Less than two weeks into the program, the 2017 Sprint Accelerator cohort introduced themselves to the community on Wednesday at 1 Million Cups. The accelerator recently welcomed seven startu... Read more
The Sprint Accelerator announced Monday the seven startups from around the country that it welcomed into its fourth annual program, which also launched Monday. For the 2017 cohort, the Sprin... Read more
In 2016, Google Fiber provided 36,000 digital training hours in Kansas City— that’s one-third of the national sum. This information comes from the tech giant’s inaugural Community Impact rep... Read more
After media reports indicated it canceled “hundreds” of area residents’ installations without a specific reason, Google Fiber is now clarifying its Kansas City plans. The tech giant — which... Read more
More than 20 million U.S. households do not have an internet connection, according to the PEW Research Center. Pairing that with the fact that schoolwork is more frequently requiring interne... Read more
AutoAlert, an Irvine, Calif. Based tech firm, announced Friday that it’s planning to relocate its headquarters to Kansas City. The firm — which will receive a Missouri Works grant of as much... Read more
About six months after announcing its move to Kansas City, Virgin Mobile has selected the site of its new headquarters. Virgin Mobile announced Wednesday that the firm signed a lease at On... Read more
‘Tis the season to help your fellow man — and their website. That seems to be the driving force behind a volunteer-led program to improve the digital presence of several Kansas City nonprofi... Read more
Startland News and the Kansas City Star have partnered to publish content as part of the Star’s new special section, “Spirit.” This story is in the Star’s Nov. 13 Sunday edition. Behind VML’... Read more
When it comes to operations driving innovation, dairy farms probably don’t come to mind. But that’s precisely what Kansas City’s largest private employer — Dairy Farmers of America — is do... Read more