment in the state’s higher education budget to require colleges and universities to provide tuition rebates to students who switched to online courses during the pandemic.  The amendment would require six… more

Overland Park Aspiria campus lands first tenant

Although redevelopment of the Aspiria campus in Overland Park is still in the works - and over a year’s time away from completion – the mixed-use campus has already locked in its first tenant. Leawood-based architecture firm Hoefer Welker (previously… more

Hoffmann acquires two more Augusta, Missouri wineries

Naples, Fla.-based Hoffmann Family of Companies has swooped in and purchased two more wineries in Augusta, Mo., adding to acreage which the company hopes to use to turn the area into the largest win destination in the Midwest and beyond.… more

Biden makes PPP changes to benefit smallest businesses

An alteration to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by the Biden Administration will take effect this week. Biden is set to announce a change in PPP rules this afternoon, which will last for two weeks beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24. Starting… more

Hoefer Wysocki rebranding

This week delivered confirmation of a big change at Hoefer Wysocki, which has now changed its name to Hoefer Welker in recognition of the company’s current President, Bob Welker. Welker joined the Leawood-based architecture firm in 2008 as vice president… more

Clay County follows KCMO, eases dining and gathering restrictions

Restaurants and bars in Clay County no longer have limited hours due to COVID-19 guidelines, according to a recently updated health order. The updated emergency order went into effect at 5 p.m. Sunday. The Clay County Public Health Center announced… more