Ethical athletic apparel company moving global HQ to RS' social impact hub on Troost. Rendering of the Resto Athletic world headquarters at RS Impact Exchange at 311 Troost Ave.; rendering by Clockwork Architecture + Design A major expansion for Kansas City-based Resto Athletic also marks a significant milestone for Reconciliation Services after the social impact-focused nonprofit's $16 million campus redevelopment and the launch of its RS Impact Exchange in 2025, said Father Justin Mathews. The apparel company - an AI uniform designer and manufacturer founded on the principles of "restorative entrepreneurship" and committed to paying above-industry, life-lifting wages for its more than 600 workers across global facilities in the Dominican Republic, Egypt, and the Philippines - is set to take over 8,100 square feet on the entire second floor of the RS Impact Exchange building. Moving from its nearby facility at 1220 E. 31st St., Resto Athletic is expected to open and fully operate its new headquarters in early 2027. The $1.3 million Jackson County-funded restoration project includes a new west entrance, ADA accessibility and an elevator to the building. "This partnership perfectly reflects our shared commitment to community healing, dignity, and economic reconciliation," said Mathews, CEO of Reconciliation Services. "By bringing stable, living-wage jobs and a strong social mission to 31st and Troost, Resto Athletic is helping us transform this historic corner and write a new chapter of growth and opportunity for our neighbors." Resto Athletic focuses on custom dye-sublimated performance wear and team uniforms for schools, leagues, resellers, and large-scale sports programs. Resto manufactures roughly 350,000 custom garments each month and is a licensed manufacturing partner of RCX Sports, the company produces apparel for the NFL Flag, MLS GO, Jr. NBA, NHL Street, and USTA programs. "Right now, it feels like the sky's the limit," MJ Mitchell, CEO of Resto Athletic told Startland News in June. "If we can keep our humility, keep our focus, and keep our people working together really well, then we feel poised for a great decade." The speed and efficiency offered by Resto Athletic's AI designer allows the company to fight exploitative sweatshop conditions and restore dignity in textile manufacturing, he explained. "We actually started for job creation, creating dignified work internationally primarily," said Mitchell, who also serves as Resto's CTO. "Digital customization allows us to have enough room to pay workers what they deserve." Moving into the space at 3110 Troost Avenue helps fulfil RS Impact Exchange's reimagining of the vacant, historic 1920-built Baker Shoe Building as a self-sustaining economic engine where 100 percent of the tenant lease proceeds are reinvested directly into Reconciliation Services' client programs and the revitalization of the Troost corridor, Mathews said. Rendering of the Resto Athletic world headquarters, facing Troost Ave., at RS Impact Exchange; rendering by Clockwork Architecture + Design Construction is currently under way on the second floor of the RS Impact Exchange, with project management being handled by MC Realty. Renovations are transforming the space into a state-of-the-art facility, introducing a new west-facing entrance from the parking lot, a shared conference room, elevator, and beautifully finished common areas that blend the building's historic masonry with modern design elements. Kamill Bankhead and Damon Tucker, Kuhl.chr Luxury Salon Suites, pose together outside the RS Impact Exchange retail hub on Troost Ave. during a 2025 launch event for the space; photo by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu, Startland News "Helping bring Resto Athletic's headquarters to the RS Impact Exchange is a dream transaction that sets the stage for the last retail space we have available on that block that will be ready for a strong community tenant later this year," said Sheryl Vickers, president of Select Sites Commercial Real Estate, which helped guide landlord representation for the transaction alongside Susan Scott, senior vice president. "This move not only anchors the second floor of this beautifully redeveloped building but also brings a highly successful, fast-growing company with an incredible heart to the 31st and Troost corridor." "Alongside first-floor tenants Kuhl.chr Luxury Salon Suites and the upcoming highly impactful Mazuma Credit Union branch - also under construction now! - the RS Impact Exchange is rapidly emerging as a model for moral, community-focused commercial development," Vickers continued. 3100 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, 64109 Fund more stories. This story was made possible by readers like you. Join them - make a one-time contribution or become a monthly member to sustain our work. Select Amount

YMCA of Silicon Valley MLS GO Soccer League. September 27, 2026, Silicon Valley, CA - The YMCA of Silicon Valley is excited to launch the YMCA of Silicon Valley MLS GO Soccer League in partnership with MLS GO, RCX Sports, and the San Jose Earthquakes. The six-week, no-cost league will bring soccer into YMCA of Silicon Valley's after school programs, giving more than 400 third and fourth graders the opportunity to learn soccer skills, build confidence, experience teamwork and belonging, and have fun. YMCA staff will be trained as coaches, and youth will receive official MLS team kits. Games will be held Saturdays at Wilcox High School, with the YMCA Project Cornerstone asset-building skills incorporated throughout the program. The partnership kicked off Sunday, September 27th with a soccer clinic at Buchser Middle School, where more than 100 children participated alongside Earthquakes-trained coaches. Each child received a soccer ball and shirt. View the news coverages below: