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Ballerina-turned-entrepreneur’s second act moves older adults to embrace vitality through dance

By Tommy Felts / September 8, 2023

Dot Burner spent her younger years dancing, taking modern dance classes in college and swaying the evenings away with her late husband. At 93, Burner still loves to dance. She takes part in bi-weekly ballet classes, hosted by Vitality In Motion. “It’s very relaxing,” said Bruner, a Shawnee Hills community member who has been taking Vitality…

KC entrepreneurs tapped to team up with top-tier Kansas enterprise businesses

By Tommy Felts / September 7, 2023

A trio of emerging Kansas City startups are among 20 cohort members selected to forge new strategic connections with big-name Kansas enterprise partners like Koch, Evergy, Cargill and Spirit AeroSystems. Wichita-based NXTUS this week announced the latest program participants for the NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series — a diverse array of growth-minded entrepreneurs offering innovative tech…

From childhood friend to Chief’s personal chef: ‘Whatever he’s feeding me is keeping me young,’ says Travis Kelce

By Tommy Felts / September 7, 2023

Kumar Ferguson has a meaty behind-the-scenes role in the Kansas City Chiefs coming season: fueling professional athletes, the personal chef to Travis Kelce shared. Since 2016, Ferguson’s full-time job is to worry about what’s for dinner, so Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce doesn’t have to. He prepares three fresh meals a day, so his…

Access all in one room: KC Black Owned bringing Black business summit to KC Convention Center

By Tommy Felts / September 7, 2023

It’s easy to get caught up in the daily hustle and forget to step back and reflect when building a business, said Chelsey M., announcing a fall summit meant to help minority entrepreneurs strategically gain insights, network, and plan for growth and success. The Infinity & Beyond Black Business Summit — set for Oct. 7 at…

Investment from former Chiefs linebacker expected to boost Kin Seltzer’s flow into KC

By Tommy Felts / September 5, 2023

An  investment from former Chiefs player Dezman Moses valued at $3 million is expected to help flood Kansas City with storytelling — and a new surprise flavor — from the first Black-owned seltzer in the market, said Joshua Lewis. Kin Seltzer announced the strategic investment from the Kansas City linebacker-turned-entrepreneur, noting plans to use the…