Business briefcase June 2

• Tom Parkinson has been named the new host of Kansas Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” Parkinson, with 20 years of public radio experience, has previously worked as host and producer of “Morning Edition” at WUSF in Tampa, Fla. The show airs from 5 to 9 a.m. on KPR.

• The Kansas Department of Commerce is accepting nominations for outstanding minority- and women-owned businesses. The KDC’s Office of Minority and Women Business Development is accepting the nominations, which also can be submitted for minority and women advocates, young entrepreneurs and corporations. The deadline to nominate a business or individual is July 11. Online nomination forms can be accessed at KansasCommerce.com/MEDweek.