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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

U.S. new export orders show promising growth in November

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew again in November, with the overall economy notching a seventh consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in today’s Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business. ISM’s New Export Orders… more

Coping with COVID: Vaccination cards to be used to keep track of individual COVID-19 shot records

Soon-to-be-released COVID-19 vaccination kits with vaccination cards will be used to keep track of COVID-19 shots,. The U.S. Department of Defense released images of the kits on Wednesday, which will be distributed through Operation Warp Speed. "Everyone will be issued… more

Some regional hospitals experience continued strain

Rising COVID-19 case counts and an upward creeping death count in Missouri have had a domino effect on hospitals in the region. The rate for hospitalizations to cases in the Kansas City region sits at 17.3 percent, according to the… more

Saint Luke’s to close another location by end of year

Yet another announcement of a facility closure comes from Saint Luke's, the Kansas City-headquartered health system revealing that it will be closing the Saint Luke’s South Radiation Therapy Center in Overland Park, Kan. at the end of this month. The… more