Kansas
Kansas and Missouri both saw double-digit-percentage declines in small-business applications, following suit with much of the rest of the country. Missouri applications were down just under 19 percent from their five-year average so far in 2020, making it the state…
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A third round of Paycheck Protection Program funding might from the Small Business Administration might be needed soon, according to the head of the National Economic Council. “We waited a little bit too long, I thought, when the last tranche…
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About 10.3 percent of Kansas small businesses have received loans from the Paycheck Protection Plan, which might seem like a small number, but it ranks the state in the top 10 percentile of states that have gotten funding. At 8.7…
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Stormont Vail Health, in Topeka, will re-open for elective surgeries on May 4 and its clinic in Emporia is set to open on that date as well. Prior to the elective surgery, patients must be tested for COVID-19 two to…
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Splitting with Gov. Laura Kelly's reopening plan that starts on Monday, Johnson County commissioners opted to push back their stay-at-home order until May 11. The plan was extended as cases have risen in the county. “We are also keeping a…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly last night released her plan to reopen the Kansas economy in the wake of COVID-19, as the state reported 500 new cases in one day. The first phase will look much the same as things are…
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Kansas City-based law firm is seeing the highest rate of Chapter 11 bankruptcies in seven years, according to its Polsinelli-TrBK Distress Indices Report. “It’s actually quite common to not see an immediate increase in bankruptcies during an economic crisis. With…
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Leawood-based AMC Theatres, considered the country's largest cinema chain, is taking a stand against Universal Studios' decision to provide direct-to-home movies to consumers. As a result of Universal saying it would release films in that format from now on, as…
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Week-over-week mortgage applications declined 3.3 percent week-over-week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Meanwhile, refinancing declined seven percent from the prior week, according to the trade group. But despite that, purchases increased 12 percent from the prior week, MBA says.…
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Though the Missouri Pork Association (MPA) applauded President Trump's signing of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to extend funding to pork producers, problems apparently lie ahead. "Hog values have plummeted, and hog farmers are facing liquidation of their farms without…
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