...of 1,000 megabits per second — has helped catalyze an entrepreneurial rebirth in the Kansas City metro. Google Fiber gave rise to the Kansas City Startup Village, which attracted innovators... Read more
Kansas City Police on Thursday hosted a live demonstration of a high-tech, drone-enabled response to a mock active shooter situation in Kansas City. The event, which was part of the... Read more
...– Sly James “With Google Fiber and the smart, connected city, Kansas City has at its fingertips the economic infrastructure of the 21st century,” James said during Tuesday’s State of... Read more
...full of it. So Boxo was born, with Kansas City as the perfect headquarters. We chose Kansas City not just because it’s grown leaps and bounds since the Truckily days,... Read more
...creating a startup.” Brummett said that OneDayKC will specifically challenge students to leverage Kansas City’s strengths and current initiatives, including the Smart City project, Google Fiber, and the streetcar. Student... Read more
About 3,500 tech firms need to fill 2,300 open positions in the Kansas City area, according to KCnext. Usually, that means businesses, both large and small, spar over the same... Read more
...of Think Big Partners. “A smart city must also be a safe city,” Sih said. “The goal of the Smart City Tech Summit is to bring together today’s leading public... Read more
...away. Kansas City is the big city. You are tired of the fly-over jokes, the rolling prairie, the Casey’s General Store. Jon Stephens You want hip, cool, modern. You want... Read more
...Kansas Citians were small in number, but were mighty in spirit — and it showed. This was no better exemplified than at the “Beyond Traffic, Smart City Challenge” announcement, in... Read more
Kansas City recently snagged a $50,000 grant that aims to fuel the development of a passionate, 21st-century workforce. The City of Fountains was named one of eight winners of the... Read more
