Kansas City, Missouri

The Missouri Center for Employee Ownership Receives Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Grant to Raise Awareness of Employee Ownership Benefits

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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The grant will support the launch of EOX's newest state center, the Missouri Center for Employee Ownership (MOCEO), and help to provide resources and education to Missouri and Eastern Kansas business owners, their advisors, and community leaders on the benefits of employee ownership.

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  • The grant will support the launch of EOX's newest state center, the Missouri Center for Employee Ownership (MOCEO), and help to provide resources and education to Missouri and Eastern Kansas business owners, their advisors, and community leaders on the benefits of employee ownership.
  • The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation based in Kansas City, Mo., that seeks to build inclusive prosperity through a prepared workforce and entrepreneur-focused economic development.
  • Its mission is to significantly expand employee ownership in the United States by establishing and supporting a network of independent non-profit Centers for Employee Ownership.
  • EOX has provided funding and technical assistance to support the opening of seven state centers for employee ownership.

Compass Expands To Kansas City And St. Louis

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP), a leading real estate technology company, today announced its expansion to Missouri and Kansas with offices in Kansas City and St. Louis.

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  • NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP), a leading real estate technology company, today announced its expansion to Missouri and Kansas with offices in Kansas City and St. Louis.
  • "It is with much excitement that we welcome such an esteemed group of agents in St. Louis and Kansas City to our Compass family," said Compass Central Division President Danielle Wilkie.
  • Compass offers the tools, technology and marketing power to enhance our agents' ability to provide that outstanding quality and service," said Kristen Malfer, Compass Agent in Kansas City.
  • "I am extremely proud to be a founding partner of Compass Realty Group in Kansas City.

PHILOSOPHER, a New Engaging Board Game Designed for Players to Have Fun and Know Each Other Better, Has Launched on Kickstarter

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Spiral 55 Games announces the launch of a Kickstarter campaign designed for players to have fun while enhancingthe human experience and creatingdeeper relationships.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Spiral 55 Games announces the launch of a Kickstarter campaign designed for players to have fun while enhancingthe human experience and creatingdeeper relationships.
  • During the holidays amid spending time with friends and family playing games and discussing life, the idea of the PHILOSOPHER game was born.Spiritually minded Kansas City serial entrepreneur Loni Louise Bernard had an idea.
  • "I woke up three days before Christmas with the epiphany of this PHILOSOPHER game," the intuitive creative multiple business owner Bernard said.
  • Creator Loni Louise Bernard has one goal in mind to make the world a better place.

AlphaGraphics Kansas City Acquires Priority Printing and Marketing

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Saturday, June 5, 2021
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --AlphaGraphics Kansas City, a print marketing firm, announces today that they have acquired Priority Printing and Marketing, a Kansas City-based company.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --AlphaGraphics Kansas City, a print marketing firm, announces today that they have acquired Priority Printing and Marketing, a Kansas City-based company.
  • "I have admired Linda's passion for printing and her clients for many years," said Haley Haar, president, AlphaGraphics Kansas City.
  • The team at AlphaGraphics Kansas City will support new customers with enhanced capabilities like online ordering portals, variable data and additional printing options.
  • AlphaGraphics Kansas City also offers integrated marketing services with products like agMail+, an enhanced mailing service.

Kansas City Welcomes Seven New Retail Tenants to Leawood’s Park Place Village

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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KBS , one of the largest investors in commercial real estate, announces that seven new local and national retail tenants are coming to Park Place Village , a 484,002 square-foot office and retail property in Leawood, Kansas.

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  • KBS , one of the largest investors in commercial real estate, announces that seven new local and national retail tenants are coming to Park Place Village , a 484,002 square-foot office and retail property in Leawood, Kansas.
  • The new tenants at the property have been carefully selected to appeal to the Kansas City market, according to Dan Park, senior vice president for KBS and asset manager for Park Place Village.
  • Park Place Village has become the central gathering spot for residents and visitors of all ages and interests in Kansas City, says Park.
  • Completed in 2013, Park Place Village consists of 10 buildings that include a mix of office, retail tenants and nearby residential space.

