Regional News
Statistics associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the two-state region paint a mixed story of progress and decline for the month of November. There’s no question that, in Missouri, the virus staged a comeback from its Delta-variant lows recorded just…
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A site once grounds of the Olathe Public Library Indian Creek branch is in the process of being demolished. With this month’s completion of financing for the 318-unit apartment project and demolition of the existing structure underway, Block Real Estate…
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EML Payments, an Australia-based fintech company, has plans to move it's North American headquarters across state lines into Overland Park by April 2022. The company signed a lease for 11,773 square feet of space on the Aspiria campus, previously the…
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Pandemic-era house price growth in the United States galloped to the fastest pace ever recorded in the summer, but this pace slowed a little in the latest report. In September, the CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City House Price Index rose three times…
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Q: We’ve heard a lot about the supply-chain problems this year, especially as they relate to the construction sector. Is there concern about materials availability becoming even more restricted as we head toward 2022? A: The supply chain, globally, continues…
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Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday appointed a former Topeka hospital executive as the new secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Janet Stanek has most recently been director of the state employee health benefits program. She replaces Dr.…
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On Monday, Nov. 29, a federal judge blocked a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers from the Biden administration. The judge's ruling exempts health workers from receiving the vaccine in 10 states including Missouri and Kansas. The ruling was made…
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Armed with a $600,000 grant from a private trust, Metropolitan Community College will relocate its work-force training programs, with a goal of making them more accessible to students in the urban core. The programs currently are housed at the college’s…
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[caption id="attachment_35763" align="alignleft" width="282"] Image courtesy of Kansas State University[/caption] Heading into his final month as president of Kansas State University, Gen. Richard Myers is scheduled to lead a presentation this week when the university announces its Economic Prosperity Plan.…
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In a 2021 Special Session this past Tuesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a COVID-19 vaccine-related bill into law. House Bill No. 2001 as amended, “would create law related to employer COVID-19 vaccine requirements and exemptions and related eligibility for…
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