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Coping with COVID: Kansas City regional hospitals see additional demand, some face strain

Is the Kansas City region at a tipping point with medical resources to treat COVID-19 patients? In large part, the answer to that may be determined by where you live—some hospitals are seeing significantly more demand than others. Perhaps the… more

Home sales shoot above list price, demand remains hot

The housing market remains highly competitive for buyers nationwide, the level of demand evident in the September, data from Zillow showing that more than one in five U.S. homes sold that month went for above their list price. In the… more

Garney leaves long-time location, moves to NKC site

Kansas City-based Garney Construction has made a move to a different part of the metro, transitioning its headquarters to a warehouse in North Kansas City. Starting its operations in a space on Vivion Road, the company made a move to… more

Northland distribution center locks in new tenant

Still under development, the Liberty Logistics Center located in the Northland in Liberty, Mo. at U.S. Highway 69 and Liberty Parkway will soon welcome a new tenant. Tennessee-based Kenco Logistics Services LLC has decided to open operations in the industrial… more

KC-based BacklotCars finalizes $425 million acquisition

First announced in September, the acquisition of Kansas City, Mo.-based startup, BacklotCars, by KAR Global has officially completed. The two-month wait ended last week for the record-setting sale of $425 million, an amount said to be the largest to date… more

NPC International asset bid faces roadblock from Wendy’s

A bidding competitor has emerged for the U.S.' largest restaurant franchisee, Flynn Restaurant Group, in the bid to attain assets from bankrupt NPC International. Lawyers for international fast food restaurant chain Wendy's said the company  - along with a select… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas officials seek additional federal aid amid recent rise in COVID-19 cases

Without pinpointing a specific reason why, Kansas officials on Monday implied funding has run dry for small businesses that have applied for grants, and that many will continue without aid unless the state receives more federal funding. A continued rise… more

New Evergy initiative utilizes Kansas wind farm

Already a national and regional leader of wind energy production, the state of Kansas recently celebrated increased expansion of its wind power services. Through the assistance of the Renewables Direct program at Evergy, Soldier Creek Wind Energy Center, a north-central… more

Varied advice from area counties on winter sports

With winter closing in and COVID-19 cases on the rise, Kansas City area school districts are working once again to adjust not just learning schedules, but sports schedules as well. Metro counties have begun releasing recommendations to school districts as… more

Kansas doles out $6 million for transportation, tech projects

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has announced that over $6 million is headed to local transportation and technology projects all over the state. Kelly said she and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced the recipients of over $6 million… more