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Sports leaders who tied their legacies to World Cup: KC businesses, fans impressed the world
Kansas City seized its moment in the international spotlight, said Clark Hunt, sweeping aside what he called past concerns about FIFA World Cup economic impact and visitor projections to laud work on the ground by local officials, entrepreneurs and fans.
KC to the World pop-up market: MADE MOBB opens its doors to small biz vendors feeling shut out by World Cup
Not every small business could afford a seat at Kansas City’s World Cup table, so the metro’s premiere streetwear shop is pulling up a few extra chairs, said Mark Launiu.
Free kicks with Great Jobs KC: Students develop 3D-printed soccer tee amid World Cup
“We got the idea from rugby kicking tees,” said Campbell Higgins, a UMKC student participating in the Great Jobs KC program. “We looked at that and asked, ‘How can we improve on it for free kicks?'”
Analysis: Is AI eating tech? Traditional entry-level jobs are disappearing with KC at ground level
Kansas City’s tech sector is under new pressure with a consistent picture emerging: traditional entry-level career pathways — the hands-on, lower-risk work that once trained new talent — are shrinking or disappearing altogether. The result is a quiet but consequential shift, experts told Startland News. Companies still need talent. Training programs are still producing it….
His work welcomed tens of thousands to KC: Meet the designer behind City of Entrepreneurs’ bold look
A small business takeover inside Union Station — transforming its historic Grand Hall into a marketplace tapestry of brightly-colored, bodega-style storefronts — is just one piece of a sprawling campaign to rebrand Kansas City as the City of Entrepreneurs, said Max Ayalla.
