News Stories

VA partners with Healium to launch nation’s largest in-home VR mental health initiative for veterans

A Missouri-built digital health platform is working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to deploy more than 700 in-home virtual reality (VR) mental wellness kits.

Cerner co-founder: ‘We always seemed to be in the right place at the right time’

Never underestimate the power of good luck among entrepreneurs, serial founder Cliff Illig told a crowd during a fireside chat that touched on the journey to Cerner’s $28.3 billion exit.

Jade Market launches incubator for Asian retailers amid vision to build cultural, business hub in KC

A small group of Asian entrepreneurs leading product-based businesses are getting an opportunity to brush up on their retail readiness in Hella Good Deeds’ inaugural Jade Market Cohort.

Charlie Hustle preps Oak Park Mall store as new owners evolve brand to fit Houston, St. Louis markets (and the world)

Kansas City’s iconic clothing brand Charlie Hustle has a new World Heart Collection in the works for FIFA World Cup 2026 — debuting the collection in June at its new Johnson County pop-up store.

Cultural fan zone experience planned for 18th & Vine — ‘the soul of KC’ — during World Cup

Kansas City’s 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District is tuning up for a global crowd. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, organizers are composing a steady lineup of programming designed to pull visitors into one of the city’s most historic corridors.