Business and Government
Governor Laura Kelly has announced county allocation data is now available on Kansas' COVID-19 vaccine dashboard. A collaboration with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the COVID-19 dashboard will be updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 12:30 PM. “I am pleased to…
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Today Missouri lawmakers will talk through several bills that deal with the coronavirus and small businesses. The meeting stems from the recent crackdowns on Missouri businesses who are not enforcing health department guidelines. Numerous bars across the state have been…
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MGP Ingredients Inc. out of Atchison, Kan. reached an agreement to acquire St. Louis-based Luxco Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $475 million. Founded in 1941, MGP is considered a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits, contracting recognizable brands…
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Johnson County, Kan. has moved into Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution process beginning today, Tuesday, Jan. 26. Phase 2 will be rolled out in different tiers, similar to what Missouri is doing. However, as Kansas and Johnson County…
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Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 14 into law, extending the State of Disaster Emergency Declaration to March 31, 2021, and allowing for the continuation of certain resources, support, and regulations critical to Kansas’ COVID-19 response efforts. “Extending the…
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Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.8 percent in December. This was a decrease…
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Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that she will restructure the executive branch and attempt to put the state's tourism division under the Department of Commerce. The governor's office cited input from businesses, destination marketing organizations and other key industry partners for…
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Bankruptcy appears to be out of the question for AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., according to CEO Adam Aron in a Monday news release. The release said the theater chain has raised more than $900 million in new capital since mid-December…
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The past year has brought considerable tumult to the nation’s economy, but somewhat surprisingly, the construction and design sector in this region seems to fare somewhat better than in other parts of the country. A survey by the Association of…
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The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) climbed above growth neutral across the 10-state region. The overall index for January rose to 52.0 from December’s 51.6 (the index ranges between 0 and 100 with a reading of 50.0 representing growth…
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