...Kansas City, it must have access to a workforce that is creative, smart and driven,” Nagel said. “The startup career fair is a way KU can support this regional growth.”... Read more
...Education incentivizes the wrong skills Currently, schools narrowly define “smart” as those good at taking tests, which often consists of last-minute cramming. Studies show people remember about 10 percent of... Read more
...and hosting events gives Kansas City credibility. “Kansas City has worked hard to try and establish an identity as a major city for entrepreneurship, technology and innovation,” Solomon said. “As... Read more
...on the firms that presented: Idle Smart — Vice president Ryan Bennett pitched the firm’s patented tech for the trucking industry. The firm created a smart thermostat device for fleet... Read more
A Kansas City startup founder recently was featured on CNN as an industry expert for his knowledge on autonomous vehicles and the infrastructure that can support them. After being discovered... Read more
A national tech event firm that aims to cultivate community excitement and awareness around innovation is set to launch in Kansas City on March 14. Verge has selected Kansas City... Read more
...events, it’s set to be a special year for Kansas City to illustrate its innovative spirit. Arguably the biggest draw for Kansas City in 2017 is the KC Outpost, which... Read more
...I visited Kansas City last June to see how the city is addressing this issue. I saw first-hand how the innovation ecosystem represented by the Kansas City Startup Village and... Read more
WeWork, an international coworking firm with offices in 37 cities and 12 countries around the globe, is snagging four floors in Kansas City’s Corrigan Station for a new 40,000 square... Read more
...access, millions of students around the nation are severely limited in their learning. In Kansas City, the story is no different — hundreds of households remain digitally divided — but... Read more
