Kansas

Q&A With Tammy Peterman

Posted September 20, 2023 Q: What do you consider your organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past year? A: The intentional, thoughtful, and inclusive process for integrating Olathe Health into The University of Kansas Health System. Hundreds of… more

Forecast Estimates Show COVID Infections Rise Near March 2020 Levels

Posted September 20, 2023 COVID-19 cases are slowly creeping toward levels seen in 2020, according to wastewater surveillance and modeling by forecasters. In an update posted earlier this month, Jay Weiland, a COVID modeler, estimated that 650,000 Americans are becoming… more

Wyandotte County Grants Tax Incentives and Bonds To Homefield Development

Posted September 19, 2023 The Unified Government of Wyandotte County Board of Commissioners has approved plans for a Community Improvement District within the Homefield project and with it comes a range of new tax incentives for the development site. The… more

Bonner Springs Moderate Income Housing Receives State Aid

Posted September 19, 2023 Bonner Springs, Kansas hopes to see construction begin for new moderate income housing next year after being awarded a grant from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation. Last week, Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids announced the Kansas Housing… more

Pandemic Fraud Likely Reaches $135B Unemployment Relief

Posted September 18, 2023 The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates somewhere between $100 billion and $135 billion of unemployment insurance fraudulent activity occurred during the pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday. The amount of stoled aid would account for… more

Unemployment Claims Tick Upward For August

Posted September 18, 2023 The United States Department of Labor released its latest unemployment report which shows an increase in initial claims while Missouri reports a minor increase and Kansas remains unchanged for the month. For the week ending September… more

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Cuts U.S. Recession Chances to 15 Percent

Posted September 14, 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reports that the U.S. chances of slipping into recession are now at 15 percent, down from its previous estimates. The decreased prediction comes following a cooling in inflation in recent months, furthermore,… more

UAW Strike: GM Warns Of Possible Layoffs At KCK Manufacturer

Posted September 18, 2023 Updated September 22, 2023 General Motors says a Kansas City, Kansas auto manufacturer could experience layoffs due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, citing the shutdown of the Wentzville, Missouri plant as a critical factor.… more

Sen. Josh Hawley Proposes Bill to Combat Credit Card Interest Rates

Posted September 14, 2023 A new legislation from Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was introduced on Tuesday in an effort to cap credit card interest rates in the wake of climbing consumer credit card debt. The bill, Capping Credit Card Interest… more

Mariner Wealth Advisors Washington Acquisition Adds $300M In Assets

Posted September 13, 2023 Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors has acquired Kirkland, Wash.-based Klevens Capital Management, granting the company a larger footprint in the Pacific Northwest with $300 million in new assets to boot. Klevens Capital Management officially became a… more