Business and Government
A portion of the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant totaling $500,000 has been given to the Kansas Historical Society, the grant provided through the National Park Service. The grant is intended to support historic property preservation and will be used…
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With flu season approaching amidst ongoing COVID-19 cases, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has asked that Kansans get a flu shot this season. By receiving a shot, Kelly said it could help assist hospitals reportedly overburdened with treatment of COVID-19 patients…
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Locally founded tech startup PayIt is expanding, this time internationally with a new headquarters beyond the northern U.S. border, in Canada. The move is being made to expand the company’s market. This will be the first international market expansion for…
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This summer, a shift in power has occurred at Seaboard Corporation following the July death of Steven Bresky, former president and CEO and the third generation of his family to lead Seaboard. The company announced the promotion of Robert Steer…
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Following a Friday meeting of the State Finance Council which included a review of Executive Order #20-64, several previously existing executive orders have now been renewed. Created and signed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly as a push to extend the…
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Available funds for Missouri’s $300 federal unemployment supplement have been exhausted, reports the state’s department of labor, final payments expected to be sent by the end of next week. Funds were dispersed beginning in late August, the state making payments…
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A new partnership between Missouri and Illinois-based CompTIA, a nonprofit technology trade association, aims to help train Missouri workers who have been laid off due to COVID-19. Launched through funding provided by federal CARES Act dollars given to Missouri, the…
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Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners have acquired well-known retail chain JCPenney in a deal worth $1.75 billion. The two commercial real estate companies reached an agreement in principle to sell JCPenney through a court-supervised sale process. JCPenney expects…
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This week Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly sent members of the State Finance Council a letter urging the renewal of the current State of Disaster Emergency Declaration, according to a Thursday news release from the governor’s office. Kelly is asking for…
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The first week of September brought in shows that for the week ending Sept. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims remain unchanged from the previous week. As of Sept. 5, the week’s seasonally adjusted initial claims was…
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