Tommy Felts

1 month ago | startlandnews.com | Tommy Felts

Cosmo Burger’s days as a side dish only will soon be over, the rapidly iconic smashburger’s creator said this week, announcing plans for a new restaurant in the East Crossroads where its signature menu item finally becomes the main course. Owners of the burger stand-within-a bar concept confirmed the new location will open in early summer 2025 at 1813 Locust St. Renovation work already has begun at the space, where workers from Centric are bringing the more-than-100-year-old site up to code.

1 month ago | missouribusinessalert.com | Tommy Felts

A Kansas City-area congressman wants the U.S. Small Business Administration to move its offices from downtown Kansas City to central Missouri, amid President Trump’s nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigrants and a broad restructuring of how the federal government works. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, on Tuesday sent a letter to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, asking her to relocate the agency’s offices currently at 1000 Walnut St., Kansas City.

1 month ago | startlandnews.com | Tommy Felts

WICHITA — And then there were 16. Monday’s pitch competition announcement served up sweet news for more than a dozen Kansas startups as local founders learned they’re advancing in the Gamechangers & Champions “Bracket Bash for Innovators and Angels” — a tournament-style event set to end with a $20,000 grand prize.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Tommy Felts

Share U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, on Tuesday sent a letter to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler , asking her to relocate the agency’s offices currently at 1000 Walnut St., Kansas City . He also introduced a DOGE-adjacent bill Tuesday — the “ Returning SBA to Main Street Act ” — to “get SBA workers out of the swamp and into rural communities.” “The goal is simple,” Alford said in a social media post that shared a screenshot of his letter to Loeffler.

1 month ago | startlandnews.com | Tommy Felts

A Kansas City-area congressman wants the U.S. Small Business Administration to move its offices from downtown Kansas City to central Missouri, amid President Trump’s nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigrants and a broad restructuring of how the federal government works. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, on Tuesday sent a letter to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, asking her to relocate the agency’s offices currently at 1000 Walnut St., Kansas City.