After the 2010 sale of the Big Biscuit concept to a new ownership group, the Independence and Blue Springs restaurants continued to be owned and operated by the brand's founder. In November, the family shut down those locations — about two months after Dan Gerson's unexpected death.

The Kansas City Business Journal has released its 41st annual Book of Lists, a valuable compendium of facts, figures, contacts and information you can't get anywhere else. Our annual compilation of Lists includes more than 1,600 businesses.

The business, which already shot onto KCBJ's Top 150 Private Companies List, with $68.67 million in revenue in 2022, is busy adding to its footprint.

Three unexpected professions landed raises in excess of 50% between 2021 and 2022. Read on for a look at those and all the other jobs winning big increases in pay.

The chamber's new permanent leader has a track record of nonprofit experience, including more than 10 years of work with two area bar associations.

According to Forbes Advisor, the nation's most generous state is Iowa. Its least charitable ... Florida. Here's how generosity manifests itself in the Sunflower and Show-Me states.