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City Wide Heads North of the Border

City Wide Maintenance Co., the Lenexa-based building-maintenance and janitorial-services franchisor, is opening its first location in Canada, in southwestern Ontario, and the firm has plans to further expand in the country. The company's leadership announced its intention to enter Canada… more

VIDEO: Faruk Capan on K.C.’s Stable Workforce

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSm-qwpjuQQ[/embed] Sure, most of Intouch Solutions' clients aren't in the Kansas City area, and his company is based in Overland Park, but it doesn't bother CEO Faruk Capan. After all, the company has offices around the country, and he says… more

Probiotic Holdings Grows Industrial, Consumer Business, Raises $9M

Kansas City-based Probiotic Holdings, which manufactures probiotic materials used in agricultural, consumer and industrial products is growing, and investors have put $9.3 million toward its operations so far this year. The company has 44,000 square feet of offices, laboratories and… more

Kansas City Scores Major Win with Two Ag Dept. Sites

Kansas City has secured two highly prized federal agencies that have been reviewing relocation sites nationwide: The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service  and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Kansas City Area Development Council announced that decision with a… more

Sprint Brings 5G to Kansas City, Other Cities

Kansas City is one of five metro areas nationally to have a 5G network operated by Sprint. The announcement came today during a presentation by company CEO Michel Combes and others. Sprint's Kansas City 5G network covers 625,000 people and… more

Kansas City Zillow Home-Sale Listings Plummet in April From Last Year

The number of Kansas City homes listed on realty Web site Zillow dropped dramatically in April from the same same month last year, according to the firm's monthly Real Estate Market Report. Listings here fell 24.1 percent from April 2018,… more

Joe Close Promoted to President at Country Club Bank

Country Club Bank recently announced several executive personnel changes, the biggest being Joe Close's promotion to president, in an increasingly competitive Kansas City banking environment. Close, formerly Metro regional president and chair of the regional presidents' council, takes the title… more

Henry Bloch, 1922-2019: Remembering a Modest Legend and War Hero

[embed]https://youtu.be/2S083A6E2AA[/embed] In 2017, Ingram's named Henry Bloch Philanthropist of the Year. During a celebration of the award, several speakers paid tribute, including colleagues and friends. The H&R Block co-founder and continuous giver to the community, told the audience that he… more

Forget Bitcoin. Blockchain’s Here to Make Things Simple

If hearing the phrase "blockchain" brings to mind cryptocurrencies, the dark Web, Elon Musk's thought process, or any number of things that cause mental confusion and duress, then you're not alone. Even though those things are involved with blockchain, they… more

Hyperloop CEO Still High on Missouri

If you want to get to St. Louis in 30 minutes, you're going to have to wait a while. Virgin Hyperloop One, the company proposing magnetic high-speed transit systems around the world at speeds of up to 760 miles per… more