...KC Rising initiative, which hopes to improve Kansas City’s economic standing after the region’s slow recovery from the great recession. The 10-year initiative will measure progress in three primary economic... Read more
...moved to Kansas City from other countries to help this tech powerhouse grow. That’s just one pathway and one Kansas City company. We desperately need talented technologists from all over... Read more
...is led by the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City and the Downtown Council of Kansas City. To be eligible, you must live in the city limits of Kansas City.... Read more
...a diverse audience, followed by 20 minutes of open Q&A. Last July, I binge-watched 1 Million Cups Kansas City’s 51 presentations from January 1 to June 30 and analyzed the... Read more
...the crowd a new initiative being led by the foundation called Zero Barriers to Startup. Hoping to buck the fact that startup rate is now roughly half what it was... Read more
...City’s burgeoning entrepreneurial community, citing the Kansas City Startup Village as an example. “Kansas City has a vibrant energy that evokes this ‘We’re all in this together’ feeling,” Derek Klaus,... Read more
...would require that Airbnb and HomeAway hosts in Kansas City, Mo. register and pay annual registration fees for short-term renting of their property, which is currently illegal. City officials said... Read more
...Lenexa-based Smart Warehousing and Kansas City-based Spring Venture Group, of which Coulson is founder and chairman. Five Elms focuses on investments of $3 to $30 million in business-to-business firms with... Read more
...from around the world to test various technologies on Kansas City’s smart city framework. Think Big’s Living Lab initiative will serve as the testing hub for entrepreneurs’ smart city ideas.... Read more
Kansas City’s smart city creds are on the national stage. The National Institute of Standards and Technology selected Kansas City as the first city to host a national conference that... Read more
