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Summit Homes leverages talent, network to benefit Children’s Mercy

Summit Homes, a Lee’s Summit-based new-home builder, recently took on a new project to benefit Children’s Mercy hospital. In September, Summit Homes unveiled its first Children’s Mercy Home for Little Heroes at the Reserve at Ravenwood community in Olathe. The Home for Little Heroes is a 5,437-square-foot contemporary farmhouse with six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a library, chef’s kitchen, sunroom, finished lower level and wrap-around porch. The homebuilder pledged 100 percent…
alaskan fur co

Alaskan Fur Co.: Furrier’s services, selection help bridge generations

Philip Wang left behind a New York-based wholesale fur company he co-founded when he set up his own shop in Kansas City in 1926. Three years into his new venture, the Great Depression hit. Despite selling luxury items in a weak economy, Alaskan Fur Co. grew, moving into an expanded facility during World War II. The new location offered controlled-environment storage, and the company developed a cleaning process that revitalizes…
zego

Zego: Platform offers convenience, new revenue streams

Company //  Zego Inc. Entrepreneur // Adam Blake, CEO What they do //  Zego is a “hub for smarter apartment living,” Blake said. Built by real estate experts and backed by artificial intelligence, Zego integrates smart-home devices with an app that connects residents with management, maintenance and a marketplace for local services. “Zego improves operational efficiencies and generates additional revenue for owners and managers, while improving apartment living for residents,”…
potion yarns

Potion Yarns: Business grows skein by skein

Johanna Miller is a lifelong knitter. Starting at age 6, Miller took a break from the craft before returning to it at 19. “I like it because I get really fidgety when I don’t have something to do,” she said. These days, Miller has plenty to keep her busy—working as a full-time hairstylist and running Potion Yarns, her own hand-dyed yarn business. Miller started her company in 2016 with the…
nickel and suede

Nickel & Suede: Pivot leads to fast growth

Kilee Nickels was working at Gap Kids when she noticed that something was missing from the retailer’s apparel line. “They sell a lot of cute clothes with belt loops but no belts,” Nickels said. “I thought, ‘This could be cute, and no one else is doing it.’” Nickels went to work for herself, making leather belts for children at home and selling them online. That business eventually folded, but not…
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