The average CEO approval rating on Glassdoor is 69 percent. NBKC Bank’s Brian Unruh is rated at 98 percent. Because of his high rating, Unruh was named one of 2018’s top CEOs in North America and parts of Europe. He is the only CEO in the metro area to make the list. “The award speaks to our culture, which is made up of the 325 people and what they do…

Tory Schwope has an audacious plan. The founder and CEO of DCA Outdoor wants to create a national supply solution for the production and distribution of trees. His company moved closer to that goal by acquiring two nurseries, Fishback Nursery in Banks, Ore. — about 25 miles from Portland — and Valley Hill Nurseries in Springfield, Ky. The deal with Fishback finalized on June 29. The nursery will be renamed…

Doughnuts will have their day. The Mid-Continent Public Library’s Square One Small Business Services will present “The Business of Donuts with Jill Silva,” a panel discussion with local doughnut store owners, from 7-10 p.m. July 20 at the iWerx coworking facility, 1520 Clay St. in North Kansas City. According to Amy Fisher, who leads the Square One team, the event will feature how each presenter succeeded in the doughnut-making business…

SJC Marketing is setting up another shop in the Northland. The full-service marketing communications, content creation and branding firm opened a second location in April at the iWerx coworking center, 1520 Clay Street in North Kansas City. Four team members, including Anna West, SJC’s vice president of operations, will work out of the NKC office. SJC Marketing retains its headquarters in St. Joseph; the remaining staff of 16 work there…

Acendas Travel, a travel management company with headquarters in Mission and Eden Prairie, Minn., announced the acquisition of Travel Partners, a destination and special events agency based out of Sioux Falls, S.D., effective immediately. “We are excited to have the Travel Partners team come under the Acendas Travel umbrella and look forward to continuing to serve the Sioux Falls market,” said Brent Blake, president of Acendas Travel. “We have a…