Regional News


Missouri granted over $11M for affordable, public housing

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of $10,536,095 million to the State of Missouri through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF) for affordable housing. In total, HUD awarded nearly $700 million nationwide.… more

Olathe-based Terracon buys Texas environmental company

Terracon Consultants Inc. announced  its acquisition of a Midland, Tex. company, Sport Environmental Services LLC. Sport Environmental is Terracon’s second acquisition this year, joining GET Solutions Inc. of Virginia, and is its 14th acquisition since 2017. Terracon has offices in… more

Kansas bill requires schools to offer in-person learning option

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week requiring all unified school districts to provide the option for full-time in-person learning. According to Kelly's office, every school in the state has already returned to offering an in-person option due… more

Hub International acquires KC Insurance Group

Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based full-service global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of KC Insurance Group LLP. The Overland Park-based independent insurance agency specializes in personal lines of insurance, including auto, home, renters, boat, motorcycle and umbrella insurance. According… more

Amtrak to resume full route service through Kansas City

Full Amtrak services in the region will soon resume after an interruption that began in October 2020. Daily service across Kansas will resume May 31 through the assistance of renewed federal funding. In October, service on the Southwest Chief route… more

Legacy Restaurant Group buys local NPC Wendy’s locations

Legacy Restaurant Group in Overland Park has acquired 35 Kansas City-area Wendy’s restaurants from Leawood-based NPC International Inc. The acquisition more than triples Legacy Restaurant Group’s (LRG) location count, bringing the total to 51 restaurants in Kansas and Missouri. Financial… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri to not issue COVID-19 vaccine passport requirement for travelers

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he won’t require vaccine passports for travelers in the state, but is comfortable with private companies adopting them. Vaccine passports, also known as health certificates or travel passes, are documents that show a traveler has… more

AMC discusses selling up to 500M additional shares

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. is exploring using a possible equity issuance to pare debt obligations or overdue rent. If shareholders authorize the issuance of up to 500 million additional shares, as AMC has proposed, the company would consider using proceeds… more

DFA 2020 sales up $2B from previous year

Kansas City’s largest private company, Dairy Famers of America (DFA), emerged from a difficult 2020 even larger. DFA reported an increase in sales and profits for the previous year, according to a news release on its website.  Dairy Farmers of… more

Coping with COVID: KU Health reports steady number of COVID-19 patients ahead of weekend

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