Founder AJ Chinn opened the first location in 2022 during a resurgence in adult mini golf. The company listed assets at $50,000 or less in its bankruptcy filing.

The New York-based company sees Kansas City as a key talent pool, partly because of trained agents from competing Medicare advisory firms already in the area.

Affiliates tied to the Merriman family continue assembling land in North Kansas City, even though the Royals decided to build their new stadium at Crown Center.

McCownGordon Construction promoted a new senior vice president to lead the company's growing industrial and manufacturing sector. It's the executive's second promotion in a year.

The dispute reveals the project was months behind schedule and hundreds of millions over budget. Lambda had loaned more than $220 million to keep it afloat.

De Soto's power needs are expected to increase significantly with industrial development around the Panasonic plant. A solar farm meant to provide power has yet to see any plans filed.