Business and Government
A map revealing response progress for the 2020 census was released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Titled as “Nonresponse Followup Completion Rates,” the page up on the United State Census 2020 website shows that the Kansas City, Mo.…
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The release of the Federal Reserve Bank’s September Beige Book report this week might dispel any notions of a sharp V-shaped recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. While it notes significant economic growth in some sectors of the 10th District that…
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Applications have opened for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced this week. Grants are to be used toward housing, sewer and water projects for lower-income communities in the state. The grant program has…
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This week H&R Block announced the addition of two executives to the senior leadership team to fill the roles of Chief Product and Experience Officer and Chief Financial Services Officer. Joining the list of executives are Julius Lai and Les Whiting as chief…
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For those following bankruptcy trends in one of the hardest years ever to confront small business, there was both good news and a caveat this week from the American Bankruptcy Institute. The good news? The 9,923 bankruptcy filings for the…
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Creative Planning has added another company to its list of acquisitions, this time buying TrueWealth, a Registered Investment Advisory firm in Atlanta, Ga. The buy adds $1.6 billion in assets to Overland Park-based Creative Planning, who has acquired three different…
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Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a modified set of guidelines for coronavirus testing, now excluding people who are asymptomatic, or show no symptoms. Counter to new guidelines, Kansas City area health experts are advising…
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Unemployment insurance claims have dropped below 1 million, according to a Thursday morning news release from the U.S. Department of Labor. This report reflects similar news from the department in early August, the last time benefit claims were reported to…
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Based in Springfield, Mo. and the Kansas City area’s largest accounting firm, BKD has announced their new CEO, Tom Watson. Watson will assume his role as CEO next year on June 1, 2021, taking over the position from current CEO…
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A Wednesday news release from Associated Wholesale Grocers announced the grocery retailer has partnered with Takeoff Technologies, a Massachusetts-based eGrocery solution company. The partnership was made to build micro-fulfillment centers in the Kansas City region, centers that are miniature, automated…
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