A smorgasbord of new restaurants plan to open across the Kansas City metro in 2018….

Prime Capital Investment Advisors, a financial planning firm based in Overland Park, is shaking up its leadership team. Glenn Spencer has joined the firm as CEO. Scott Colangelo, who was CEO, will become managing director, chairman; President Tim Hakes will take the title managing director, vice chairman. Spencer will run day-to-day operations of the firm and will work with senior leadership to develop and execute the firm’s strategic plans. He…

For companies looking to to jump-start business in 2018, a new event might ignite the right connections. Cultivate Referral Network is putting on Re-Spark, a one-day forum for businesses serving the real estate industry, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 13 at Holiday Inn & Suites, 8787 Reeder Road, Overland Park.The forum will include sessions on tracking Kansas City-area market trends, managing seasonal slow-downs, product and service quality control, utilizing technology…

Kansas City’s food scene can celebrate the end to an exciting year. The city was named among Zagat’s “30 Most Exciting Food Cities in America 2017” in December. Zagat, a restaurant-rating site, ranked Kansas City at No. 28 on the list. The listing noted the density of James Beard award semifinalists and called out some impressive new eateries. “The oft-overlooked Missouri metropolis was home to no less than five 2017…