Homegrown: Multi-Generational Businesses Rooted in Lee’s Summit
Starting a business alone is hard work, but throw in family dynamics and it's a whole other ball game. A healthy business climate and ever-growing workforce has stayed...
Colonial Gardens: Celebrating 50 Years!
Colonial Gardens was founded in 1969 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. For many years it was just known for nursery plants in south Blue Springs, a lot...
Interns Vital to Local Workforce
By: John Beaudoin When Glen Watson of Polytainers and other local companies are in the hunt for talented, young students and future employees, they know they're...
Candace & Kelly: Sisters in Food
More than best friends "“ Candace Jennings and Kelly Olson are sisters, moms, and wives, all while running successful businesses. These sisters love food, especially...
LS Oktoberfest: Cheers to 30 Years!
What started as a replacement for Cole Younger Days and way to raise funds to renovate the historic depot in 1989 has since grown into the Chamber's largest fundraiser....
Five Key Elements for your Marketing Roadmap
By Kevin Oldham, Diffactory Marketing can be overwhelming and confusing. These two feelings can disappear by having a simple roadmap that increases your confidence and...
Sitting is the New Smoking
3 Ways You Can Counter the Negative Health Effects of Sitting By Rachelle Hochgraber, trUbalance Nutrition Did you know that 70 percent of all employees move only a...
How to Reinvest Your Tax Dollars
By Clint Haynes, NextGen Wealth It's everybody's favorite time of the year; tax season. Sometimes we are pleasantly surprised and sometimes not so much. If you happen...
Beyond P.E., Grade Schools Make Activity a Priority
By John Beaudoin Memories of grade school physical education may bring back recollections of kickball games on the playground, dodgeball in the gym, games of "steal the...