Category: Business

Legends Outlets to add two places to eat

Two new businesses have been announced for The Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kan.
They are Pizza Studio, a fast casual restaurant chain based in Los Angeles, Calif., and sweetFrog, a frozen yogurt chain based in Richmond, Va.
The yogurt store will open this spring and the Pizza Studio plans to open this summer.
Both restaurants offer customers a “create your own” food format.
The yogurt store, with 1,588 square feet, to be located across from Uniform Destination, allows customers to make their own soft-serve creations from many flavors and toppings. Yogurt options include many flavors as well as nonfat, low-fat, sugar-free and sorbet options.
The Pizza Studio, with 2,542 square feet, allows customers to create their own custom, individual-sized pizza. Customers choose from an assortment of crusts, sauces, cheeses, meats and vegetables. The restaurant is known for its light and thin, crispy crusts with unlimited toppings for custom-built pizzas. It also offers specialty pizzas and salads.
The restaurant’s location at The Legends Outlets, next to Christopher and Banks, will be the first of at least six Pizza Studios in Greater Kansas City as the chain expands into the Midwest.

Job fair to be Wednesday at KCKCC

by Kelly Rogge

Looking for a job? Then mark your calendars for the 2014 Workplace-Kansas City Job Fair at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

The fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 in the KCKCC Field House, 7250 State Ave. The event is free and open to the public.

“The goal of the job fair is to connect employers who are hiring with students and community residents that are looking for employment,” said Linda Wyatt, director of career planning and placement at KCKCC.

The list of employers includes:

·         Aerotek

·         AT-Tech Technical Staffing

·         Alenco Inc.

·         Cerner Corp.

·         Coca Cola Refreshments

·         Deffenbaugh Industries Inc.

·         DeVry University

·         Economic Opportunity Foundation

·         Fed Ex Ground

·         Frito Lay

·         Gear For Sports

·         Girl Scouts of NE KS and NW MO

·         Hollywood Casino

·         KCKCC-TEC

·         Kansas City, Kan., Board of Public Utilities

·         Kansas City, Mo., Police Department

·         Kansas National Guard

·         Liquid Education

·         Long Motor Corp.

·         Mosaic

·         North Kansas City Hospital

·         Olathe, Kan., Police Dept.

·         PACES

·         Pipefitters Local Union

·         Primerica Financial Services

·         Quintiles Phase I Services

·         7th Street Casino

·         Schlitterbahn Waterpark

·         Sheraton and Westin KC Crown Center

·         State Street Corp.

·         Swope Health Services

·         TJ Maxx

·         The Forum at Overland Park

·         The University of Kansas Hospital

·         Truman Medical Center

·         Unified Government of Kansas City, Kan., – Wyandotte County

·         UPS

·         Workforce Partnership

“A job fair gives the job seeker an opportunity to talk to many employers who are hiring at one time,” Wyatt said. “It also allows the job seeker to make contacts that can be followed up on and that can lead to employment.”

Participants should dress professionally and have resumes on hand. They will have the opportunity to visit with all of the area employers as well as fill out job applications. The job fair is sponsored by the Career Center and KCKCC.

For more information, call 913-288-7644.

Company announces it will hire 70 persons

Verizon Wireless is getting ready to hire 70 full-time persons in Kansas and Missouri, according to an announcement from the company.

From 30 to 35 full-time employees will be hired in Kansas, and about the same number in Missouri.

The positions will be based across the two states and interested candidates may apply by visiting the Verizon Wireless website at www.vzwcareers.com.