A quintet of startup firms are working with the City of Kansas City, Mo. as part of its Innovation Partnership Program. Launched in 2015, IPP pairs area startups with city... Read more
...Kansas City’s emergence as a digital leader. “The local event is about Kansas City’s progress since becoming a gigabit city,” Deacon said. “This one-day event provides information, networking and human... Read more
...of Kansas City, Mo. and more. Nitsche said that the faire’s growth and national reach speaks to the strength of Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. “Kansas City is an entrepreneurial city,... Read more
...a broad scale, the digital divide in Kansas City has real economic, cultural and social implications in our community. That’s why the City of Kansas City, Mo. recently released an... Read more
...the City of Kansas City, Mo. has drafted a proposed ordinance on how to regulate local home-sharing services like Airbnb and Homeaway. The proposal would create two regulation classes for... Read more
On Monday, the City of Kansas City, Mo. released newly-proposed rules on how it may regulate home-sharing services like Airbnb and Homeaway. City officials are planning to introduce the proposed... Read more
...live in Kansas City. If our city’s regulations are over-burdensome, ultimately Kansas City’s economy and labor force will be harmed because highly qualified technology professionals will choose other cities over... Read more
...few things in common. In addition to serving entrepreneurs, both organizations are globally focused but have made Kansas City a priority — although the City of Fountains being among the... Read more
...the city established for-hire transportation regulations it deemed as too burdensome. In 2015 the company said it wouldn’t return to Kansas City, while Uber agreed to work within the new... Read more
Editor’s note: To fulfill Startland News’ mission of highlighting challenges in Kansas City, we asked Dr. Mark T. Bedell, the Superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools, to share his vision... Read more