Four and a half years after Mission Bowl was closed by a fire, the building housing the 24-lane bowling alley still stands like a nasty 7-10 split. However, the Mission City Council could be preparing to clean up the site at 5399 Martway St., which Jim Brown, a city building official, determined was a dangerous structure in July. "The building remains, for the most part, in the same condition it was after the fire event," Brown told the council during a Wednesday public hearing. "It hasn't improved…

Four and a half years after Mission Bowl was closed by a fire, the building housing the 24-lane bowling alley still stands like a nasty 7-10 split. However, the Mission City Council could be preparing to clean up the site at 5399 Martway St., which Jim Brown, a city building official, determined was a dangerous structure in July. "The building remains, for the most part, in the same condition it was after the fire event," Brown told the council during a Wednesday public hearing. "It hasn't improved…

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…

Following the unexpected resignation of its top executive and a six-month search, the Shawnee Mission School District has picked its new superintendent. According to KCUR, the school board has hired Michael Fulton, who has been superintendent of the Pattonville School District for the last 11 years. Fulton has worked for the St. Louis-area school district for 23 years. According to the Pattonville School District website, Fulton has worked in education for more than 32 years and was named Missouri…