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Mersea founders kept their sea legs; now they’re setting sail with the brand’s first storefront
More than a dozen years after it was founded, Lenexa-based Mersea has its first celebrity and designer collaborations, as well as a new pop-up on the Country Club Plaza — its first brick-and-mortar store.
Kansas City opens its favorite menus to FIFA Fan Fest
Some of Kansas City’s best-known restaurateurs have opened at the 2026 FIFA Fan Fest atop Liberty Memorial — offering teasers of local diners’ favorites and tapping into the diverse palates of visitors from across the globe.
Pipeline gala celebrates a startup crowd moving toward the world’s problems (not hiding from them)
When the world feels fractured and hopeless — heavy with economic uncertainty and political division — it needs people who still believe that change is possible, Melissa Vincent told a black-tie crowd of entrepreneurs gathered Friday evening in the Grand Hall at Union Station.
Cross-border collaboration expanding Growth Mentoring with Joel Barrett at the helm
A just-announced partnership is expected to deepen mentorship, business support and entrepreneurial resources across the Kansas City region.
Seeing through the static: KC developer launches visual snow simulator after his own symptoms were dismissed
A Kansas City-based software developer and podcast host suspected he had a rare neurological condition, interviewed an expert to learn more, then built a communication tool after his own doctor dismissed his symptoms.
Analysis: Stability helped KC’s tech workforce survive COVID better than most; it could be slowing growth today
Beneath the surface, a more complex story with serious stakes has been simmering since the pandemic. Kansas City’s tech scene survived — and even rebounded — but the crisis and new technologies have driven changes that may shape the sector’s long-term health.
No Recognition: Founder speeds up anti-surveillance tech in face of mass identity sweeps
Bill Swearingen thinks sharing your identity should come with an off switch.
KC’s latest sports franchise takes the field as pro softball players add to local portfolio of women athletes
They might not be from Kansas City, but players for the KC Diamonds — the newest professional sports team in town — have already scored a taste of how the city shows up for women’s sports.
How a KC-brewed probiotic is saving lives in the Philippines by eating toxins in human waste
A cross-culture collaboration between a Crossroads-based probiotics company and a global nonprofit could help ferment a more healthful world beyond poverty, said Matt Wood, describing a new use for the business’ simple, probiotic brew — similar to a kombucha — in stopping disease transmission via unsanitary communal toilets.
Lula passes elite network’s pressure testing, advancing to final hurdle before full Endeavor access
Advancing through Endeavor Heartland’s national selection process not only gets Kansas City-built property maintenance platform Lula one step away from joining Endeavor’s global entrepreneur network, said founder Bo Lais; it helps put the venture’s hometown on a bigger stage.
