Veteran brewer pulling double shift with purchase of neighboring Crossroads taphouse, brewery

By Tommy Felts | December 22, 2023

Purchasing a nearby brewery in the Crossroads Arts District will help Pat Mitchell boost beer production and distribution in Missouri and Kansas, as well as expand a community of support for U.S. military veterans and especially former service members who’ve become entrepreneurs.  Mitchell, founder and owner of Red Sash Brewing, and longtime family friend Ryan…

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HEMP inducts 13 new entrepreneurs for 2015

By Tommy Felts | September 29, 2015

Thirteen entrepreneurs were named to the 2015 Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program class this week. The program matches entrepreneurs with mentors, inspired by Barnett Helzberg Jr., the former owner and president of Helzberg Diamonds, who developed a 23-year-old mentoring relationship with Ewing Kauffman.  “The goal of our program is to promote entrepreneurial success to positively impact…

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