According to yet-to-be-released KCBJ research, Wilbert's revenue hit $310 million in 2022 and its total employment was 1,400 in February, including 150 local employees.

Perry's Steakhouse & Grille had hoped to open a freestanding restaurant near Hereford House in early 2024, but The Kansas City Star reports that the chain has abandoned that plan.

Eight people from the Kansas City area have been chosen to be members of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce's 2023 Leadership Kansas class. The 40-member class includes two people from Leawood and one each from Lenexa; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe; Prairie Village; Shawnee and Tonganoxie. They are: Erick Lowe (Tonganoxie), Kansas City division manager for Crossland Heavy Contractors Inc., a subsidiary of Columbus, Kansas-based commercial and industrial contractor Crossland Construction Co. Inc. Steve…

After almost 39 years, World's Window will close its store in Kansas City's Brookside neighborhood. Co-owners Jan and Lonnie Buerge spent several months looking for a buyer for the boutique, but according to a Monday release they've made the decision to close the store at 332 W. 63rd St. instead. "We had no idea when we started as a tiny market stall in Westport in 1984 that we would grow numerous times including our move to Brookside," Jan Buerge said in the release. "We treasure the relationships…

After more than 16 years under the same executive leadership, Edwardsville will need a new rudder in a few months. The Wyandotte County city of about 4,700 people has relied on City Manager Michael Webb since 2007 to steer it through a 2006 municipal "bankruptcy" and all the way to an AA- bond rating. True municipal bankruptcies, which are filed under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code, are extremely rare, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. The nonpartisan research organization reports…

After more than 16 years under the same executive leadership, Edwardsville will need a new rudder in a few months. The Wyandotte County city of about 4,700 people has relied on City Manager Michael Webb since 2007 to steer it through a 2006 municipal "bankruptcy" and all the way to an AA- bond rating. True municipal bankruptcies, which are filed under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code, are extremely rare, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. The nonpartisan research organization reports…