Brenda Tinnen Leaves T-Mobile Center After Extraordinary 15-Year Tenure

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Friday, May 21, 2021
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b'T-Mobile Center in Kansas City today announced that Senior Vice President and General Manager Brenda Tinnen plans to step down from her role effective May 31, 2021.

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  • b'T-Mobile Center in Kansas City today announced that Senior Vice President and General Manager Brenda Tinnen plans to step down from her role effective May 31, 2021.
  • Tinnen has led T-Mobile Center (formerly Sprint Center) since 2006 and is credited with turning the facility into one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading live entertainment venues.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • I called it a \xe2\x80\x98fluke.\xe2\x80\x99 Brenda told me it was my future if I ever wanted to tour again.
  • With her world-class entertainment connections, Brenda filled Sprint Center night after night, defying skeptics who thought the place was doomed without a sports team anchoring the building.

StorageMart suits up for NFL debut as an official partner of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Monday, May 3, 2021
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b'COLUMBIA, Mo., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- StorageMart, the largest family-operated self storage company in the world, announces its new partnership with the NFL\'s Kansas City Chiefs.

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  • b'COLUMBIA, Mo., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- StorageMart, the largest family-operated self storage company in the world, announces its new partnership with the NFL\'s Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Through the "Store it Forward\'\' charitable giving program, StorageMart gives back to the many communities it calls home.
  • Find out more at https://www.storage-mart.com .\nFounded as the Dallas Texans in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) by sports pioneer Lamar Hunt, the franchise moved to Kansas City in 1963 and became known as the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/storagemart-suits-up-for-nfl-deb...\n'

Attorney Laura E. Connor Joins Gilmore Bell

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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b'Gilmore & Bell, P.C., a leading public finance law firm, is pleased to announce that Laura E. Connor has joined the firm as an associate in the Kansas City office.\nMs.

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  • b'Gilmore & Bell, P.C., a leading public finance law firm, is pleased to announce that Laura E. Connor has joined the firm as an associate in the Kansas City office.\nMs.
  • Connor practices in the field of real estate law, including real estate finance, leasing, and construction and is licensed to practice in Missouri and Florida.
  • For more than 25 years, Gilmore Bell has ranked in the top 10 nationally in the number of bond counsel opinions rendered on municipal bond issues.
  • Gilmore Bell has offices in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah and Illinois.

The Cordish Companies Announces Construction to Begin on Three Light Luxury Apartments in May, Midland Lofts Summer 2021 in the Kansas City Power & Light District

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
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Following the success of its predecessors, One Light and Two Light Luxury Apartments, which have remained 95% occupied throughout the pandemic, Three Light Luxury Apartments will introduce the next stage of urban luxury living in the Power & Light District in downtown Kansas City.

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  • Following the success of its predecessors, One Light and Two Light Luxury Apartments, which have remained 95% occupied throughout the pandemic, Three Light Luxury Apartments will introduce the next stage of urban luxury living in the Power & Light District in downtown Kansas City.
  • "From the vision the company had with the Power & Light District, to One Light, Two Light and now Three Light Luxury Apartments, we are grateful for the relationship we have with The Cordish Companies and the impact the company has had on Kansas City.
  • "The Cordish Companies," "The Cordish Company" and "Cordish" are trademarks used under license by independent corporations, legal liability companies and partnerships ("Cordish Entities").
  • The Kansas City Power & Light District is a vibrant multi-city block neighborhood in the heart of downtown Kansas City that is redefining the city from its skyline to its sidewalks.

Pilot Freight Service Acquires Kansas City Franchise

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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GLEN MILLS, Pa., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a worldwide transportation and logistics services provider backed by ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Corporation (BCI), has acquired the company's Kansas City franchise.

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  • GLEN MILLS, Pa., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a worldwide transportation and logistics services provider backed by ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Corporation (BCI), has acquired the company's Kansas City franchise.
  • Over the last three years, Pilot has acquired 29 franchise locations and now manages over 90% of the stations in the Pilot network.
  • The Kansas City franchise is an attractive asset due to its strategic location and the station's service-first and customer-focused reputation.
  • "We are happy to welcome the Kansas City franchise to the Pilot corporate team and are confident they will continue to play an instrumental role in the long-term growth of the company," Zach Pollock, chief executive officer of Pilot Freight Services.