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Coping with COVID: Final trials show AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe with 70 percent efficacy

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was 70 percent effective at preventing infection from the virus in more than 11,000 participants in late-stage international trials, according to results published Dec. 8 in The Lancet.  The vaccine was only about 60 percent effective among people… more

Home builders rush to keep up with buyers as demand soars

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Olathe-based Terracon expands services with acquisition

Olathe-based Terracon Consultants Inc. acquired a Williamsburg, Va., company with 15 employees that will expand the engineering firm's reach in Virginia and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. TAM Consultants Inc., which also has offices in Newport News and Richmond, Va., offers… more

Evergy names new CEO

Kansas City-based Evergy Inc. has announced David Campbell as the company's new CEO, president and director. Campbell will replace current CEO Terry Bassham in January 2021, who announced plans to retire in August 2020. The board voted unanimously to bring… more

Kansas pushes for approval of additional stimulus legislation

The Kansas Governor’s Council on Tax Reform has joined Governor Laura Kelly along with small businesses and other individuals in asking Congress to support enactment of another round of federal stimulus legislation. Government officials are seeking federal funding it says… more

Coping with COVID: National data map shows new COVID-19 cases in Missouri, Kansas on the decline

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Total weekly bankruptcy filings hit 15-year low

Of the many economic surprises to come out of 2020, a positive report has recently popped up concerning bankruptcy filings. According to a Weekly Bankruptcy Analysis report by the American Bankruptcy Institute, total bankruptcy filings were down by 44.5 percent for… more

National jobless claims drop following two-week rise

In the week ending November 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 712,000, a decrease of 75,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 9,000 from 778,000 to 787,000. The… more

U.S. new export orders show promising growth in November

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew again in November, with the overall economy notching a seventh consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in today’s Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business. ISM’s New Export Orders… more

Coping with COVID: Vaccination cards to be used to keep track of individual COVID-19 shot records

Soon-to-be-released COVID-19 vaccination kits with vaccination cards will be used to keep track of COVID-19 shots,. The U.S. Department of Defense released images of the kits on Wednesday, which will be distributed through Operation Warp Speed. "Everyone will be issued… more