...on great design and we just don’t have a lot of digital product designers in Kansas City yet.” – Yana Beranek Kansas City might not be home to Facebook or... Read more
...action and minorities taking jobs away from qualified white men. For others, it simply implies race or ethnicity. Then there’s those who believe it is about age. If you tune... Read more
...fully plugged-in smart city. Initiatives such as city-wide WiFi, autonomous personal and delivery transportation, and even drone delivery are opportunities to help underserved communities. Local initiatives such as the Free... Read more
The City of Kansas City, Mo. is again asking for entrepreneurs’ help. Kansas City is now accepting applications for the 2016 Innovation Partnership Program, which provides an avenue for entrepreneurs... Read more
...its way to reaching its goal of becoming the most entrepreneurial city in America. Gruber The “City of Royals” has been crowned everything from a top city for innovation to... Read more
...And that’s very good news for Kansas City.” KCSourceLink has spent years researching Kansas City’s funding landscape. KCSourceLink recently touted Kansas City’s improvements in access to capital during the last... Read more
...than seeing a Kansas City company win.” – Kansas City Mayor Sly James PayIt beat out NextRequest, OpenCities, Citibot and Kansas City-based PlanIT Impact to win the $10,000 first prize.... Read more
...transition Kansas City from being a “cool city” to a “smart city.” “Cool cities have stuff and toys and IoT apparatuses hanging off of light poles — stuff you can... Read more
North Kansas City will soon boast the metro’s largest coworking facility. The first shared workspace in North Kansas City, iWerx’s massive 33,000-square-feet facility is scheduled to open in July for... Read more
...community needs comprehensive wireless coverage, high capacity fiber trunks, a commitment to open data, an active tech scene and visionary leadership. Kansas City already has all of these things, making... Read more