Corporate Stories
Sports are KC’s biggest new export, leaders say; make them synonymous with city’s brand
Kansas City’s sports ties should be as obvious and celebrated as Nashville’s musical identity, said Neal Sharma, describing the region’s potential to redefine itself based on recent headline-grabbing wins.
K-State names Garmin ‘company of the year’ for putting Kansas talent on innovation’s front lines
A leading source of top engineering talent is honoring Garmin for the global tech company’s commitment to a Kansas university-to-corporate workforce pipeline — fueling development of its GPS-enabled navigation, fitness, and outdoor wearable devices.
AI makes it easy to start, but that’s not the hard part; tech builders forecast job shifts, product hiccups
The AI conversation was part of a broader day of Back2KC activities aimed at showcasing innovation, culture and upward mobility in Kansas City — all as a means to lure former Heartland entrepreneurs and tech workers back to the region.
NXSTAGE grad: Getting in the room with the big guys can ‘change the whole trajectory’ for a startup
A Kansas-built program designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs woo future enterprise-level partners is already proving it was worth the mileage to Wichita, said Connor Borrego, noting the just-wrapped cohort gave him the tools to insert his startup into the buying processes larger organizations actually use.
Crown Center stadium financing advances to city as Royals name builders for $3B ballpark district
A plan to fund infrastructure and other improvements tied to the proposed Kansas City Royals stadium at Crown Center is moving forward with financing that allows for up to $381.9 million in reimbursable project costs, plus financing costs.