Missouri

Median sales price for Missouri homes rises 18.3 percent in Feb.

Missouri REALTORS has released its monthly statistics report highlighting the Missouri real estate market for the month of February 2021. In the month of February, 5,430 homes sold in Missouri. The total sales volume topped $1.3 billion, and homes sold… more

U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest count since onset of COVID-19

First-time claims for unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell sharply last week amid signs that hiring has picked up in the U.S. economy, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Claims totaled 684,000 for the week ended March 20, the first time the number… more

Developer to turn new Parkville offices into multifamily living

A change of plans is taking shape for office property owned by Kansas City architecture, development and construction firm, Foutch Brothers LLC. Prior to COVID-19, the firm had secured a few tenants for its new office space, Six at Park,… more

KC company buys Canadian electric truck maker

A business combination deal months in the making is approaching final approval after review from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Kansas City-based special-purpose acquisition company, Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., first revealed its intent to combine with Canadian… more

U.S. nursing homes release reform agenda due to COVID

A new reform agenda from the American Health Care Association has been released called the Care For Our Seniors Act. The agenda sets out to address systemic issues facing long term care sector and to learn from ongoing an COVID-19.… more

MU Health begins construction of $242M mid-Missouri facility

University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia has begun construction of its $242 million women's and children's pavilion. Construction of the pavilion at its main campus in Columbia began March 22; it's expected to open the summer of 2024. The… more

Overland Park-based Compass Minerals to sell plant nutrition business for $418M

In a deal valued around $418 million, Overland Park headquartered mineral producer, Compass Minerals International Inc., announced it will its South America specialty plant nutrition business to ICL Group subsidiary, ICL Brasil Ltda. ICL Brasil Ltda. has signed a definitive… more

Whataburger sets fall 2021 opening for KC area locations

The first of four Whataburger locations will be opening this fall in the Kansas City area. The burger chain announced they will be opening the four different locations and hiring 700 positions locally. New locations include one in Lee’s Summit,… more

Missouri establishes Show Me Strong task force for businesses

This week, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed Executive Order 21-06 establishing the Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force.  The purpose of the Show Me Strong Task Force is to study and develop recommendations on ways to support small businesses, including… more

Coping with COVID: Weekly death toll recedes

Data from Worldometer notes that this week on Tuesday, March 23 was the first time since Nov. 5, 2020 that the nation’s seven-day rolling average for new daily deaths fell below 1,000. According to data tracked since mid-March of 2020,… more