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Step inside: Crossroads smashburger spot returns with fresh drip, room to get SAUCED.
Steven Blakley’s hunger for a fresh combo — more room to get creative smashed with his burger brand’s special sauce — pushed the popular grab-and-go spot to a new home directly across the street. It reopened Tuesday in a new restaurant space that feels less boxed in, he said.
Weight of the world (cup): Global visitors, weekday wanderers stress test Rock Island Bridge’s summer outing
“We built it believing that people would find it delightful to be hanging out over a historic railroad bridge with food and drink and live music and all the creature comforts, but you never really know until you know,” Rock Island Bridge’s founder and CEO said.
Digital Sandbox partners with trio of KC resource hubs to boost startups beyond funding
The next round of tech entrepreneurs to earn proof-of-concept support from Digital Sandbox KC also will receive access to startup resources at KC Digital Drive, Keystone CoLAB, and Enterprise Center in Johnson County, said Jeff Zhao.
KC BioHub earns $38M+ to position KC as ‘next great biotech ecosystem’ amid global biomanufacturing race
Kansas City is poised to unlock $150 million in federal investment thanks to a winning bid led by the region’s Tech Hub to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation, workforce development, and industry growth across the region.
Feast for five senses: DJ-curated ‘fast fine’ Italian spot set to be first tenant for $35M Plaza development
A crowd-pleasing modern Italian restaurant — which takes customers from happy hour to high-energy dinner to live DJ-curated late nights — is coming to the Country Club Plaza.
Sisterhood of entrepreneurs: World Cup small biz effort forged unexpected bonds between founders
Business owners backed by the City of Entrepreneurs initiative are getting more than they bargained for, said Jackie Nguyen, describing the scene during the FIFA World Cup when she looked around Union Station and found herself surrounded by a freshly connected sisterhood — a family — of entrepreneurs.
Kansas City business owner wins Verizon’s live pitch competition timed to World Cup
Liz Benditt scored the final goal Friday, securing victory in a national pitch competition that began with more than 500 contenders before narrowing to a live, Shark Tank-style round at New York New Jersey Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup final.
Love Lifesciences testing its robotic fill system with KC pharma company to boost UNIPEN access
Collaboration not only fuels innovative ideas, said Bradley Hopper, it can help validate and advance Kansas City-built tech — a critical need for Love Lifesciences as new products push closer to market.
Vintage isn’t always affordable: Look inside the new West Bottoms shop that puts focus on accessible fashion (and a new cafe concept)
RexKC has outgrown another home, the brothers behind the thriving Kansas City secondhand fashion brand said. They’re opening a 16,000-square-foot flagship Friday in the West Bottoms — doubling the business’ footprint and introducing a new Café Rex concept.
Her startup needed a user test lab: Access to KC’s World Cup marketplace opened door to rapid, live iteration
CodeAlgo Academy left Union Station with more than just new customers. The edtech startup wrapped its FIFA World Cup-timed residency with a new product roadmap shaped by thousands of conversations throughout the five-week City of Entrepreneurs marketplace.
