The City of Fountains has a solid shot at landing a $50 million award that could transform its transportation system. At least that’s what Kansas City’s new chief innovation officer Bob Bennett believes. Bennett, who started his tenure as Kansas... Read more
Zinnia is not your mom-and-pop local florist — although the company did have a brief iteration as one lasting about a blink last year. It’s also not your big-box, online flower retailer — although their ecommerce site is a beautiful example of w... Read more
Acre Designs, a net-zero, home-building startup that found its start in Kansas City, is now honing its model in arguably the world’s top business accelerator. San Francisco-based Y Combinator in January welcomed Acre into its 2016 accelerator pr... Read more
Kansas City boasts a hearty roster of attractive early-stage investment opportunities. And that’s why two Midwestern venture capital firms with fresh funds are making the Kansas City area a key part of their investment strategies. Both Omaha-bas... Read more
The University of Missouri-Kansas City wants to play matchmaker between high school students and entrepreneurship. UMKC announced Wednesday that it’s partnering with the Blue Springs School District to test an entrepreneurship course for both hi... Read more
There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW... Read more
On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot.... Read more
Access to the Internet is almost universally agreed to be a defining sign of progress in third-world countries. Yet millions of citizens across the U.S. still sit on the wrong side of the digital divide. The vast majority of these citizens have... Read more
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted to Startland News by Ben Williams, assistant director of the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The letter is in response to Startlan... Read more
A Kansas lawmaker overseeing discussion on the future of the state’s angel investor tax credits is confident the program will be made a budgetary priority by his peers in legislature. Rep. Marvin Kleeb, R-Overland Park, said that he and fellow m... Read more
