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Q&A with Nicole Watson

Don’t leave money on the table – Conduct End of Year Financial Review   Q: What should people be thinking about with their financial picture at this point tin the year? A: Performing an end of year financial review is… more

New Kansas Energy Assistance Program to begin next week

A new energy assistance program in Kansas aimed at keeping low-income households heated this winter will open applications starting next week. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the new program from the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) will help… more

Missouri childcare providers, facilities receive $46 million

Child care facilities will be able to get more help from the state as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect Missouri families. On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced $46 million in childcare funding that’ll help providers support the needs of… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri expects to deliver final rounds of initial vaccine doses by mid-January

In the first few weeks of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Missouri, more than 66,000 frontline health care workers and long-term care facility residents and staff have received an initial dose, according to Gov. Mike Parson. In December, the state received… more

More energy for KC with Kansas wind farm expansion

The Kansas City area will see a boost in renewable energy due to an expansion of the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Clark County, Kan. Enel Green Power North America began operating the 199-megawatt expansion of Cimarron Bend, bringing power… more

T-Mobile Center to resume public performances

A long wait will soon be over for many in the region hoping to attend public events again. After receiving new signage in the fall, the T-Mobile Center in the downtown Kansas City will open next month in late January… more

KCI terminal project wraps up placement of final steel beams

Despite cooler conditions, construction has continued on the new KCI terminal project, which recently reached another milestone. While the terminal won’t open until March 2023, crews recently hoisted one of the final steel beams of the building that will house ticketing… more

Kansas City developer to sell majority of storage business in $528M deal, exit national market

For over half a billion dollars, Kansas City, Mo. developer, NorthPoint Development, is working on the second phase of a sale with California-based Public Storage. Northpoint is selling nearly all its Beyond Self Storage properties to real estate investment trust… more

Coping with COVID: Area health officials report monthly low in acute infections over Christmas

A Monday media briefing with health officials from The University of Kansas Health System revealed an improvement in the number of COVID-19 patients admitted in its facilities. Most notably, the number of patients with acute infections at KU Health is… more

Missouri scholarship program receives $10M boost

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has announced that he will add an additional $10.1 million for the A+ scholarship program. This includes $4.9 million in CARES Act funding and $5.2 million in supplemental funding to be proposed in the governor’s recommended… more