Sporting Kansas City announced a new signing that brings speed and the ability to entertain the fans. The team added Google Fiber to its sponsorship team. With the deal, Google Fiber becomes presenting sponsor of the team’s local broadcast streams on SportingKC.com and the team’s mobile app. The broadband provider also will be sponsor of a “fast lane” for fans entering Children’s Mercy Park and for mobile ordering of concessions, according to a release. Google Fiber has long ties to…

A woman who has owned three medical billing and claims companies in the Kansas City area pleaded guilty to failing to pay roughly $2 million in federal payroll taxes. Sandra Eller of Napoleon, Missouri, waived her right to a grand jury and plead guilty to charges of failing to truthfully account for and pay federal income taxes and payroll taxes, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Prosecutors say Eller owned an operated three medical billing…

The sports architecture firm increasingly makes green design a key part of its work.

The U.S. Small Business Administration named the head of a growing Kansas City construction company as its 2022 Missouri Small Business Person of the Year. The SBA honored Jennifer Hart, CEO of Hartline Construction LLC, for continuing to grow with assistance of several programs for small businesses. The company offers carpentry, painting, flooring, concrete and demolition services in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, according to an SBA release. Hartline’s revenue has gone from $3.9 million in…

Boulevard Brewing Co.’s longtime brewmaster is hopping on to Cleveland. Great Lakes Brewing Co. hired Steven Pauwels as its COO, The Brewer Magazine reports. It’s not only a new location, but a new role for a man who behind some of Boulevard’s best-known and -loved beers. Born in Belgium, Pauwels is the third generation of his family to work in brewing. From his first brewery job, cleaning equipment at Browerij Krüger at age 16, he went on to get degrees in biochemical engineering and business…

B&B Theatres is preparing for a theatrical introduction of its own — in Omaha. The Liberty-based theater operator said last week that it will open its first theater in Omaha, and the state of Nebraska, in the coming weeks, Boxoffice Pro reported. The company is taking over space from the former AMC Oakview Plaza 24, at 3555 S. 140th Plaza. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. closed the outlet in November. The Covid-19 pandemic hit theater operators hard, forcing them to close theaters for months,…