Local firm candid marketing + communications has received five Hermes Creative Awards out of a field of more than 5,500 entries from 15 countries. The full-service marketing, branding, advertising, public relations and interactive agency in Lee’s Summit won two Hermes Platinum Awards for its logo design for Logistics Park Kansas City and its brochure for Kansas City Power & Light’s LocationOne Information System. The company, which is a 25 Under…

This week’s 1 Million Cups at the Kauffman Foundation featured pitches for a ponytail-friendly baseball cap and a direct primary health care practice. Natalie Blake Scantlin, inventor of the Ponytail Cap, explained how her frustration with wearing a traditional adjustable-strap baseball cap led her to design her own version with a larger opening in the back to accommodate a ponytail. After patenting the Ponytail Cap in 2001, Scantlin began selling…

Bukaty Companies and Original Bread Inc., both based in Johnson County, have won Regional Business Excellence Awards as part of the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Business Appreciation Month. The top business in the state will be recognized during an awards banquet on June 17 in Wichita. “The businesses honored during Business Appreciation Month have made outstanding contributions to our economy and their communities,” Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George said. “These…