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Governor Laura Kelly today announced her intent to once again submit an executive reorganization order (ERO) to the Kansas Legislature creating the Kansas Department of Human Services (KDHS). The new agency will include the current programs at the Department for…
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A sell of its employee benefits division has taken a load off Overland Park-based Creative Planning, however the company quickly turned and acquired all of Creative Planning Property & Casualty LLC. The employee benefits division sold to USI Insurance Services for…
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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…
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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…
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The 21st Century Business Forum is a FREE webcast presented on the second Wednesday of each month. Best-selling author Jon Gordon will interview entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, coaches, and thought leaders as they share their insights, ideas, and experiences of success as well as lessons learned. The first…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A real-estate investment trust based in Massachusetts says it has acquired a 645,000 square-foot warehouse in Olathe, currently home to the Excelligence school supply distribution center, for $44 million, in a building adjacent to the Coleman Co. distribution center on…
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