CUB Ventures, which focuses on the transportation sector, already owns CDLLife, a Kansas City-based digital media company garnering almost 59 million page views annually, and three other transportation-related subsidiaries.

Familiar names such as Cerner, KPMG and RSM are included in our new listing of the area's 10 biggest consulting firms. KCBJ's new "Top 10" series highlights the 10 biggest employers in a specific industry based on local employees.

One of the area's most unique barbecue concepts is on the market for $250,000. ... A longtime bakery appears to have been unable to find a new owner. ... The cookie business of DiCapo Foods and Italian Gardens Pizzeria, which tie their lineage back to almost a century of tradition, are set to sell to an up-and-comer.

Inside Public Accounting ranked the nation's 400 largest accounting firms by revenue, and added another 100 but did not rank or publish financials for Nos. 401-500. Here's how 15 companies based in Missouri or Kansas — including three Kansas City-area firms — did on IPA's 2022 listing.

The Minority-Owned Businesses List has been a staple of the Kansas City Business Journal's research offerings since 1985. This year, we've broken down the monolithic ranking to spotlight companies that are majority-owned by people of color. Specifically, our definition of minority includes individuals who identify as Black or African American, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino. The following Lists highlight businesses based on…

The Trailblazer Blend, a new custom coffee blend from The Roasterie, was developed in collaboration with the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City-based coffee company will donate 10% of all Trailblazer Blend proceeds to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.