Kansas

Olathe-based Terracon expands services with acquisition

Olathe-based Terracon Consultants Inc. acquired a Williamsburg, Va., company with 15 employees that will expand the engineering firm's reach in Virginia and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. TAM Consultants Inc., which also has offices in Newport News and Richmond, Va., offers… more

Coping with COVID: Slight drop in active COVID-19 patients at KU Health reverses, ticks back up

After a few days of declines, the number of active COVID-19 patients being treated at The University of Kansas Health System is back up today. Ninety-four people with the active virus are hospitalized, up from 82 yesterday. Fifty-two patients are… more

Grocery, meatpacking workers receive Kansas vaccine priority

Kansas laborers in the grocery and meatpacking plant areas of the food industry are second up to receive the COVID-19, according to a Friday announcement from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. The decision arrives shortly after the announcement that healthcare workers… more

KCK school board delays in-person classes until April

In-person classes have been delayed once again for K-12 students in the Kansas City, Kan. Public School district. The district school board voted last week, opting to continue remote learning and push back a return to classrooms until April 2021. According… more

Kansas pushes for approval of additional stimulus legislation

The Kansas Governor’s Council on Tax Reform has joined Governor Laura Kelly along with small businesses and other individuals in asking Congress to support enactment of another round of federal stimulus legislation. Government officials are seeking federal funding it says… more

Coping with COVID: National data map shows new COVID-19 cases in Missouri, Kansas on the decline

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Two metro orthopaedic operations to merge

Two pinnacle orthopaedic organizations located in the Kansas City metro will soon merge, effective March 1, 2021. Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Consultants (OSMC) will merge operations, each hoping that by combining resources and skills, quality of care… more

Total weekly bankruptcy filings hit 15-year low

Of the many economic surprises to come out of 2020, a positive report has recently popped up concerning bankruptcy filings. According to a Weekly Bankruptcy Analysis report by the American Bankruptcy Institute, total bankruptcy filings were down by 44.5 percent for… more

Effectiveness of Kansas tax credit program in question

From 2015-2018, the angel investor tax credit program in Kansas cost millions in forgone income tax revenue, but a post-audit could not determine if the program met its goals. The program gives investors a tax credit for investing in certain… more

National jobless claims drop following two-week rise

In the week ending November 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 712,000, a decrease of 75,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 9,000 from 778,000 to 787,000. The… more