A local bank took the lead in the 2018 Small Business Celebration from the Greater Kansas City Area Chamber of Commerce. Lead Bank was named as Small Business of the Year. CEO Josh Rowland accepted the Mr. K Award, named for Kansas City entrepreneur Ewing Kauffman. The criteria for the award is based on Kauffman’s philosophy: grow the business, reward employees, give back to the community. Founded 90 years ago,…

A small business was among the development projects honored with a 2018 Cornerstone Award. The awards are presented by the Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City, Mo., and recognize new construction, redevelopment, capital investments and job creation or expansion projects. The ceremony took place May 15 at Union Station. Urban Cafe at 4101 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo., made a $57,060 capital investment to grow its business, which included a…

Ten local small business leaders shared nuggets of wisdom May 3 at the Top 10 Think Tank. The event is part of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Top 10 Small Business award program. Chief executives of each of the top companies convened for a panel to talk about strategies that have made their businesses successful. The chamber’s Small Business Celebration will culminate May 24 with a luncheon, where…