Kansas

Kansas communities receive $5M in infrastructure funding

Governor Laura Kelly has announced that over $5 million has been given to communities chosen to get Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program grants. Governor Laura Kelly says she and Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz have announced the recipients… more

Congress finalizes $900B economic relief package

Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations. The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600… more

Black & Veatch to sell Water Europe, Water Asia businesses to overseas environmental consultancy

A deal that will see the transfer of Black & Veatch’s Water Europe and Water Asia businesses is expected to close over the next several weeks. Overland Park-based Black & Veatch announced it is in the process of finalizing a… more

KU Health reports fewer active COVID-19 patients on Friday

There has been a drop in the number of active COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System, according to a Friday morning media briefing held by the hospital’s medical officials. Seventy-eight people with the active virus are hospitalized,… more

Kansas unemployment hikes up, displays first rise in months

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 5.6 percent in November. This was an increase… more

Construction begins at Turner Logistics Center for metro manufacturer

Construction work has begun on a new warehouse for the first announced tenant to land operations within the Turner Logistics Center in Kansas City, Kan. NorthPoint Development broke ground earlier this month on a facility for Kansas City, Kan.-based Plastic… more

Coping with COVID: Rapid at-home COVID-19 test approved by FDA, no prescription required

A U.S Food and Drug Administration-approved rapid COVID-19 home test can send results back within 20 minutes. Australia-based company Ellume developed the test, which may hit store shelves soon. Consumers will be able to buy the take-home test over the… more

Report explores insurance climate in post-COVID world

Just two short weeks left in December and the rest of the year still leave questions regarding what the impact of COVID-19 will have on businesses and individuals in a (hopefully) post-COVID 2021. A newly released 2021 Insurance Industry Outlook… more

Rural Mainstreet Index shows majority of bankers expect decline in 2020 holiday sales

Compared to 2019, bankers expect 2020 retail sales to be down by 3.1 percent, according a Rural Mainstreet Index survey sent out to bank CEOs. The survey concluded that around 54.8 percent of bankers anticipate a reduction from 2019, while… more

Federal Reserve makes CRA asset-size threshold adjustments

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define small bank and intermediate small bank under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.… more