There’s a new top dog at Three Dog Bakery. Erin Turley, a local business leader, was named as CEO this month. Three Dog Bakery, a privately-held franchise company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., is known for its brick-and-mortar bakeries serving freshly baked treats for dogs. With more than 45 franchise locations across the United States, Canada and Hong Kong, Turley will oversee operations and the development of a strategic plan….

HSMC Orizon CPAs, Business and Technology Consultants, a professional services firm with offices in Lee’s Summit and Omaha, Neb., announced a merger. Closing Nov. 1, HSMC Orizon will combine with BerganKDV, headquartered in St. Cloud, Minn., and will operate under the BerganKDV brand. The acquisition results in an expanded Midwest reach for BerganKDV. Forty-five employees and six partners at HSMC Orizon will bring the employee total at BerganKDV to 400….

The 2019 InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum is now accepting applications for presenting companies at its 20th annual conference. In celebration of its anniversary, the conference is dubbed “20 Years of Capital Meeting BIG Ideas.” Highlighting an average of 45 high-growth startup companies in the life sciences, technology and food/agricultural bioenergy industries, InvestMidwest brings more than 300 attendees and investors together to explore potential investment opportunities. The goal is to provide…

University of Central Missouri, along with the Greater Kansas City MetroLab Partnership, announced the creation of Gigabit Lab in September. A gigabit network allows for technology to operate at a greater speed of transmission; the lab serves as a hub to develop gigabit applications in education, cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and health care. Located at the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit, Gigabit Lab welcomes researchers, innovators and…

Four startups were tapped to receive project funding from the successful Digital Sandbox KC program, two in partnership with Innovation Stockyard in St. Joseph. “We continue to see a high volume of quality applicants with a wide range of concepts,” says Jeff Shackelford, director of Digital Sandbox KC. “This quarter’s companies range from a virtual learning platform for kids on the autism spectrum that was developed at the University of…