Tag: KC Chamber Partner 2025

Complex risks bring community kudos for creative entrepreneur honored by KC Chamber

By Tommy Felts / June 17, 2025

Keisha Jordan didn’t know what saying “yes” to a job in Kansas City would unlock when she first relocated in 2020, she said, reflecting on a full-circle moment Tuesday after winning a top arts honor from the KC Chamber during its celebration of small business and entrepreneurs. “I trusted God, trusted the universe, and it’s…

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KC’s top emerging business is brewing more than just beer at 18th and Vine, owners say

By Tommy Felts / June 17, 2025

Winning the Emerging Small Business Award is validation that Vine Street Brewing Co. — Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery — is tapped into what the community wants and needs, two of its owners said Tuesday. “It signifies we’re moving along with purpose and that we can really lean into our goals,” explained Annie McGinnis, co-owner and…

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Their engineering firm built a legacy in KC; why these KC Chamber winners are rebranding

By Tommy Felts / June 17, 2025

A streamlined brand identity for one of the Midwest’s most influential engineering firms positions “T&B” as one of the secret weapons behind the evolution of Kansas City, the company announced, just moments after earning a top small business award from the KC Chamber. Taliaferro & Browne — the first minority-owned engineering firm to receive a…

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Founder’s resolve earns KC mental health practice ‘Small Business of the Year’ title

By Tommy Felts / June 17, 2025

Editor’s note: The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is a non-financial partner of Startland News, which serves as the media partner for the Small Business Superstars program. Kansas City’s newest Small Business of the Year is on a years-long journey to create safe, inclusive spaces for its clients and team, the resilient entrepreneur behind…

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You can’t plan for this: ‘Mr K’ finalists wary of another ‘wrench into the face’ from Washington

By Tommy Felts / May 30, 2025

An upended national political and economic climate has rippled down to Main Street, acknowledged leaders of this year’s Top 10 Small Businesses, bringing concerns about racism, DEI backlash, tariffs, and supply chain disruptions to Kansas City’s front door.  “We’ve had people come into the shop and harass our employees, our customers,” explained Dulcinea Herrera —…

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