Nominations for Kansas City’s annual brand square off—the Battle of the Brands—are being accepted. How strong is your brand following? Do you have the numbers to win KCSourceLink’s sixth annual Battle of the Brands? Here’s how it works. The Battle of the Brands is a bracket-style competition among Kansas City companies—64 to be exact. These local companies (startups, small businesses and brand giants) compete for votes online until only one…

Coss Marte, a former drug kingpin turned fitness CEO, will share his story at the iWerx co-working space on Sunday, Feb. 12. Marte, who is the owner of ConBody, came up with the company’s business plan while he was in prison serving time as the ringleader of a multi-million dollar cocaine operation. His doctor informed him that he was grossly overweight and that it would eventually kill him. Marte put…

The Kansas City Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce appointed Randy Nyp as chair of its 2017 board of directors. Nyp is the chief executive officer of Providence Medical Center, Saint John Hospital and St. Joseph Medical Center. Valerie Mussett, the general manager of Design Mechanical, is the outgoing chair. Nyp recognizes that the current business expansion in Wyandotte County is directly tied to partnerships that were developed over the years….

Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas has opened nominations for six 2017 Power of Work Awards. Nominations can be made online by Feb. 14. Nominations are being accepted in the following categories: The Bob Smart Legacy Award Corporate Visionary Award Community Impact Award Bright Future Award Empowerment Award Generational Strength Award The awards will be presented at a luncheon on April 19 at Grand Street Café at 4740 Grand…