Tag: Garth Einsel

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson border war kc

Missouri governor signs bill to end KC ‘border war,’ awaits Kansas response

By Tommy Felts / June 12, 2019

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Tuesday placing restrictions on tax incentives offered to businesses moving from certain counties in Kansas to Missouri. The bill represents a step toward ending the economic development “border war” between the two states. “This is really about being competitive with real competitors,” said Parson, who was in Kansas…

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Luke Einsel and Garth Einsel, Thirsty Coconut

Thirsty Coconut buys country’s worth of smoothie machines, hops state line

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2019

When opportunity knocks, entrepreneurs must throw risk out the window and do whatever it takes to open the door, said Luke Einsel. “[This was] really the deal of a lifetime,” said Einsel, founder and CEO of Thirsty Coconut, detailing a business deal he struck with 7-Eleven stores across Mexico late last year. The transaction saw…

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