Towner Communications, based in Mission, recently announced its acquisition of a local telecommunications provider. Its CEO expects the move to triple revenue. The purchase of ITalk Telecontracting Inc. came after Towner received intel in 2017 of Toshiba selling its business phone division — a specialty of ITalk. “We knew that there was going to be a great opportunity in this area for us to take (Toshiba) clients over because we had…

IBT Industrial Solutions, based in Merriam, has created and launched a new parent company — Cumulus Companies Inc. — to better manage current and future growth as well as ongoing acquisitions. “Due to the fact that the company is experiencing record growth, combined with the fact that the corporation desires continued expansion via organic growth of its existing business entities, as well as through acquisitions, the board of directors chose…

Jill Minton, founder of t.Loft health cafes in Kansas City, is sharing her entrepreneurial acumen through her new business academy, Launch Your Leap. This 15-course online educational program will take participants through the fundamentals needed to proceed with a business idea — inspiring the leap. Minton, who has a background in accounting and starting her own chain of cafes, used much of her own experience in developing the coursework. READ…

Phone Medic, a locally owned electronics repair retailer, has announced a partnership to accelerate growth. Phone Medic will become a franchisee of uBreakiFix, a nationwide industry leader in walk-in repairs. Based in Overland Park, Phone Medic was established in 2014 and services devices from smartphones to drones. Over the next two months, it will transition to the uBreakiFix brand. The partnership allows the stores access to exclusive partnership deals with…

Kansas City Breweries Co. LLC is selling shares of stock in an effort to increase production of its signature beer brands. The company is seeking $100,000 to develop a local production facility and begin large-scale volume production. KCBC launched as microbrewery doing business as a distributor so the company could distribute its own products during proof of concept. Contracting with Regal Brau LLC in Wisconsin, it produces three KC-branded beers:…