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Toland sworn in as new Kansas Lieutenant Gov.

David Toland was sworn in as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Kansas in a ceremony today at the Kansas Statehouse.  Toland has served in the Kelly Administration as Secretary of Commerce since his appointment in January 2019. He will maintain the… more

Lead Bank designates KC Crossroads as headquarters

A definitive agreement between Lead Bank and Community First Bank in Butler, Mo. will soon end with the latter’s acquisition of  Lead’s long-time Garden City, Mo. headquarters. The sale will establish Lead’s KC Crossroads location as its new headquarters, which… more

Coping with COVID: Booster shots of Pfizer vaccine begin this week for workers at KC area hospitals

Hospitals in the Kansas City metro began administering the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine to frontline workers who received their initial doses last month. The second dose - or booster - is said to be essential to the vaccine’s effectiveness. However,… more

Garmin acquires tech provider GEOS Worldwide

Garmin Ltd. acquired a Houston-area company that provides emergency monitoring and incident response services, including to its inReach personal satellite communicators. Garmin said Tuesday that it had purchased substantially all the assets of GEOS Worldwide Ltd. and its subsidiaries for… more

KCK schools resume in-person indoor sports practice today

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools will begin allowing student athletes to practice for indoor sports on Monday. It includes basketball, swimming and bowling.  Last year, the school board voted to postpone fall sports due to increasing reports of covid cases… more

Ranking and review site notes top school districts in KC area

On both sides of the state line, online ranking and review website Niche noted the top school districts in the Kansas City area and in Kansas and Missouri. The Blue Valley and Blue Springs school districts were the area’s highest-rated… more

New year marks minimum wage raise in Missouri

Beginning New Year's Day, Missouri's minimum wage increased to $10.30 per hour, a rise of 85 cents. According to the Missouri Department of Labor, the 85 cent raise only applies to employees working for a private business and there's an additional… more

AMC to sell 50 million more shares, avoid bankruptcy filing

Leawood-based AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plans to sell up to 50 million more shares as it tries to prevent a bankruptcy filing. The movie theater chain said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to offer… more

Kansas to increase testing, detect COVID-19 strains

The state of Kansas plans to increase genetic testing of COVID-19 positive patients to identify strains of the virus. Kansas currently tests around 1 percent of COVID-19 patients with genetic testing, according to Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health… more

Blue KC makes investment, takes minority stake in Connecticut performance management company

Nearly a year after announcing their partnership, Blue KC has taken a minority stake in Connecticut health care performance management company, Cedar Gate Technologies. The partnership announcement revealed in January 2020 was made to increase the insurer’s analytical capabilities and its… more