Missouri

Coping with COVID: FDA authorization pending for use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on ages 12 to 15

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve the emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12-15, possibly by the end of the week. This would mean all high schoolers and even most middle schoolers would… more

Business Conditions Index grows for Missouri, Kansas

For an eleventh straight month, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region moved into growth territory.           The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, soared to its highest level… more

SafetyCulture given $1.6B valuation with new funding

SafetyCulture’s new $73 million funding round and $1.6 billion valuation only mean more growth for its North American headquarters in Kansas City. The Australian tech company developed safety and quality management software that can be accessed from a mobile device.… more

$1.7B sale of Waddell & Reed finalizes

Macquarie Asset Management officially closed on its $1.7 billion acquisition of Overland Park-based Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. on Friday afternoon. The transaction brings $76 billion in assets to Macquarie Asset Management, making it a top 20 actively managed, long-term… more

Press Release: Vocalink Global a Propio Company

PRESS RELEASE from Propio Language Services May 1, 2021 – Dayton, Ohio Propio Language Services, a leader in technology-enabled Language Services, announces the acquisition of Vocalink Global – an enterprise language solutions company with a specialty in document translation and… more

In a Nutshell: America May Have an Economic Boom on Its Hands

There have been many economic factors contributing to our present extraordinary expansion.  In the last several days of Wall Street reporting on financial indicators, one stands out as a dramatic example: March Retail Sales.  The first signs of a spending… more

Missouri House oversight committee downvotes COVID-19 liability bill

Back-and-forth debates on a bill designed to protect businesses and healthcare sector workers from COVID-19 liability lawsuits have resulted in a recent unfortunate outcome in the Missouri House for the bill’s supporters. Senate Bill 51 was voted down 7-3 in… more

Coping with COVID: Jackson, Johnson County mask orders to move from required to recommended

A change in CDC guidance regarding COVID-19 is resulting in changes to metro health orders. Local governments such as those presiding over Jackson County in Missouri and Johnson County in Kansas are announcing changes that will take effect as soon… more

Jobless claims continue decline

For the week ending April 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 553,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 19,000 from 547,000 to 566,000. The… more

Missouri Senate votes ‘no’ to funding Medicaid expansion

On Wednesday night, the Missouri Senate on Wednesday voted against funding a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid. Missouri voters passed to expand the program back in 2020. Some Republicans, including the Senate's budget leader, held that with Medicaid expansion the state… more