Local Business

Lathrop Gage merges firm with Gray Planty Mooty. Effective Wednesday, Lathrop Gage and Gray Plant Mooty have merged firms to become Lathrop GPM. Cameron Garrison, Lathrop Gage’s managing partner, now serves as managing partner of Lathrop GPM and chairs...

Walmart planning new paint job for Shawnee store. Walmart is planning to repaint the exterior of its supercenter store at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Maurer Road. The company is repainting from its signature dark blue color to lighter grays...

Schier Products Company breaks ground on new HQ in Shawnee. Schier Products Company, a grease trap interceptor manufacturer based in Edwardsville, Kansas, broke ground Monday on a project to relocate its headquarters to Shawnee. The company's new headquarters will...

Caenen Castle in Shawnee sells at auction. Caenen Castle in Shawnee has sold at auction almost two years after chef Renee Kelly closed her farm-to-table restaurant in the historic building. The contents inside the 112-year-old building will soon be...

Willow Tree Supports celebrates expansion of Shawnee facility with ribbon cutting. Willow Tree Supports, an organization that assist individuals with intellectual disabilities, last week celebrated the expansion of its facility at West 83rd Street and Highway K-7. The Shawnee...

TCBY in the Village re-opens under new ownership. The new and old owners of TCBY in the Village marked the grand reopening of the shop under new ownership earlier this month at 6966 Mission Road in Prairie Village. The...

Peppermint Sea Studio on Johnson Drive closes indefinitely following death of founder's husband. Peppermint Sea Studio in downtown Mission is closed indefinitely. The owner, Charity Marrone, announced her decision Tuesday evening on her business Facebook page, a few days...

It felt like a long shot. Joey Mendez and Buck Wimberly, partners and owners of ULAH in Westwood, had heard that the producers of the Netflix revival of “Queer Eye” was filming in Kansas City. Perhaps ULAH (pronounced YOU-luh) could make...

American Freight Furniture & Mattress has opened a retail store in Shawnee, the discount furniture company’s third Kansas City-area store to open in four months. The new American Freight store opened Feb. 15 at 6495 Quivira Road, occupying 26,000 square...

Lee Jeans headquarters will lose 93 jobs in Merriam. VF Corp., the parent company of well-known brand Lee Jeans, announced this week that it will lay off 93 employees at the Lee Jeans headquarters in Merriam. The company announced...

PBI-Gordon complete relocation to new Shawnee Crossings office. PBI-Gordon, the manufacturing company the produces professional turf and landscape products as well as products for the animal health, nutrition and grooming industries, has finished its relocation to its new headquarters...

New Lowe's at 95th and Metcalf set to open today. The new Lowe's at 95th and Metcalf in Overland Park is set to open to the public today. The city council approved plans for a Lowe's-anchored retail development on...