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Thai Orchid opens Northland location with homey street food set to wow its new neighbors

By Tommy Felts / April 14, 2025

Even though the new Thai Orchid restaurant in Kansas City’s Northland proudly pays homage to the Rojjanasrirat family’s culinary legacy in Mission, its second-generation owner wants to shock the taste buds of diners who are unfamiliar with the business’ story. “I want the reaction of the people who try our food to be, ‘Wow! That’s…

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C2FO accesses $30M investment with World Bank-backed IFC to expand KC firm’s working capital platform

By Tommy Felts / April 14, 2025

A just-announced capital infusion for Leawood-built C2FO reflects a shared commitment with global partners to boosting jobs and strengthening economic opportunities — notably for micro, small and medium enterprises in emerging markets worldwide. The $30 million funding round features investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and existing…

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Park capping I-670 gets an official name: South Loop project to honor longtime Republican bridge-builder

By Tommy Felts / April 12, 2025

Kansas City’s high-profile South Loop Project — a proposed sustainable urban park capping a portion of I-670 — now has a name that pays homage to a leader who played a key role in launching the project: Roy Blunt Luminary Park. “As a working title, the South Loop Project has served us well,” said Jeff…

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Not just a pet project: Why this KC e-commerce team adopted a dog supplement brand as its own

By Tommy Felts / April 12, 2025

The Morgans — the family behind Marknology, a bootstrapped digital marketing firm specializing in Amazon sales — are taking a dog supplement brand that they built as a client to the next level now as owners, they shared. Waggedy — veterinarian-formulated supplements to keep dogs healthy and active, launched by Ben Bellinson in 2015 in…

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She’s the mixologist of melt: Jess Priemer blends a cocktail of Kansas City into candle scents

By Tommy Felts / April 10, 2025

With niche blends like 18th & Vine (whiskey, tobacco, and rose) and KC BBQ (hickory, oak, and BBQ sauce), Jess Priemer evokes memories and local landmarks with the lighting of each wick. Her candles are the best part of what makes Kansas City uniquely home, she said. “I love this city, like everybody else around…

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