Missouri


KC area Ford, GM plants cut production once again amid continuing chip shortage

The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter. The shutdowns likely will affect dealer inventory of vehicles made at the… more

Financial-Literacy Site to Promote Urban Business

Pathway Financial Education, born of a vision to improve business-education skills and financial literacy in a part of the city where they are needed most, became a reality this morning. With a cadre of dignitaries on hand at 18th and… more

Coping with COVID: Seven-day rolling average for COVID-19 deaths mark new low in Missouri, Kansas

Daily deaths are trending downward in the region for Missouri and Kansas, according to daily reporting from Worldometer. The reference website provides counters and real-time statistics on topics including COVID-19, which it has been tracking since the virus’ introduction in… more

Liberty Logistics Center adds growing Kansas City tenant

One of The Scarbrough Group's business units will start operations this summer at a new industrial facility in Liberty. Scarbrough Warehousing announced it will move into 226,000 Class A square feet within Liberty Logistics Center, a 62.42-acre industrial park at… more

Kansas City in running to land AssuredPartners’ headquarters

Kansas City could potentially land the headquarters of Florida insurance company, AssuredPartners. AssuredPartners is an operator of a mid-market insurance brokerage firm. The company offers property and casualty insurance as well as employee benefits brokerage services. The company is seeking… more

Amazon to open additional center in KC metro, bring jobs

Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a new delivery center in a vacant former Haldex Brake Products Corp. building in Blue Springs. The e-commerce titan anticipates full operations will begin late this year at the facility, located at 2400 NE Coronado… more

AMC investor sells controlling stake, $220M in stock

AMC investor Wanda America Entertainment Inc., a unit of Chinese company Wanda Group, gave up its controlling stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. Stock sales totaled over $220 million. Wanda America Entertainment Inc., a unit of Chinese company Wanda Group,… more

SBA opens economic relief grant application for venues

On Thursday, the U.S. Small Business Administration opened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal. The SVOG program was appropriated more than $16.2 billion for grants. Those eligible for grant funding include operators of live venues, live performing arts… more

In a Nutshell: Getting Back to the Fundamentals

Most February economic data, released in March, was weaker than expected, probably because economists were more focused on stimulus checks than the weather. But considering how much of the country was affected by extreme cold and storms in February there’s… more

Kansas City labor market conditions chart suggests increased activity, momentum through March

The Kansas City Fed Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) suggest the level of activity increased modestly in March while momentum accelerated sharply. The level of activity indicator increased by 0.06 in March from −0.25 to −0.19. Meanwhile, the momentum indicator… more