Kansas City is one step closer to being a fully connected hub for urban tech, as local decision makers craft a smart city action plan. “That document will be what... Read more
...to begin work in the program by late summer. LaunchKC partnered with the nbkc bank-backed Fountain City Fintech accelerator in December and added Black & Veatch sponsored IgniteX, clean-tech accelerator... Read more
Less than a year after its inaugural Fountain City Fintech accelerator debuted, nbkc bank has launched a new incubator program designed to tackle common banking industry problems with start-up-style ideation,... Read more
[Editor’s note: Startland News invited Kansas City mayoral candidates Jolie Justus and Quinton Lucas to compose open letters to address their potential constituents in KC’s entrepreneur community of startups, makers,... Read more
...said. The InnovateHER KC leadership team recently developed the “Kansas City Womxn-Led Business Directory” and the “Kansas City Diverse Speaker Directory,” she added, noting the directories are expected to make... Read more
...Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. “One of the biggest things I want [startups] to not worry about is that City Hall is unfriendly to innovation or that City Hall is creating... Read more
...new home of two federal agencies. “Kansas City is a city with a small town feel, which makes it a great place to build a close-knit business community that works... Read more
Readers asked, city answered: No rainbow crosswalks in KC, but earth tone design submissions welcome
...that explored the legality and workability of installing a rainbow-colored crosswalk in Kansas City, Missouri, to mark LGBTQ+ pride. Citizen-designed decorative crosswalks would only be considered by city officials so... Read more
...K-State, Moody explained. “It seems like the trend is, you know, after graduation to head towards Kansas City,” said Moody, who hails from the neighboring city of Wamego. “It’s a... Read more
...Main Street Data and managing director of Open Air Equity Partners, said of the way he viewed entrepreneurial progress in the City of Fountains as recently as four years ago.... Read more
