Six years after launching as a grants competition, the ever-evolving LaunchKC program will continue as an accelerator platform, newly led by the minds behind Keystone Labs — an outgrowth of... Read more
The latest LaunchKC-powered industry accelerator aims to bring a new wave of technology Kansas City’s insurance community, said Nathan Kurtz. “There’s a rich heritage of insurance in K... Read more
A recent study dubbed Missouri as one of the top 10 states to start a business. The report was assembled by personal finance website WalletHub and aimed to determine which region held the mo... Read more
On Monday, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens launched a task force to spur startup activity and innovation in the State of Missouri. The governor’s Innovation Task Force will give an overall asses... Read more
Missouri is in the running to land a futuristic transportation system that would move people between Kansas City and St. Louis in only 23 minutes. On Wednesday, transportation tech firm Hype... Read more
A series of state budget cuts by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will directly impact Kansas City entrepreneurship. The sweeping $146.4 million rollback of the Show Me State’s budget will cut fu... Read more
The Sunflower State is more hospitable to innovation than its eastward neighbor, a recent study found. The Consumer Technology Association’s annual “Innovation Scorecard” ranked all 50 state... Read more
With funding shored up from private and public donors, the University of Missouri-Kansas City is planning to move ahead with its plan to build the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center to... Read more