Kansas

SelectQuote to begin hiring boost in region, nationwide

SelectQuote Inc. plans to hire thousands of associates to help its customers enroll in Medicare over the coming weeks and months. The Overland Park-based insurance company SelectQuote helps consumers compare and select insurance plans from a variety of insurers. The… more

Kansas bill requires schools to offer in-person learning option

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill this week requiring all unified school districts to provide the option for full-time in-person learning. According to Kelly's office, every school in the state has already returned to offering an in-person option due… more

DFA 2020 sales up $2B from previous year

Kansas City’s largest private company, Dairy Famers of America (DFA), emerged from a difficult 2020 even larger. DFA reported an increase in sales and profits for the previous year, according to a news release on its website.  Dairy Farmers of… more

March unemployment rate drops, new jobs on the rise

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Weekly jobless claims rise above Dow Jones estimate

In the week ending March 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 719,000, an increase of 61,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 26,000 from 684,000 to 658,000. The… more

PPP loan application deadline extended through end of May

Earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021, extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31. “Nearly 90,000 business owners are still in line, and there’s money left,” Biden said. For… more

Prime Capital adds $50M AUM with acquisition

Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) closed on a deal Thursday bringing on Arkansas-based Sphere Wealth Management. The transaction adds $50 million in assets under management (AUM) to Prime's $11.2 billion in AUM. The deal has added more than 200 families… more

In a Nutshell: Fed Optimistic, But Are Investors?

Stocks swung wildly following last week’s FOMC's highly anticipated meeting as the yield curve pulled back, steepened, then pulled back once more.  The central bank sharply upgraded its 2021 GDP growth forecast to 6.5%, the largest annual output since 1984,… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas executive order extending statewide mask policy struck down by state council

A series of executive orders signed Thursday by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly aim to encourage Kansas counties to keep COVID-19 mask mandates. Among them was an order to extend the mask mandate, although it was revoked by the Republican-controlled Legislative… more

Kansas opens vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older

While both Kansas and Missouri have been making the COVID-19 vaccine available to more residents, the former this week has expanded eligibility to all residents 16 and older. The expanded rule began Monday as part of Kansas' start to its… more