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Ferrellgas files prepackaged bankruptcy plan

Ferrellgas Partners LP, a holding company of Ferrellgas LP, has filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Headquartered on the Kansas side of the metro, the prepackaged bankruptcy plan will help… more

Small Business Administration sees large expansion with center openings

Twenty new Women’s Business Centers across the country are now open through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The opening of these new locations marks the largest single expansion of Women’s Business Centers in organization’s 30-year history. Centers will serve as… more

December job losses attributed to drop in restaurant positions

The economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, all of which can be attributed to a plunge in restaurant employment of 372,000. Other sectors highly sensitive to the pandemic, such as hotels and recreation, also lost jobs. The resurgence of COVID-19… more

Kansas City among list of best cities for remote work

Since the onset of COVID-19, remote work has become the norm for many Americans. Surveys show that about half of American workers were working from home in the late spring of 2020. Many researchers believe that increased work flexibility may… more

Missouri colleges, universities receive $68M

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the allocation of $68 million in federal funds to help universities address major repairs and building restoration projects. Parson also unlocked $127 million in state funding that previously been restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic and… more

Naples company acquires Missouri vineyard, other assets

Augusta, Mo. will see development which could soon make the area home to the largest vineyards and winery in the Midwest. This news arrives with the acquisition of the Balducci Winery and Vineyards, the Knoernschild Vineyards, The Old Augusta Wine… more

Bankrupt NPC finalizes deal to sale assets to Flynn, Wendy’s

NPC International Inc. wrapped up fruitful mediations, leading to separate asset purchase agreements with San Francisco-based Flynn Restaurant Group and Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's International LLC. Leawood-based NPC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July, had hoped to sell roughly 900… more

Funding agreement finalized for KC streetcar extension

A recent agreement signing by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the City of Kansas City, Mo. has locked in the remaining federal funding asked for by the city to complete an extension to the Kansas City streetcar line. This past… more

Coping with COVID: Residents 65 and up made earlier priority in Kansas for COVID-19 vaccine

Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots. Kasnas Gov. Laura… more

More Missourians to see additional $300 weekly unemployment supplement starting this week

Jobless Missouri residents who claimed unemployment the week of Dec. 27, 2020 will see the approved addition stimulus payment this week. Eligible unemployed workers have already started to receive the $300 per week payment approved under Congress' second COVID-19 economic… more