Jackson County
One of the Kansas City area’s top public companies experienced a record boost in annual earnings during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. Garmin Ltd. total revenue climbed to an impressive high near $4.2 billion by the end of 2020, an 11…
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The acquisition of Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. in late 2020 is beginning to have a clearer impact after a Tuesday announcement confirmed the company will not be moving into a downtown Kansas City building intended to serve as Waddell’s…
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The third and latest COVID-19 vaccine to gain FDA approval is rolling out across the U.S. this week, the first doses expected to arrive in Kansas City tomorrow on Wednesday, March 2. Kansas City will receive 10,000 doses of the…
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Just two short months after launching a retirement calculation tool on its site, Leawood-based Blooom reports it has gained $1 billion in new assets. Founded in 2013, Blooom is an online Registered Investment Adviser that manages individual participant accounts and…
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This week, Overland Park-based insurance services company, SelectQuote Inc., has made a secondary offering from three of its shareholders as well as the company’s top private equity backer, Connecticut-based Brookside Equity Partners LLC. The secondary offering aims to sell 10.6…
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A new partnership in the Kansas City metro is delivering higher education opportunities to hundreds of local business men and women in the area workforce. Columbia College and the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce have launched an innovative partnership designed…
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A lawsuit between American commercial real estate company WeWork and multinational conglomerate holding company SoftBank Group Corp. has been put to rest after the two reached a settlement on Friday. WeWork provides flexible shared workspaces for technology startups and services…
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Another big drop in the number of COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System today. Sixteen people with the active virus are being treated, down from 23 Friday. Of those patients, five are in the ICU, down from…
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Wyandotte, Johnson, and Jackson counties are removing closing time restrictions for bars, restaurants, and taverns. Both the Unified Government Public Health Department and the Jackson County Health Department issued new health orders reflecting this change. Johnson County amended an existing health order.…
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Within the next 120 days or less, a new ordinance approved by the full Kansas City Council on Thursday will limit the amount of incentives for area developers as well as the maximum term for property tax abatements. A unanimous…
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