• Sweet! Baking and Candy Making Supply is now open downtown at 717 Mass., the site of the former Bay Leaf store. Sweet! specializes in candy-making, baking and decorating supplies. It also offers gourmet dips and mixes, coffees, kitchen utensils and gifts. This is the second store for owners Susan Hess and Cindy Hopper; they opened their original store last year at the Fairlawn Plaza Mall in Topeka. The new store in Lawrence will offer a variety of baking and cake-decorating classes in the kitchen area that the Bay Leaf built. Hours for the store are 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and until 8 p.m. Thursday. The phone number is 785-749-2258. For more information, including a schedule of classes, go to sweetbakingsupply.com.

• John Schmidt, Lawrence, recently completed 52 hours of computer training at Customized Computer Training at Kansas Legal Services, 712 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka. Schmidt’s courses were funded through the Social and Rehabilitation Services’ vocational rehabilitation and Cottonwood Inc.’s JobLink employment program.

• JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. announces the grand opening of its new Factory Outlet store in Lawrence. Overseeing store sales and operations at the new store located at 646 Vt., will be Alison Ogden. The company, established in 1905, retails men’s classically styled tailored and casual clothing, sportswear, footwear and accessories.

• The new Kansas Children’s Discovery Center has opened its doors. Designed by Lawrence-based architects Gould Evans, the 16,000-square-foot facility is located in Topeka’s Gage Park on land donated by the city of Topeka. The energy-efficient building incorporates passive solar, high-efficiency HVAC, and a connection to the outdoors through abundant natural day lighting. Other sustainable features include a dramatic roofline that collects rainwater, bio swales and native plantings that filter run-off water.

• OrthoKansas PA, 1112 W. Sixth St., Suite 124, Lawrence, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology. MRI is a noninvasive medical test that utilizes magnetic fields to produce anatomical images of internal body parts to help physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety.

• On Wednesday, World Arthritis Day, Massage Envy clinics will join together to host Healing Hands for Arthritis. For every one-hour session, $10 will be donated to the Arthritis Foundation. Additionally, Massage Envy’s Murad (skin-care partner) and Wyndmere (retail partner) will donate 10 percent of all their sales during the event. Massage Envy Spa in Lawrence is located at 4931 W. Sixth St., Suite 110.

• Mike Everett, with Life Success & Legacy, attended a meeting with the top Infinite Banking Concept agents in the country from Aug. 17-18 in Dallas. The conference’s theme was “What Right Looks Like.” Everett gave a presentation on how the IBC concept works and the ideas that are often overlooked. He is hosting an Infinite Banking seminar on Oct. 25 with the founder and creator, Nelson Nash, as the featured speaker. For more information, contact Everett at 785-760-3189 or lifesuccess-legacy.com.

• Emprise Bank announces Grant Ryan and Rhonda Scott have joined the bank’s commercial banking team as commercial banker and commercial banking specialist. Both will be located at the Lawrence branch on 1121 Wakarusa Drive. Ryan has been in the financial services industry for 15 years, most recently at The University National Bank in Lawrence where he served as chief lending officer. Scott has been in the financial services industry since 1975, with the past nine years spent at The University National Bank in Lawrence.

• TherapyWorks P.A., 1311 Wakarusa Drive, Suite 1000, will host a free seminar, “Oh, My Aching Back,” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Guest speakers include physical therapist/owner Cindy Johnson and physical therapist Audrey Welch, both of TherapyWorks. For more information or reservations, call 749-1300.