Missouri
With help from federal funding, Missouri will be able to further help businesses and entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19. On Friday, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.8 million in…
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Missouri and Kansas are beginning to see a slowdown of COVID-19’s impact after new data over the weekend shows no new deaths in Missouri from Sunday to Monday and only one new death in Kansas over the same time period.…
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Original plans for the Grain Belt Express energy transmission line have changed following a battle to gain approval from Missouri and Illinois. As part of the original proposal, transmission line would run from Kansas to Indiana, however critics hoping to…
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A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this summer has led to a Tuesday filing for NPC International, which now seeks court approval to sell all of its Wendy’s and Pizza Hut assets. Between the two fast food chains, Leawood-based NPC…
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Beginning Friday, Missouri will be imposing stricter laws for violent crime cases involving use of a deadly weapon. New law aimed at reducing violent crime in Missouri with mandatory prison sentences and increased penalties comes in under Senate Bill 600,…
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On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released a statement that the federal bank regulatory agencies finalized three rules. Each rule is said to be either identical or very similar to interim final rules currently in…
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Q: Has the election season started to impact bank lending or borrower inquiries? A: There has been no visible effect at this point, although anything that contributes to a feeling of uncertainty will undoubtedly cause some borrowers to put off…
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Following two decades at Cerner Corporation, John Gresham has taken a new role as COO at ValueHealth. The announcement was made by ValueHealth President Don Bisbee Thursday, who said Gresham will focus on the expansion of ValueHealth's consumer strategies along…
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Terry Bassham, president, CEO and a director at Evergy, has decided to retire his positions at the company. Bassham’s decision shortly proceeds the creation and launch of a five-year Sustainability Transformation Plan released this summer. Bassham informed the Board of…
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Unemployment has continued to show a decrease week-over-week, the number of people seeking unemployment insurance making a notable drop last week. In the week ending Aug. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims made a 98,000 drop from…
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