For the first time, this year's List — or should I say Lists — will highlight companies based on the individual racial and ethnic groups of their owner(s). At a minimum, we plan to have Lists devoted to Asian-owned, Black-owned and Hispanic-owned businesses.

For the first time, this year's List — or should I say Lists — will highlight companies based on the individual racial and ethnic groups of their owner(s). At a minimum, we plan to have Lists devoted to Asian-owned, Black-owned and Hispanic-owned businesses.

A Shawnee-based maker of barbecue sauces and dry rubs is steps away from getting its products on the shelves of the world's biggest retail company.

Just one company based in the Kansas City area was selected to a list of the nation's best workplaces for disability equality. The "Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion" list, released July 19, is part of a larger report Disability:IN puts together each year called the Disability Equality Index. The index is a disability inclusion benchmarking and reporting tool created and released by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities. It evaluates six different categories:…

Although none of the teams are anywhere near Kansas City, the newly founded sports organization is helmed by two local businessmen.

The acquisition makes SETWorks the largest intellectual and developmental disability software provider in Iowa.