Local barbecue staple Joe’s Kansas City announced on its website that it’s going national! The restaurant is not opening national chain locations, but it is shipping items from its menu across the continental United States. Now you can order some of the best barbecue in the nation from anywhere in the nation. Joe’s Kansas City said it had to jump a few hurdles to get here. The company decided to…

The awards program will be on May 11….

Exhibit Associates has finalized the purchase of another Kansas City company, Compass Exhibits & Design. Compass Exhibits & Design is a local business that provides pre-owned and rental displays, along with custom graphics and exhibits. It will function as a division of Exhibit Associates. Exhibit Associates, a member of the  25 Under 25® class of 2016, designs and builds custom  exhibits for everything from trade show booths to interior signage….

It goes to the governor for approval….

The federal government earned an A rating for its handling of small business procurement during FY 2015, and three agencies even received an A+ rating, the U.S. Small Business Administration reported. The SBA just released the results of its annual small business contracting scorecards. The three agencies that scored an A+ were the General Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the SBA. The scorecards assess each federal agency’s…