Local Business

The four day work week is gaining popularity with employers around the world — including Kansas City clothing company Charlie Hustle.

After being based in Dallas for the last decade — and making tattoo trips across the region — Kinesha Glover opened Keno G Ink in the lower level of the 2000 Vine redevelopment project.

Rather than importing barrels from France, Silver Oak Winery in California gets barrels to age its cabernet sauvignon from Higbee, Missouri, a town of about 600 people.

Kansas City vintage apparel stores WyCo Vintage and Daisy Lee Vintage talk sustainability, upcycling and reviving old fashion.

As the popularity of fur has declined, so has the number of people with the skills to work on such a challenging and unique material. Bart Atkins has worked at Overland Park-based Alaskan Fur for 40 years, and isn't sure what will happen when he retires.

Missouri ranks among the worst states in the U.S. for LGBTQ inclusions and protections.

In celebration of Pride Month, Up To Date highlighted three local LGBTQ business owners to learn more about their companies.

The city council recently approved the creation of a permit for pop-up vendors to sell food at events, paving the way for many local entrepreneurs.

Apartment complex gyms are often well-stocked but underused. Aja Radel and Mallory Jansen want to change that — and help people maintain healthier lifestyles in the process.

The locally-owned soap company announced in April it would close its Soap Bar storefront and move into Mid Coast Modern just a couple doors down on Westport Road. It's also leaning more into wholesale through Made in KC.

Along one of Kansas City’s most storied avenues, a new mission is taking shape in a 140-year-old stone structure, where Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant is working to create a new, food-based solution to urban hunger and unemployment.

At least one of five start-up businesses in Kansas and Missouri fails in the first year, according to a new analysis, a higher failure rate than the national average.