OCTOBER
A/R Allegiance Lands on Inc. 5000 List
For the third year in a row, A/R Allegiance Group has earned a spot on Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America. A/R Allegiance was No. 4,890 on the overall and was among the top 100 Kansas companies.
Another Spin on the ‘Best Bicycle Shops’ List
Family Bicycles has again been recognized by the National Bicycle Dealers Association as one of America’s Best Bicycle Shops.
VFW Also Stands for Very Fine Workplace
P/Strada has moved to the VFW Building in midtown Kansas City, Mo. The company’s new address is 406 W. 34th St., Ste. 710.
An EPIC Change
EPIC Entertainment has changed its name to EPIC Events. The company has also expanded its scope of services and launched a new website. Check it out at www.epic-kc.com.
Travois Assists CA Tribe with Affordable Housing Project
Travois recently helped the Bishop Paiute Tribe arrange for $3.4 million in California low-income housing tax credits and $884,507 in federal tax credits. The money will help the tribe construct 30 homes and a new community building.
DeZeeuw Joins ECCO Select
Elizabeth DeZeeuw has joined ECCO Select as the company’s new chief operating officer. She’ll help oversee operations and will be directly responsible for sales and marketing. DeZeeuw previously was vice president at CoSentry.
3 New Hires at Alight Analytics
Alight Analytics has added three new staffers: marketing coordinator Mark Bedner, marketing statistician Ryan Ellebracht and marketing analyst Tara Morton.
Gragg Adds Strategic Planner, Copywriter
Gragg Advertising has hired Dan Smith as strategic planner and Joel Weaver as copywriter.
NOVEMBER
Indigo Wild to Add Production Facility
Indigo Wild plans to open a second manufacturing facility in Kansas City for its line of all-natural personal care products. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2015, the new facility will be housed in a refurbished 29,000-square-foot building at 2800 Mercier St., where Indigo Wild’s popular Zum Wash and Zum Clean Laundry Soap will be produced.
Markham Named President at EAG
Michele Markham is the new president of EAG Advertising & Marketing. Markham previously served as executive vice president, the role she has executed since joining the company in 2012. Paul Weber, the former president, will be EAG’s CEO and chief creative officer. Also, Lindsey Weber has been promoted to senior account manager, and Dawn Kidwell has been hired as account manager.
Validity Lands Major Contact with Kansas Colleges
Validity Screening Solutions has won a contract through the Kansas Board of Regents to provide screening services to 32 universities, college and technical schools in Kansas.
HSMC Orizon’s Tech Moves
Michael Bohling will serve as president of HSMC Orizon Technology, the company’s new consulting practice. The firm has also acquired IT21 of Olathe, which will be part of the technology wing.
T-Bones Recognized as Organization of the Year
The Kansas City T-Bones have been named Organization of the Year by the American Association for Independent Professional Baseball. The team has earned the honor four times since moving to Kansas City.
Heard the News About Hometown Hearing & Audiology?
Hometown Hearing & Audiology has been sold to Sonova, a Swiss company. Hometown’s previous owner, Scott Weidemeyer, is now managing partner at Healthcare Revenue Group.
Moblico Teams with Miller Meiers
Moblico has entered a new partnership with Miller Meiers Communication Arts Agency, a local marketing firm. The two companies will collaborate on strategies for personalized, in-app marketing.
Leathers Wins New Certification
Kristen Leathers of Affinis Corp has earned certification as an Associate Design-Build Professional through the Design Build Institute of America.
DECEMBER
Barker Joins Hint as VP
Hint has hired Dan Barker as the firm’s new vice president of marketing and strategic growth. Barker previously led business development for Clickfarm, C3 and Liquid 9.
PRIER Praised for Safety Commitment
PRIER Products has won an American Supply Association Safety Award, in the category for manufacturers with fewer than 125,000 hours worked. The company credited Brady Poskin and the safety committee for creating a safe, accident-free working environment.
DataLocker Unveils Improved Flash Drive
DataLocker has introduced Sentry 3.0, a next-generation USB 3.0 flash drive. It’s smaller, faster, password-protected and encrypted, and it can hold up to 64GB of data.
Valbridge Invests in Software Company
Valbridge Property Advisors has made an investment in Datappraise, a software provider for commercial appraisers. Valbridge happens to be Datappraise’s largest customer. The software helps appraisers assemble more usable, more reliable reports.
Morningstar Wins PRISM Awards
Morningstar Communications took home two golds and one silver from this year’s PRISM Awards hosted by the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The firm won for its work for RubinBrown and Hallmark Business Connections.
IAA Founders Help Judge AIA Wyoming Contest
Majid and Elizabeth Amirahmadi, principals at International Architects Atelier, recently served as jurors for the American Institute of Architects’ Wyoming Design Awards.
Alight Analytics Hires New Manager
Rick Reinard is the new manager of Web analytics at Alight Analytics. This is actually his second stint with the company. Before coming back to Alight, he worked as an account manager at New Directions Behavioral Health.
New Deal for 3 Women and an Oven
Sysco Foods is now distributing cookies from 3 Women and an Oven to its customers. The partnership will include some of 3 Women’s top-selling cookies.
Poole Fire Protection Wins Innovation Award
Poole Fire Protection of Olathe is the winner of the first annual Engineering Innovation Award for fire and life safety design, presented by Siemens Building Technologies Division. The award recognizes work that Poole did for the Connecticut Air National Guard.
Two Key Hires at Weather Metrics
Weather Metrics is welcoming two new employees: COO Lisa Freidel and Director of Sales Julie Ross. Freidel previously worked at AT&T and succeeds Donna Ehart. Ross has 15 years of experience in branding and marketing.
