The Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute released a report that says Kansas City needs more venture capital for its biotech industry. Just how much venture capital? That is up for debate... Read more
Andrew Stanley developed VolunteerMark to work with non-profit companies that align with his Christian faith. Lucky for Stanley and his business partner, they met someone who not only shared... Read more
The University of Kansas is gearing up for a new pitch competition set for Oct. 7. The inaugural ‘Celebration of Innovation: A Startup Showcase‘ will feature 10-minute pitches from six... Read more
Thirteen entrepreneurs were named to the 2015 Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program class this week. The program matches entrepreneurs with mentors, inspired by Barnett Helzberg Jr., th... Read more
Holly Godfrey’s business partners are in India, Nepal and Rwanda. The timing works well, since their daytime falls during her nighttime. As she gets ready to shift her focus from her full-ti... Read more
Despite being the first city to land Google Fiber, Kansas City, Kan., still made the list of the worst-connected cities in 2014. Not only did the city make the list — it made top 10. The Nat... Read more
Kansas City Mayor Sly James recently announced two initiatives to benefit women in business and in science, technology, engineering and math fields. James pledged $10,000 toward the Women’s... Read more
Science City at Union Station was named one of two worldwide recipients for a prestigious visitor experience award. The EDGIE Award, or Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award, for visitor experien... Read more
Once the dust settled on the LaunchKC grant recipient announcement, the champagne bottles popped. Founders from the 10 winning companies — parred down from a list of 500 — had reason to cele... Read more
With more than 5,000 attendees last week in Union Station, Kansas City more than doubled the expected participation in Techweek, a week-long technology conference. In fact, Kansas City perfo... Read more
