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KC Council passes $1.78B budget

The Kansas City Council signed off on a $1.73 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The measure revisited borrowing money for infrastructure, included money for tenant advocacy and deferred tapping into $195 million in stimulus funds. After objections that… more

Children’s Mercy KC begins vaccinating younger age groups

On Thursday, Children's Mercy Hospital began a series of vaccination clinics for some of the youngest people eligible to get the shot. The hospital is holding three clinics for people age 16 to 21 to get the Pfizer vaccine, which… more

Savion sells $264M solar project

Kansas City-based Savion LLC sold the 260-megawatt Brazoria West Solar Project in Texas to S&B USA for an undisclosed amount. Savion planned the project and got it ready for construction, which will begin in the next month or two at… more

Cerner closes on $375M deal for Kantar Health

Kantar Health, a life sciences company and division of Kantar Group, has been sold in a $375 million cash deal to North Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. Acquisition for the New York company was originally initiated in December 2020, and was… more

Kansas opens vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older

While both Kansas and Missouri have been making the COVID-19 vaccine available to more residents, the former this week has expanded eligibility to all residents 16 and older. The expanded rule began Monday as part of Kansas' start to its… more

Missouri House blocks Medicaid funding expansion

This week, Missouri lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted down funding for the expansion on Medicaid. The measure to expand Medicaid was approved by 53 percent of voters back in August 2020. The vote will allow an additional 275,000 Missourians… more

Amazon employees in Mo., Kan. receive on-site COVID vaccine

Amazon employees in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan. and other areas across Missouri and Kansas can now participate in an on-site COVID-19 vaccination program put on by the company and local government. The multinational e-commerce giant started the program… more

Developer submits plan for new Crossroads apartment complex

A proposed new apartment complex from developer Milhaus hopes to gain city approval for a multifamily project in the Crossroads Arts District. Temporarily dubbed The Tracks, plans call for the construction of roughly 193 apartment units - mostly studio and… more

Ferrellgas Press Release: Ferrellgas Successfully Strengthens its Financial Position for the Future

Overland Park, KS., March 30, 2021 – Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (OTC: FGPRQ) ("Ferrellgas" or the "Holdings") announced today the successful completion of its previously announced restructuring transactions that strengthen its balance sheet while allowing it to continue as an employee-owned… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri governor extends state of emergency through end of August

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order Friday extending the state of emergency through Aug. 31. The governor's office said the state of emergency extension will allow the state flexibility in providing resources and easing regulatory burdens to help… more