Mid-Continent Public Library’s Square One Small Business Services will tackle some of the challenging issues of owning a business at an upcoming seminar. Small Business Bootcamp will include talks on business growth, funding and using social media, as well as networking opportunities with local resource organizations that help small businesses. The upcoming event will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 30 at the Missouri Innovation Campus, 1101 NW Innovation…

The first first female mayor of Kansas City, Mo., was honored as Kansas Citian of the Year at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Nov. 20. Kay Barnes, who served two terms as mayor from 1999 to 2007, oversaw the era of Downtown’s revitalization, including the opening of the new H&R Block World Headquarters, Sprint Center and the Power & Light District. Other improvements that occurred during…