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Coping with COVID: New COVID-19 patients continue to come from younger population

According to University of Kansas Health System Dr. David Wild, individuals in the Kansas City metro being admitted for COVID-19 are revealing a change in the patient population. Over the course of July and August, the number of patients being… more

Kansas City metro schools return to studies Tuesday

The highly-anticipated return to class has now arrived for the majority of K-12 public schools in both Kansas and Missouri, though some have decided to begin virtually. Several school districts in the Kansas City metro opted to resume studies post-Labor… more

Two investors make bid for Kansas City Southern

In late July, reports were released that two investors, Blackstone Group Inc. and Global Infrastructure Partners, were interesting in an offer to buy Kansas City Southern. This week, The Wall Street Journal reported that a private equity bid was placed… more

U.S. Census Bureau releases response rates for the region

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.… more

Kansas governor pushes for Space Command headquarters

On Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly released a statement announcing that Kansas has made a push to become the home to headquarters for the U.S. Space Command. Kelly said the said will continue its efforts to attract headquarters, revealing that… more

Coping with COVID: 7,000-plus Missouri college students test positive

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August, fueling spikes in confirmed cases in the state’s college towns, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday. Recent single-day positive… more

September Beige Book report may dispel notions of V-shaped recovery

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… more

Applications being accepted for Kansas development grant

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… more

H&R Block adds two executives to senior leadership team

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… more

Caravan Health names new chief medical officer

A new chief medical officer has been announced for Caravan Health, headquartered in Kansas City. Caravan revealed in a Wednesday news release that Dr. Ashok Roy will serve as chief medical officer, bringing with him 20 years of experience in the health… more