Business and Government

Kansas City to see return of professional women’s soccer

By 2021, Kansas City will once again be home to professional women’s soccer. The National Women’s Soccer League announced Monday Kansas City has been awarded an expansion team that will start play in 2021. The Royals, the NWSL team under… more

Missouri Senate passes $1.3 billion COVID-19 bill

Missouri lawmakers approved a $1.2 billion Covid-19 relief package Wednesday that will fund contract tracing, testing and child support payments.  Gov. Mike Parson called the Legislature into a special session in October to approve the aid. He added a lawsuit bill… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri to receive around 339,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of 2020

By the end of this year, Missouri will have enough doses of a COVID vaccine to give the initial shot to most of the state’s roughly 350,000 long-term care facility residents and staff and healthcare providers, state health department director… more

Kauffman Foundation-sponsored initiative to help small businesses

ScaleUP! KC is set to return in January for its 11th cohort, which now is a 16-week interactive virtual experience that blends high-impact training with expert speakers, peer mentoring and one-on-one business coaching, said Jill Hathaway, program director for ScaleUP!… more

Two metro orthopaedic operations to merge

Two pinnacle orthopaedic organizations located in the Kansas City metro will soon merge, effective March 1, 2021. Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Consultants (OSMC) will merge operations, each hoping that by combining resources and skills, quality of care… more

Custom Truck One Source goes for $1.47B to Nesco

Nesco Holdings Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kansas City-based Custom Truck One Source for $1.47 billion. Both Custom Truck and Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Nesco possess complementary business lines, customer bases and capabilities. Each is a considered leading… more

Local banks, foundations help fund metro youth learning lab

A collaborative effort between numerous local foundations and banks are bringing a Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City Youth Learning Lab to the metro. Presented by The Mallouk Family Foundation, the lab is part of a hands-on initiative that connects… more

Total weekly bankruptcy filings hit 15-year low

Of the many economic surprises to come out of 2020, a positive report has recently popped up concerning bankruptcy filings. According to a Weekly Bankruptcy Analysis report by the American Bankruptcy Institute, total bankruptcy filings were down by 44.5 percent for… more

Effectiveness of Kansas tax credit program in question

From 2015-2018, the angel investor tax credit program in Kansas cost millions in forgone income tax revenue, but a post-audit could not determine if the program met its goals. The program gives investors a tax credit for investing in certain… more

National jobless claims drop following two-week rise

In the week ending November 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 712,000, a decrease of 75,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 9,000 from 778,000 to 787,000. The… more