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Mask order extended in North Kansas City into 2021

On Friday, North Kansas City announced it is extending its current mask order into January 2021. The decision followed a similar announcement made by Kansas City, Mo. the week prior on Aug. 13. The extended mask order for North Kansas… more

July home sales record highest level in 14 years

Zillow – July home sales numbers continued the stellar pace set in June, skyrocketing to their highest monthly total since 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors. The housing market has been a true bright spot for the economy… more

Kansas labor report for July 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (Kansas Department of Labor) – Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7.2… more

Enterprise Financial Services Corp to acquire Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings

ST. LOUIS, MO. and SAN DIEGO, CA. (Enterprise Bank & Trust) — Enterprise Financial Services Corp (Nasdaq: EFSC) (the “Company,” “EFSC,” “Enterprise,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), the holding company of Enterprise Bank & Trust (“EB&T”), and Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings… more

Coping with COVID: U.S. COVID-19 deaths expected to show a drop next week

Encouraging news comes from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who said that mitigation measures toward the spread of COVID-19 have a delayed effect which could be seen starting next week. "It is important to… more

UPS purchases more space at KCI airport

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (41 KSHB)— The United Parcel Service purchased more space at the Kansas City International airport to increase its package sorting capacity, the Kansas City Aviation Department announced Thursday. Along with the space expansion, UPS also signed a… more

SBA offers disaster assistance to Missouri businesses, residents

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Missouri businesses and residents affected by severe storms, flooding and flash flooding that occurred July 19-20, 2020, announced Administrator Jovita Carranza of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own… more

August Rural Mainstreet Index

OMAHA, Neb. (Aug. 20, 2020) – The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) increased slightly to a weak level from July’s frail reading. According to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on… more

Airbnb announces global ban on parties, events at listings starting Friday

A Thursday news release from Airbnb announced a global ban on all parties and events at Airbnb listings, including a cap on occupancy at 16 people. The ban is set to start Friday, Aug. 21, and will apply to all… more

July 2020 Missouri jobs report

Missouri Economic and Research Information Center – The Missouri labor market continued to recover in July 2020, following major job losses due to COVID-19 shutdowns earlier in the year. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 52,200 jobs over the month. Over-the… more