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KU Med Testing Hydroxychloroquine

The University of Kansas Medical Center will participate in a nationwide clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a drug that is said to reduce the symptoms of COVID-19. The hospital's hope is to prevent COVID-19… more

Shook Creates National COVID-19 Info. Map

Kansas City-based law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon has created a national map that has state and city information about their various COVID-19 restrictions and policies, including employer resources. "We were hearing from clients, who need to make important decisions… more

IRS Launches Stimulus Check Status Site

U.S. residents now have a resource from the Internal Revenue Service where they can track the status of their stimulus checks. Titled Get My Payment, it shows when people would receive payments of up to $1,200 for individuals, $2,400 for… more

Stimulus Check Would Cover Most KC Mortgages

More than half of Kansas City-area homeowners would be able to make a monthly mortgage payment and and cover their utilities with a $1,200 stimulus check, while a vast majority could make those expenditures with two checks totaling $2,400. Kansas… more

WHO Leader: COVID-19 Dwarfs 2009 Flu

The COVID-19 pandemic is 10 times deadlier than the flu pandemic of 2009, according to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, general director of the World Health Organization. "We know that early case-finding, testing, isolating caring for every case and tracing every contact… more

Farmers Feeling Pandemic Pain, MU Professor Says

The apparent disconnect between plummeting prices for farmers and soaring grocery demand from consumers is likely to be with us for a while as the nation continues to address the COVID-19 pandemic. That's the assessment of Scott Brown, an associate… more

Q&A With … Kate O’Hara Gasper, LathropGPM

Kate O’Hara Gasper of Lathrop GPM represents clients in litigation and arbitration involving breach of contract, business torts, covenants not to compete, intellectual property, professional liability and insurance coverage. Q: The nation has seen a historic increase in layoffs over… more

Ferrellgas Raising $700 Million Via Notes

Coming off a year when revenues fell 18.75 percent, Ferrellgas, L.P. has announced two offers for a combined $700 million in senior secured first-lien notes that will earn 10 percent through their 2025 maturation dates. Last week, the nation's second-largest… more

A Death Punch for WeWork?

Office co-working company WeWork has some very prominent spaces in Downtown Kansas City. It has a location in the Crossroads' Corrigan Station development and recently took 101,000 square feet in what is now known as the Lightwell Building, at 1100… more

Analysts: AMC Near Bankruptcy

Analysts are saying that Leawood-based AMC Theatres is close to facing bankruptcy, though the company has not released a statement confirming that is the case. Last month, the company said it would close all of its 1,000 cinemas in the… more