COVID-19
The University of Missouri - Kansas City is planning for students to physically return to campus in the fall and also said that layoff notices to staff would start going out on May 1. The move, announced during a virtual…
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With regional municipalities preparing to take the first steps toward lifting restrictions on business and social activity, officials at the University of Kansas Health System say they’ll be doing likewise on the medical front as early as this week. Speaking…
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Two of the biggest retail trade organizations are calling on governors to have a "mutually agreed upon blueprint" for reopening stores. The National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association are asking for states to follow CDC guidelines and…
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Yet another economic report provided grim news in the wake of COVID-19's spread. The University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment has come in at 71.8 for the month, down 26.1 percent year over year and 19.4 percent month over…
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Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against The Cincinnati Insurance Company that alleges a breach of contract stemming from its refusal to pay property insurance claims related to COVID-19. The law firm is representing Lenexa-based Promotional…
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Heading into the final full week of stay-at-home directives from the state and from local governments in Kansas, physicians at the University of Kansas Hospital said today that public efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic here had…
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Some of the nation's largest auto insurers are giving consumers a break since they aren't driving nearly as much during the COVID-19. Collectively, they are reportedly giving $7 billion in refunds and credits through May, including State Farm, which is…
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Just over 92 percent of Kansas City, Kan., residents will be receiving, or have received, stimulus checks, making it the ninth-highest municipal rate in the country. In addition to the individual residents, just under 97 percent of households in Kansas…
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Kiley Sidman is the Kansas City market director of Chase Consumer and Community Banking, as the chain expands through the metro area. Q: How has daily business changed at your branches since the COVID-19 outbreak? A: As you can imagine,…
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's month manufacturing survey examining the region had its lowest reading in its history since launching in 1994. “Regional factory activity continued to decline in April, with our composite index falling to the lowest…
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