If someone told Doug Doll six years ago that his business would donate over $1 million to children and women in need, he wouldn’t have believed them. However, over half a decade later, Doll and his team at the KCI Auto Auction have supported countless charities, resulting in $1.25 million of donations. Doll continues to give back to the community, including $183,000 donated in 2018. ‘It was our business to…
Gen Z blue valley
Throughout the next month, select theaters will screen “Where Students Lead,” a documentary focused on the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS), which started in the Blue Valley school district in Overland Park and has since spread to districts nationwide. The program was designed as a way for high school students to immerse themselves into the professional world and face real-life experiences while still in school. CAPS provides students the…
award
Several area companies were recognized in March as Fountain Award winners. The awards highlight programs and campaigns focused on advertising and marketing. Businesses gathered at the Main Event Space on March 7 to be recognized for their work from 2018. Among the winners were alumni of Thinking Bigger’s 25 Under 25 Small Business Awards, EAG Advertising & Marketing (Class of 2007), Skyline E3 (Class of 2009), Candid Marketing + Communications (Class…
Bark to Basics sells
Brookside Barkery & Bath recently added delivery services to ensure that even those with busy schedules have satisfied pets. The all-natural pet food store and grooming/bathing facility now offers product delivery within a 10-mile radius with a minimum spending requirement of $50. Brookside Barkery, a Thinking Bigger 25 Under 25 Award winner in 2007, hopes that providing a delivery service will help it better compete with larger pet businesses, said marketing…
HMN Architects
Overland Park firm HMN Architects recently promoted vice president Dave Brown to company president. Following the retirement of former president Larry Ralph, Brown will take on the new position this month. Ralph will remain on board as vice president and shareholder and plans to transition to a business development, marketing and key client relations role. HMN is a full-service architectural, interior design and planning firm. The firm has designed buildings…