Kansas


New order establishes Kansas workforce improvement council

On Monday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 21-08, establishing the Advantage Kansas Coordinating Council (AKCC). The council was created to improve Kansas’s workforce and is comprised of education and business leaders across the state. The AKCC will align… more

Leawood-based AMC opens 98 percent of U.S. locations

About a year ago, COVID-19 forced Leawood-based AMC Theaters to close all its locations nationwide. As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, operations began to kick up again and patrons return. On Friday, March 19, 98 percent of AMC locations… more

Tax deadline pushed back for second year, extended to May

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to delay this year's tax filing deadline to mid-May, a similar move made in 2020 when the deadline was extended to July. Additional time is being given to allow filers more time to navigate tax… more

In a Nutshell: Cracks in the Economy

At the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting held recently, committee members announced that they would leave key interest rates and quantitative easing unchanged. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell later said that the economic outlook remained “highly uncertain” and would depend… more

In a Nutshell: With Money Supply Exploding, Is Inflation Looming?

Ed Yardeni (a Wall Street economist) pointed out last week that the USA’s money supply has exploded and “M2 Is Off the Charts”!  M1 (money in circulation) is up $2,943 billion (+74%) and M2 (M1 plus savings deposits in banks)… more

Overland Park noted among Top 5 best U.S. cities to live in

Niche has released its 2021 Best Places to Live rankings, and Overland Park has puts its stamp all over the rankings. In the "Best Cities to Live" category, the suburban Kansas City community ranked fourth out of the 231 cities… more

Rezoning measures pass for KC-area NorthPoint logistics center

Several large warehouses many soon be in the works in Edgerton, Kan. A lengthy city council meeting resulted in property now zoned as industrial as part of Phase 2 of the larger NorthPoint Development. Neighbors of the properties proposed for… more

$65M bridge project along westbound 1-70 complete

After a year's delay, the completion of the $65 million reconstruction of the Lewis and Clark Viaduct that links Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. was celebrated Monday. The work, which closed down westbound traffic on Interstate 70 over… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas to combine, begin phases 3 and 4 of COVID-19 vaccinations next week

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the state will combine phases 3 and 4 of its vaccination plan, which now includes people aged 16 through 64 with medical conditions like cancer, diabetes and pregnancy as well as non-health care workers in a… more

B2B payment company MSTS rebrands with name change

MSTS, a business-to-business credit solutions provider, rebranded itself after 43 years, taking on the name TreviPay. TreviPay CEO Brandon Spear said the rebrand was designed to better reflect what the Overland Park-based company does today. Founded in 1978, MSTS originally… more