Kansas


Ferrellgas files prepackaged bankruptcy plan

Ferrellgas Partners LP, a holding company of Ferrellgas LP, has filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Headquartered on the Kansas side of the metro, the prepackaged bankruptcy plan will help… more

December job losses attributed to drop in restaurant positions

The economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, all of which can be attributed to a plunge in restaurant employment of 372,000. Other sectors highly sensitive to the pandemic, such as hotels and recreation, also lost jobs. The resurgence of COVID-19… more

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Bankrupt NPC finalizes deal to sale assets to Flynn, Wendy’s

NPC International Inc. wrapped up fruitful mediations, leading to separate asset purchase agreements with San Francisco-based Flynn Restaurant Group and Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's International LLC. Leawood-based NPC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July, had hoped to sell roughly 900… more

Coping with COVID: Residents 65 and up made earlier priority in Kansas for COVID-19 vaccine

Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved people aged 65 and older into the next group to receive the shots. Kasnas Gov. Laura… more

Nursing homes get COVID-19 vaccine through national program

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) issued a statement Wednesday reported positive progress in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine at long-term care homes and facilities across the U.S. through the pharmacy partership program.… more

Expanded partnership to deliver new digital program to Blue KC individual, ACA members

Kansas City-based not-for-profit health insurer Blue KC has announced an expanded partnership with HealthMine, a technology-enabled member engagement and rewards company. As Blue KC begins its re-entrance into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market in 2021, the expansion will help to… more

Insurance Insights with Claude Thau

A 2019 Harvard report opens “American companies are facing a caregiving crisis—they just refuse to acknowledge it.”1  Various studies indicate that 75%-80% of employees providing care for adults say caregiving has a negative impact on their job performance.1,2 About 20%… more

Kansas December tax collections up $64.5M

Kansas’ December total tax collections continues the state’s trend of outperforming the estimate, and outperforming the previous, December.  Total tax collections were up $64.5 million, or 9.1%, for the month with $770.2 million collected.  That is a $13.6 million, or… more

KCK manufacturer acquired by Fortune 500 company

Locally-headquartered protective coating manufacturer VersaFlex has been acquired by Pittsburgh, Pa.-based PPG Industries Inc. DalFort Capital Partners, owner VersaFlex, made a definitive agreement with PPG. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. VersaFlex is based in Kansas City, Kan.… more