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‘Scrappy underdogs’ scale up as PayIt announces move downtown to Lightwell

February 21, 2020

A move to the Lightwell building signals more than continued growth for Kansas City-based PayIt: it’s the beginning of the company’s transition from startup to scaleup, revealed John Thomson. “We’re scrappy underdogs in this big market of big players and I don’t want us to lose that,” Thomson, co-founder and CEO, told Startland News of

Five-chef food hall concept headed downtown thanks to one of KC’s most successful founders

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Ecosystem builder on Mayor Q’s budget cuts: Startup support helps fill potholes too

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Chit chat on the elevator? RiskGenius targets missing ‘adulting’ soft skills with event series

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Outcrafting Carhartt: KC denim guru opened the door to a hidden maker speakeasy, affordable US-made workwear

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High demand, low profits: Happy Food Co pulls meal kits from stores, pivots to catering

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WISE Power shifts energy from Hy-Vee Arena to Sporting KC, debuting cutting-edge tech lounge March 7

February 19, 2020

A new partnership with Sporting KC gives a Kansas City-founded startup naming rights to the new WISE Power Shield Club at Children’s Mercy Park, as well as a new lease on its emerging entertainment concept previously set to debut at the Hy-Vee Arena. “WISE Power has designed technology products and services that are incredibly innovative

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‘Scrappy underdogs’ scale up as PayIt announces move downtown to Lightwell

Five-chef food hall concept headed downtown thanks to one of KC’s most successful founders

Ecosystem builder on Mayor Q’s budget cuts: Startup support helps fill potholes too

Chit chat on the elevator? RiskGenius targets missing ‘adulting’ soft skills with event series

Outcrafting Carhartt: KC denim guru opened the door to a hidden maker speakeasy, affordable US-made workwear

High demand, low profits: Happy Food Co pulls meal kits from stores, pivots to catering

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