The company's new president joined just before City Wide began to franchise and "when he moved into a leadership role, he was able to help grow the Kansas City location so we could use that as a model for our franchise locations," said Jeff Oddo, owner and CEO of City Wide Franchise Co. Inc.

Although the new restaurant has no seating, it does have a small indoor space equipped with two ordering kiosks. The franchisee that opened the new location has more than 70 stores in the area and approximately 2,000 to 2,500 local employees.

The recent appointment of Judy Korb as interim president of Johnson County Community College is far from the only leadership change in higher education.

As the temperatures prepare to plummet, we're ready to help you locate Kansas City Restaurant Week participants near you. Read on to see an A-Z breakdown of the establishments participating in 21 local cities.

The Lee's Summit-based company is one of five winning startups selected from a pool of more than 150 applicants. Here's what the local business did to catch the giant pet care manufacturer's eye.

From the national to regional and local levels, this KCBJ data dive endeavors to familiarize readers with our vast metro. A combination of population and economic data highlights Kansas City's place in the national pecking order as well as the 14 counties and 160-plus cities, towns and villages that make up the place we call home.