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Major League Baseball will play full season, start on time

Major League Baseball announced on Feb. 1 that the season will start on time, and a limited number of fans will be allowed in the stands for games starting at Spring Training.  Anyone going to a game this upcoming season… more

NPC receives court approval to proceed with Chapter 11

NPC International, Inc. announced it has achieved approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on its Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan. The Plan is supported by the Leawood, Kan.-based company’s key stakeholders, among others.… more

Restrictions remain in JoCo with two-month extension

In a 5-2 vote by the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, certain COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place in the county for at least the next two months. The board's vote moves the expiration of a public… more

Kansas labor department selects new secretary

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Amber Shultz of Lawrence, Kan. as the state's new Secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL). Shultz will serve in an acting capacity until the Kansas Senate confirms her as the new head of the… more

SBA applies extension to 8(a) business development program

The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted an extension to select 8(a) Program participants due to COVID-19 challenges, allowing eligible applicants to elect a one-year program extension in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. The 8(a) program helps these firms… more

Overland Park OneDigital adds $7B in assets with acquisition

OneDigital Retirement + Wealth in Overland Park, Kan., one part of the whole that makes up OneDigital Investment Advisors in Atlanta, Ga., has gained new strength through the company’s latest acquisition of Fulcrum Partners. The acquisition has added roughly $7… more

In a Nutshell

We now have a new, much more liberal president. One of his first actions was to propose an additional $1.9 trillion stimulus package that includes $1,400 per-person direct payments to most households, a $400 per week unemployment insurance supplement through… more

Weekly jobless claims fall below expected totals

In the week ending January 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 847,000, a decrease of 67,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 14,000 from 900,000 to 914,000. The… more

Kansas unemployment system to temporarily close, add new security to combat fraud

The Kansas Department of Labor will launch a new identity theft system on Saturday, according to a Wednesday news release from the department. “Since the start of the pandemic, the Kansas Department of Labor has been fighting two battles –… more

Coping with COVID: Seven-day moving average of daily new cases on a downturn in Kan., Mo.

The bi-state region is beginning to show recovery in terms of daily new cases. Over the last two weeks, Kansas has shown a steady decline in the seven-day moving average of daily new COVID-19 cases. As of Thursday, Kansas showed… more