Business and Government
Augusta, Mo. will see development which could soon make the area home to the largest vineyards and winery in the Midwest. This news arrives with the acquisition of the Balducci Winery and Vineyards, the Knoernschild Vineyards, The Old Augusta Wine…
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NPC International Inc. wrapped up fruitful mediations, leading to separate asset purchase agreements with San Francisco-based Flynn Restaurant Group and Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's International LLC. Leawood-based NPC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July, had hoped to sell roughly 900…
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A recent agreement signing by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the City of Kansas City, Mo. has locked in the remaining federal funding asked for by the city to complete an extension to the Kansas City streetcar line. This past…
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Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots. Kasnas Gov. Laura…
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Jobless Missouri residents who claimed unemployment the week of Dec. 27, 2020 will see the approved addition stimulus payment this week. Eligible unemployed workers have already started to receive the $300 per week payment approved under Congress' second COVID-19 economic…
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced grant funding and the launch of 20 new Women's Business Centers across America to serve rural, urban and underserved communities. The opening of the business centers is the largest single expansion of its…
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The Small Business Administration has issued new guidelines under the latest update of the Paycheck Protection Program, which has been refined to place special emphasis on smaller lenders and borrowers. This PPP installment, totaling $285 billion, is expected to be…
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The Capitol mall in Washington erupted in chaos today as supporters of President Trump stormed the building after gathering by the thousands as Congress voted to officially declare Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Leaders of the…
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Kansas’ December total tax collections continues the state’s trend of outperforming the estimate, and outperforming the previous, December. Total tax collections were up $64.5 million, or 9.1%, for the month with $770.2 million collected. That is a $13.6 million, or…
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Locally-headquartered protective coating manufacturer VersaFlex has been acquired by Pittsburgh, Pa.-based PPG Industries Inc. DalFort Capital Partners, owner VersaFlex, made a definitive agreement with PPG. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. VersaFlex is based in Kansas City, Kan.…
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