OCTOBER
Major Expansion for GreenAcres Markets
GreenAcres Markets is buying five natural food stores in Oklahoma and Wichita, more than doubling its business in the process. GreenAcres previously owned three stores, including one in Kansas City. The company is purchasing three Whole Foods Association stores in Wichita and Health Food Centers in Oklahoma City and Lawton, Okla. The company’s long-term plans also include a second location in Kansas City.
Media Services Moves into Moving
Media Services is introducing its own commercial moving service for local trips. Since the company already has trucks that pick up customers’ documents, it was a natural move to add moving services.
Arsalon Wins State Merit Award
The Kansas Department of Commerce presented a Merit Award of Excellence to Arsalon Technologies this summer. The company was recognized for its strong business growth and for its philanthropic support of the Kansas City Autism Training Center.
McKim Steps Up at Morningstar
Morningstar Communications has promoted Tricia McKim from account director to vice president. While she’ll continue to work on communications programs for clients, she’ll be taking a larger role in business development. She’s been with the firm since 2004.
Greenleaf Praised at Contracting Forum
At the recent Kansas City Government Contracting and Procurement Forum, Greenleaf Construction won an award for being an outstanding MWBE company. Senior vice president Thomas Eatman and safety director Steve Henderson accepted the honor.
Inc. Recognizes A/R Allegiance’s Growth
A/R Allegiance Group LLC has been named to the Inc. 5000 list for 2013, which recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The company was ranked No. 3066 overall and 21st in Kansas.
Netchemia’s TalentEd Earns Industry Notice
Netchemia‘s TalentEd K-12 Strategic Talent Management Suite was included by readers of eSchool News on a list of the 30 best tech-related tools for elementary and secondary schools.
NOVEMBER
Culinary Center Welcomes Executive Chef
The Culinary Center of Kansas City is welcoming a new executive chef, Gary Hild, who brings more than 30 years of experience to the business. (Hild was named Chef of the Year in 2007 by the Kansas City Chef’s Association.) The center is also offering a new team-building activity: All Hands for Hunger, where a group can make a meal that will then be donated to a local charity.
Alpha Energy & Electric Teams Up with Siemens
Alpha Energy & Electric has formalized a new teaming arrangement with Siemens Building Technologies, which will allow them to present a comprehensive electrical services program to clients.
Boyer Earns New Certification
Laura Boyer of Boyer & Corporon Wealth Management has won designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). That’s in addition to her status as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), one of three on staff with double certification.
Moblico Heads to Startup Village KC
Moblico has moved its headquarters to 1719 1/2 W. 39th St. in Kansas City, Mo. The relocation puts Moblico in the city’s new Startup Village neighborhood.
New Senior VP at RCA Group
Mary Havel Altman has joined RCA Group as a senior vice president, where she will develop strategies and plans for the company’s clients. She previously was the marketing executive for the World Golf Hall of Fame, its IMAX Theater and the World Golf Village resort.
New E-Commerce Site for Business by Promotion
Business by Promotion has created a new e-commerce site, addabizcardstore.businessbp.com, where customers can buy smaller quantities of promotional products and simply add their business cards to personalize them.
New App from Searcy Financial Services
Searcy Financial Services is now offering its own app, Searcy Financial Services RetireLogix, for Apple and Android devices. The app is an interactive calculator that can help users figure out their retirement and college funding goals.
DECEMBER
Rush Wins International Pitch Competition
EyeVerify’s Toby Rush, a 25 Under 25® winner for Rush Tracking Systems, was the ultimate winner of Get In the Ring, an international pitch competition for startups. The finals were held in the Netherlands as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
New Manager for the T-Bones
John Massarelli has been hired as the new manager of the Kansas City T-Bones. Massarelli previously managed the Lake Erie Crushers of the independent Frontier League.
T2 Gives Us a Hint
T2 Studios is rebranding itself as Hint. The company’s new website can be found at hint.is, and you can reach them at info@hint.is.
Oncimmune USA Acquired by Testing Company
Oncimmune USA has been sold to Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc., a Virginia-based company that develops test for biomarkers of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and related diseases. Oncimmune’s signature technology—a blood test that helps detect lung cancer early—is a good fit for HDL’s stable of products.
A True Honor for Veracity Consulting
Angela Hurt and Veracity Consulting won the Woman-Owned Professional Services Company of the Year by the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority & Women Business Development.
Award-Winning Stuff
STUFF was named Best Gift Shop by readers of The Pitch and was recently recognized in the newspaper’s annual Best Of issue.
New Bean Hunter Named at The Roasterie
The Roasterie, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in November, has hired a new Bean Hunter. Jon Ferguson, founder of Lincoln’s Cultiva Coffee Roasting Company, will take responsibility for quality control of the company’s coffee.
