Walter Brown, who joined the Atlanta-based firm in 2017, will lead its 17-lawyer Kansas City office.

Ron Labinski, 86, known as the forefather of sports architecture, has died.

The giant theater chain considered targeting pieces of its bankrupt rival, but changes in the marketplace prompted AMC to back away from a deal.

Charlie Hustle chooses Crux KC as its "un-agency" of record to help shape the retailer's marketing strategy.

Bardavon Health Innovations Inc. has promoted a former Cerner Corp. executive to chief operating officer of the Overland Park-based health technology company. Alex Benson joined Bardavon in 2021 as vice president of corporate development after 15 years at Cerner, where he held multiple executive positions. Initially, Benson led Bardavon’s Series C capital raise, which brought in $90 million. After the Series C, he became general manager of all new market initiatives, the company said in a release.…

Health Forward Foundation has closed out its calendar year by providing more than $7.5 million in grants to 140 Kansas City-area nonprofits. The funding is through the foundation’s defined grants program. During the course of the year, Health Forward Foundation reviewed 215 proposals totaling more than $14 million, according to a release. Since it started making defined grants, the foundation has awarded more than $69 million to 442 nonprofits. Click here to see the recipients of this year’s…