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Shatto Milk Co. Finds Success Connecting Cows and Customers

The 500 Holstein cows at Shatto Milk Co. may outnumber the human residents in their hometown of Osborn, MO (pop. 423). But they still get an awful lot of love here. They have a herdsman dedicated to their care, along with a team that includes agriscientists and a nutritionist working to keep them happy and cool in the summer heat. They have farmers growing some of cows’ favorite foods just…

Business Blooms at Family Tree Nursery

It all started with some geraniums and a newspaper ad. A young flower grower who primarily sold his products wholesale found himself with a bumper crop of the popular annual. So he placed an ad to sell the extra supply — and the community responded in droves to his high-quality flowers.  What was originally planned as a one-time sale turned into an annual sale, and, before long, the business expanded…

Winco Flying High with Black Cat

In a July 1776 letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams predicted the Declaration of Independence would be celebrated for generations to come “with pomp and parade” and with “bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” He certainly nailed that one — especially the illuminations part. And Winco Fireworks International is at the forefront of making those national celebrations possible. Winco is one of the…

The Quest for the Perfect Package

To say the packaging industry is changing would be quite the understatement. “We just experienced a decade of change in one year,” said Matt Ambrose, CEO of Ambrose Packaging. Spurred by dramatic pandemic-related shifts in consumer behavior, producers and manufacturers have been scrambling to swiftly transform how they distribute products. Ambrose used the example of the food industry to illustrate the point. Take a food company that traditionally averaged 70%…
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Business Broker: When You’re Doing Well Is the Time to Sell

It’s a conundrum, said Chad Peterson. Your business is growing. You’re making good money. You’re even enjoying the work. That also just so happens to be the very moment you should at least consider selling your metaphorical “baby” — the company you’ve worked so hard to create and build. Peterson, president of Peterson Acquisitions, a Kansas City business broker with offices in Lenexa, Kan., speaks from personal experience. In the…
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