...semifinalist for Best Chef: Midwest; courtesy photo Other Missouri and Kansas restaurants Best Chef: Midwest Jason Rickard and Jordan Rickard, FioRito in Wichita, Kansas Outstanding Restaurant Vicia in St. Louis... Read more
A handful of Kansas City startups were among 22 early stage companies gathered in Wichita this week for the opening session of a program aimed at growing strong, sustainable businesses... Read more
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WICHITA — As a consumer herself, Ariel Westphal wants to expect more from the items she purchases, the budding Kansas entrepreneur said. And from a business perspective, that means crafting... Read more
WICHITA — A Kansas-built innovation program is hitting the road — applying its successful model to Northwest Arkansas in a bid to expand growth opportunities for more early-stage companies and... Read more
...Innovation Park, Groover Labs, the Kansas SBDC, Network Kansas, and the FAST program at Wichita State University. This structure helps ensure entrepreneurs receive support at every stage, Redman said. “It... Read more
...former Sprint campus; photo by Tommy Felts, Startland News The Wichita-based entrepreneurial support organization — which has mobilized over $8.5 million for entrepreneurs in the Heartland since 2018 — brought... Read more
...said. “That’s done.” Bekah Selby-Leach, director of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University, told the Kansas economic conference that the uncertainty surrounding AI —... Read more
WICHITA, Kan. — Artificial intelligence is likely to be one of the most transformative technologies of the digital era, said Taylor Eubanks, noting that AI’s thoughtful deployment can be a... Read more
...in Wichita; courtesy photo “We’re just still passionate about helping others do good work and improve how they do it,” Alvidrez explained. “That’s really what drives us is bringing innovation... Read more
...introductions rather than cold outreach.” The 2025 NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series was made possible through support of enterprise partners, Network Kansas, the Greater Wichita Partnership with its Opportunity Wichita affiliate,... Read more
