Kansas City-based accelerator BetaBlox announced the 10 companies pitching their companies during the program’s Sept. 23 demo day at The GRID. BetaBlox recently received a grant from the Ewing Marion... Read more
...“We are always willing to work with innovative and smart people,” James said. “It’s something the city should embrace, and does embrace — it makes Kansas City, Kansas City. We... Read more
...nice to be able to take advantage of Blue Hills’ resources, connections and network to keep us growing.” Video by Meghan LeVota ‘Community of choice’ An eighth-cent sales tax initiative... Read more
Transportation and mobility technology are good examples of the hidden talents of the Kansas City tech community, Darcy Howe said “We have many more mobility companies in Kansas City than... Read more
...the city’s economy overall. Already, Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Kansas City Manager Troy Schulte, the Economic Development Corporation Kansas City, KC Tech Council and Kansas City Area Development Council... Read more
...they’ll be in Kansas City forever.” The Kansas City Area Development Council led a multi-organizational effort to attract Virgin Mobile to Kansas City. In addition to family life, Kansas City’s... Read more
...for Kansas City and the resources of Eric Roche and the City of Kansas City’s Open Data KC site, the team was even able to build a model that predicts... Read more
...assist in donating leftover food to the hungry. Gina Bourret, Tappecue founder Tappecue is a cloud-based “smart” barbecue thermometer, with which BBQ aficionados can monitor meat temperatures via a smartphone... Read more
...the work that’s happening here in Kansas City as the future and new economy. We’ve been with some of the companies that are now the biggest in Kansas City when... Read more
...to build high-growth tech businesses and jobs in downtown Kansas City — is an initiative of the Downtown Council of Kansas City and the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City.... Read more