Clay County

Furloughs, Exec Pay Cuts at Children’s Mercy

Children's Mercy Kansas City is furloughing 575 employees for 60 days and executives are taking pay cuts as a result of business loss from COVID-19. The pediatric health system is losing about $1 million in revenue per day, as surgeries… more

North Kansas City Amends Stay-At-Home Order to May 3

North Kansas City officials have amended stay-at-home orders in the city and have pushed the date back from May 15 to May 3, following  similar move by Clay County earlier in the week. North Kansas City Mayor Don Stielow moved… more

Clay County Amends Stay-At-Home Order to May 3

Clay County has rolled back its stay-at-home order from May 15 to May 3, despite Kansas City, Mo., and surrounding counties sticking with the original date. A county order said: stay-at-home measures "have demonstrated having a measurable impact on reducing… more

March Traffic at KCI Cut in Half

Year-over-year passenger traffic in March was down 52.8 percent, according to the KC Aviation Department, as 480,690 passengers arrived and departed from the facility during the month. Passenger boardings dropped 55.2 percent, to 227,860, while year-to-date boardings fell 21.4 percent.… more

StorageMart Buys Go Storage in Downtown KC

StorageMart, based in Columbia, Mo., added more than 310 climate-controlled storage units to its portfolio with the purchase of Go Storage in Downtown Kansas City, which totals 21,720 square feet. Recently renovated with a new elevator was installed, the facility… more

Q&A With … Conner Beese, Copaken Brooks

Conner Beese is a broker at Copaken Brooks who specializes in the office market. He talked about how leasing has changed in the COVID-19 era. Q: Are there deals going on right now, and if so, what kinds of tenants… more

Peoples Bank Buying Triumph Premium Finance

Kansas City-based Triumph Premium Finance, which provides financial services for customers to purchase property and casualty insurance products through a network of independent insurance agency customers across the country, is being acquired by Peoples Bank, based in Ohio. Triumph recorded… more

UMKC Facing Major Budget Cuts

The University of Missouri System is facing a $180-million budget shortfall, and the University of Missouri - Kansas City is not immune to the problem. Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal reportedly sent an e-mail to staff and faculty asking all administrative… more

Facebook Creates Map That Tracks COVID-19 by County

Facebook, in a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, has launched a COVID-19 heat map that tracks the virus by county around the country.  Viewing it on a local basis, one can zero in on particular counties in the Kansas City… more

Greater KC, Wyandotte County United Ways Merging

The United Way of Greater Kansas City and the United Way of Wyandotte County are set to merge. The boards of both organizations have decided to combine on July 1 after studying the measure for a year. The United Way… more