A special site near the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is starring in a new proposal that could once again alter the Kansas City skyline. Dave Mashburn, owner of Mashburn Development LLC, is proposing a $100 million development that would add three towers across Broadway and to the west of the Kauffman Center, The Kansas City Star reports. The site is currently occupied by an urgent care clinic. The developer is proposing building a 220-room hotel, two apartment buildings with a total…

The Jackson County Legislature is taking the first solid steps to replace the Jackson County Detention Center. According to KSHB, the county has hired JCDC Partners LLC as the owner's representative for a new jail. The company will lead a planning phase that will cost almost $9 million, KMBC reports. During Monday's meeting, architects told county legislators the new facility could be completed by 2024 and that it would cost about $270 million. The location of the new jail has not been determined.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators is expected to hire 36-year-old Eliah Drinkwitz as the next head football coach Tuesday morning. According to The (Independence) Examiner, the Appalachian State University head coach will make $4 million as part of a compensation package that has already been negotiated. The deal would have made Drinkwitz the fourth-lowest paid coach in the Southeastern Conference this year. However, the compensation is similar to what former Missouri head coach Gary…

UltraSource LLC has hired Chris Isom as its new CEO. "Chris has a proven track record of success in producing innovative solutions for customers while optimizing business operations and manufacturing," John Starr, chairman and owner of the Kansas City-based company, said in a Monday release. Founded in 1883, UltraSource serves the processing and packaging equipment needs of thousands of companies worldwide in the meat and poultry, seafood, produce, dairy, medical and pharmaceutical industries. "I'm…

The Kansas City Business Journal is deep into its search to unearth hidden treasure for our annual one-of-a-kind collection of data on the region's most influential private companies. Every time we publish this List, we find at least a handful of companies that not a single reporter or editor has heard of — a fast-growing technology company, an up-and-coming financial services firm, a suburban real estate business — there's no "norm" for what kind of company might appear on the Top 150 List. So,…

A St. Joseph company that has been in business for more than 140 years owes much of its success to one iconic candy treat. According to KMBZ, Chase Candy Co. created the first Cherry Mash in 1918. The candy is manufactured only in Missouri. In fact, it's the only item that the Chase Candy Co. makes at its factory in St. Joseph. To mark its 100th anniversary, the company launched a new website that shows how Cherry Mash is made. Chase Candy is led by CEO Barry Yantis, who has worked for the company…