Missouri


SBA announces new director for Kansas City district office

Raised in Kansas City, Michael Barrera has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration to return to his hometown to serve as district director for the Kansas City District SBA office, effective Feb. 18, 2021. The Kansas City district… more

Coping with COVID: Select Mo., Kan. counties show no new cases for first time since spring

According to a daily updated COVID-19 tracking project by The New York Times, Missouri has five counties with no reported new cases as of Tuesday, Feb. 16. Until this week, every one of the Show-Me state's 114 counties had been… more

New tenant to fill old KC Water Department building this spring

The recent makeover of a historic River Market building - formerly a city building - has scored a tenant. River Bluff Brewing is set to move in this May and attract more life to the area. Originally built in 1905,… more

Construction of new KCI single terminal nears halfway mark

Almost two years ago, in March 2019, construction began at Kansas City International Airport with the demolition of old Terminal A to make way for the new single terminal that will open in March 2023. As construction work nears the… more

Ford halts production at Kansas City Assembly Plant once again

Originally scheduled to resume full production on Feb. 15, Ford Motor Co. announced it will continued reduced production at its Kansas City Assembly Plant, this time due to severe winter weather. The announcement from Ford confirmed that it had canceled… more

Major renovation, new construction in the plans for $161.9 million Troost Village project

Brought together by a development partner ship between Olathe-based Compass Resources and Kansas City, Mo.-based Pendulum Studio, plans are coming together for the four-phase Troost Avenue project known as Troost Village. Plans include renovation of number buildings as well as… more

Coping with COVID: Mo. cancels mass vaccination events across state due to bitter-cold forecast

Missouri’s COVID-19 mass vaccination events scheduled for this week have been canceled due to severe winter conditions. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s office late Monday afternoon said that all mass vaccination events through Feb. 19 have been canceled if they involved… more

Ameren Missouri one of few with no scheduled outages for customers during record-low temps

A large area across western Missouri spreading across state lines is experiencing power interruption - much of it intentional - from electric utility companies. Electric energy providers such as Evergy, Independence Power & Light and more have began rolling power… more

Business Conditions Index drops in Mo., rises in Kan.

The Kansas Business Conditions Index for January rose to 62.0 from 55.3 in December. Components of the leading economic indicator from the monthly survey of supply managers were new orders at 72.8, production or sales at 81.3, delivery lead time… more

Missouri-based Centene to cut work force by 6 percent

A Missouri-based health insurance giant, Centene Corp., will soon be cutting thousands of jobs. According to Centene CEO Michael Neidorff, around 3,000 positions will be eliminated as well as another 1,500 open positions, representing about 6 percent of its workforce.… more