Posts Tagged ‘Tim Barton’
Downtown food hall hits closing time; Strang’s chef-driven concept leaving lightwell
Strang Chef Collective is serving its final customers within the food hall’s downtown space, said CEO Shawn Craft, announcing the lightwell location would close Tuesday “despite the company’s best efforts over the past year to keep it open.” The chef-driven concept — through which diners experience a mix of global and elevated comfort flavors —…
Read MoreMore downtown eats: Chef-driven food hall joining Made in KC on Lightwell’s ground floor
Nearly two years after details of a chef collective at Lightwell were first teased, developers today announced the popular urban Johnson County food experience Strang Hall will indeed open a second location in downtown Kansas City. “Like the original Strang Hall in downtown Overland Park, the concept will be a casual, modern space designed for…
Read MoreSmart move: Toby Rush-led company shipping its HQ to Edison District in OP, aims to deliver ‘delight’ to workers
Smart Warehousing is on the move — packing up its Edgerton headquarters and relocating to an Overland Park innovation hub. The warehousing and fulfillment solutions company is expected to occupy a portion of the newly-completed Edison District, the company announced this week. “Relocating our headquarters to downtown Overland Park and maintaining our Edgerton operations positions us well…
Read MoreSecret sauce called faith: How being Black, religion and mentors shaped Jy Maze, kept her startup from failing
The COVID-19 pandemic has not been the only hurdle for Maze Freight Solutions, said Jy Maze, and it certainly won’t be the last. “People think because you’re a CEO of a company that everything is gravy. No one knows about the bloody knees from praying, the begging for money, nobody giving you a shot —…
Read More‘Perfect weather’ helping Strang Hall stay open today, but success requires a longer view, says Tim Barton
Mild summer temperatures have fed Strang Hall’s bottom line, said Tim Barton, even as a persistent pandemic keeps the downtown Overland Park food hall hungry for its full potential. “Having the outdoor space and the roll-up garage door bar area has been very good for us,” said Tim Barton, the serial entrepreneur and mind behind…
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