Business and Government

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

Restrictions remain in JoCo with two-month extension

In a 5-2 vote by the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, certain COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place in the county for at least the next two months. The board's vote moves the expiration of a public… more

Kansas labor department selects new secretary

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Amber Shultz of Lawrence, Kan. as the state's new Secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL). Shultz will serve in an acting capacity until the Kansas Senate confirms her as the new head of the… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas City to add COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force to coordinate distribution

The COVID-19 vaccination rate among residents of Kansas City, Mo. is expected to pick up soon, the Kansas City Council voting to approve the creation of a COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force. As of Thursday, Jan. 28, Missouri is tied at… more

Affordable housing ordinance receives vote of approval from Kansas City Council members

Future incentivized apartment housing projects in Kansas City, Mo. face a new ordinance that will take effect in April. During a Thursday Kansas City Council meeting, members unanimously approved an ordinance that requires a minimum of 20 percent of units… more

SBA applies extension to 8(a) business development program

The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted an extension to select 8(a) Program participants due to COVID-19 challenges, allowing eligible applicants to elect a one-year program extension in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. The 8(a) program helps these firms… more

Overland Park OneDigital adds $7B in assets with acquisition

OneDigital Retirement + Wealth in Overland Park, Kan., one part of the whole that makes up OneDigital Investment Advisors in Atlanta, Ga., has gained new strength through the company’s latest acquisition of Fulcrum Partners. The acquisition has added roughly $7… more

In a Nutshell

We now have a new, much more liberal president. One of his first actions was to propose an additional $1.9 trillion stimulus package that includes $1,400 per-person direct payments to most households, a $400 per week unemployment insurance supplement through… more

Boulevard Brewing president, two other top officials resign

Boulevard Brewing Co.’s President, Jeff Krum, resigned on Wednesday following accusations that sexual harassment was pervasive at the company and went unchecked by top officials for years.  Krum joins two other top officials that have resigned from their positions with… more