Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the commentary are the author’s alone. Kansas City is known for the Royals, great barbecue and recently-acquired tech firm EyeVerify. Elizabeth Usovicz But it... Read more
One of Kansas City’s top corporations has led a $5 million investment round in a local tech firm that helps manage the torrents of paperwork associated with building maintenance and... Read more
...to the Big Bang team. Over the next 12 weeks, Big Bang will be working with the city as an innovation partner to develop smart city applications. Kansas City’s Innovation... Read more
...Economic Development Corporation, Hefer was attracted to the number of entrepreneurial initiatives, Google Fiber and the city’s central location. But what he wasn’t expecting, was the warm embrace of the... Read more
...said Digital Drive managing director Aaron Deacon said in a release. Kansas City is no amateur with smart city technology. In May, Kansas City officially kicked off its smart city... Read more
...City, on average, than other urban markets. Kansas City’s road density offers the metro a unique opportunity and challenge: how can the city allow self-driving vehicles to thrive? How can... Read more
...groups in early-stage companies based in the Kansas City area. Launched in February in conjunction with the KC Rising economic initiative, the fund was created as a solution to the... Read more
...could lead to pricy electricity bills. Believing that this technology was outdated, in 2009 Williams began to take an interest in the emerging smart grid. He knew there must be... Read more
If a blossoming collaboration between two city leaders is any indication, innovation knows no borders in the Kansas City metro. Bob Bennett, chief innovation officer for Kansas City, Mo., and... Read more
...to forge forward, all the while keeping the brightest and boldest from leaving for competing cities in the region and abroad. A smarter city for all One of the best... Read more