Business and Government
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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When it comes manufacturing industry health in Kansas and Missouri, Kansas appears to earn a higher grade, according to a Manufacturing Scorecard 2020 released by Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research. Showing how each state ranks among…
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For businesses in the state of Kansas, the start of a new program called Business PPE Stopgap has been announced, released under the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM). Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly made the announcement Wednesday, the program created…
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For many individuals relying on prescription drug refills via mail, there has been a delay this summer. While COVID-19 has led to an increase in those turning to options that do not require in-person interactions – such as mail –…
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Class I railway operator Kansas City Southern has rejected a bid from private equity investors Blackstone Group Inc and Global Infrastructure Partners, according to a Wednesday report from The Wall Street Journal. With a market capitalization estimated to be over…
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