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Business and Government

Federal government to send vaccines directly to pharmacies

Recently, the Biden administration announced 1 million additional COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped to pharmacies starting next week. The vaccines that are to be sent out will be in addition to vaccines the federal government has already distributed to states.… more

Kansas receives $26 million for vaccine efforts, health programs

Kansas has been given $26 million to help vaccination efforts in the state. Senator Roger Marshall says that Kansas is getting over $26 million to help Kansas public health programs ensure high vaccination coverage and their ability to respond to… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas launches mapping tool to help residents find vaccine locations, providers

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has announced the launch of the Find My Vaccine mapping tool, designed to help Kansans locate sites that are administering vaccines in their communities. Kelly said Kansans in vaccine Phase 1 and 2 are recommended to… more

Missouri Senate creates bill to end opportunistic COVID-19 lawsuits

Since March, more than 1,000 COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed against employers across the nation, according to the Missouri Department of Commerce and Industry. In response, many states — including all but one of Missouri’s neighboring states — have enacted… more

Kansas City restaurant files COVID-19 lawsuit against city, seeks reprieve on restrictions

O’Dowd’s Gastrobar is the second metro restaurant to express its frustration with Kansas City COVID-19 restrictions via legal means, filing a lawsuit against the city. The most recent lawsuit from O'Dowd's follows a similar one filed in December by The… more

Houlihan’s parent company to go public

Houlihan's parent company owner, Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, has teamed up with another company to turn his privately-held restaurant and gaming empire public. Fertitta Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Golden Nugget/Landry's Inc. - which Houlihan's falls under - will… more

Missouri to require return of overpaid jobless benefits

Missouri residents mistakenly paid unemployment benefits by the state could be required to pay that money back. Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday. The Missouri Department of Labor said the state has overpaid roughly $96 million in unemployment benefits between January… more

Minnesota marketing company acquires KC-based Wellington

Overland-Park headquartered marketing company Wellington has been acquired by St. Paul, Minnesota-based Augeo Affinity Marketing Inc.. Augeo, a larger industry player providing enterprise engagement and loyalty platforms, will take on Wellington's locations and leave the name in its rebrand, which… more

Closed prison near KC area proposed for training facility

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has proposed turning a now-closed correctional center located north of the Kansas City metro into a training ground for incoming correctional officers. Parson’s recently unveiled budget plan includes $671,714 to convert the idled Crossroads Correctional Center… more

NPC receives court approval to proceed with Chapter 11

NPC International, Inc. announced it has achieved approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on its Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan. The Plan is supported by the Leawood, Kan.-based company’s key stakeholders, among others.… more