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Healthy Plus: Growth by prevention

Sean Bledsoe’s roster is about to get a lot bigger. The basketball-coach-turned-entrepreneur launched his medical services company in April and had 16 employees by late August. He expects to employ more than 100 workers by spring. “Every day we have potential new clients calling,” said Bledsoe, CEO of Healthy Plus LLC, based in Independence. “We’re adding three to  five new clients a month, and for every two to  four clients…
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WestPro Construction Services: New name reflects company’s evolution

When Western Fireproofing opened in the 1930s, its name indicated exactly what the business offered, using plaster and gypsum blocks to make buildings safer. After World War II, the company got out of the fireproofing business and expanded into other subcontracting services, such as building roof decks and floor underlayments and installing glue-laminated timbers and folding wall partitions. Despite its evolution, its name remained the same until recently. “It didn’t…
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Walston Door Co.: 1 inch opened door to growing business

Company // Walston Door Co. Entrepreneur // Co-founders Caleb and Jessica Walston What they do //  The Walstons build and sell custom doors. “Many customers choose from our existing designs on display, some from Pinterest, and we’ve even had clients come in and sketch out their own unique design,” Caleb Walston said. Inspiration // Jessica Walston wanted a barn-style, sliding door for a basement closet. When Caleb couldn’t find any…
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Freedom Interiors: Workspaces that work

Freedom Interiors creates the kind of workspaces that make people excited for Monday morning. The company figures out exactly how clients want their offices to feel and function, then translates that vision into reality. For the longest time, though, Carol Espinosa and her team couldn’t do the same thing for themselves. As a young, growing company, Freedom rented space in other people’s buildings. That changed late last year, when Freedom…

PowerPlus Cleaning Systems: Experts, peers help shift mindset from corporate to small business

When Vince Barreto started PowerPlus Cleaning Systems in 2014, he knew the market was hot for his industrial cleaning system. He conceived the concept and collaborated on the development of the technology that cleans boiler tubes at coal-fired power plants without having to shut down. It uses a series of controlled pressure waves to proactively dislodge buildup from heat transfer surfaces. He celebrated profound success in his first year alone….
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