Regional News

Coping with COVID: Missouri shows largest single-day increase in cases

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Missouri has set another record for daily increases in new coronavirus cases as the total jumped Saturday by 958. According to KOMU 8, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported another 846 cases Sunday… more

Small businesses, family-owned farms, manufacturers in Missouri offered grants for PPE

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) is offering grants for small businesses and family-owned farms impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as well manufacturers using their facilities to produce personal protective equipment. The Small Business and Family-Owned Farm Grant Program,… more

Missouri State Fair cancels less than a month out

Increasing COVID-19 cases have led to the cancelation of yet another event for Missourians, this time an announcement released stating the cancellation of the Missouri State Fair. This year the fair will have a youth livestock show instead of hosting… more

A Two-Way Street

Chief Rick Smith was on the front lines during the unrest on the Plaza and consulted with a police commissioner as protests morphed in rioting and assaults on his officers. The nation is at a crossroads with its approach to… more

Q&A With … Mark Dohnalek

    Q: A lot of the news about your company lately has been about acquisitions, but there’s more going on here, isn’t there? A: A lot of people think our growth has been largely acquisition-oriented. But that just complemented… more

Ingram’s 2020 Corporate Report 100

Hitting 35, or so we’ve been told, portends the onset of a mid-life crisis. But as the Corporate Report 100 hits that milestone, there’s plenty of youth reflected in a roster of the region’s fastest-growing companies. More than 40 percent… more

PPP: Did It Hit the Mark?

The second quarter of 2020 is in the books, and it will go down as a historic three months for American business, American banking—and eventually, the American taxpayer. The latter will be on the hook for trillions in money borrowed… more

Missouri to spend millions from relief fund to attract tourists

While the coronavirus rages on, economies across the U.S. have taken a hit, not excluding Missouri. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson called tourism “a great way to support Missouri businesses” at a Thursday afternoon press briefing, where officials held firm to… more

Cerner Offices to Remain Closed for 2020

Cerner Corp. made an announcement Thursday to employees revealing plans to have staff continue working from home through the end of 2020. The decision was made as reports in recent weeks show a rise in COVID-19 cases throughout the Kansas… more

KSU enters research agreement to develop COVID-19 vaccine

Kansas State University has signed a new preclinical research and option agreement with Tonix Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to develop a vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19. The inventor of the technology, Waithaka Mwangi, professor of diagnostic pathobiology in the… more