Corporate Stories
Kansas City data centers and AI flip the script on job security
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How seasoned design is shaking up the fan experience at KC’s newest outdoor music site
A massive outdoor concert destination is rising in Riverside, promising to reshape the Kansas City region’s live music scene when the 16,000-capacity Morton Amphitheater welcomes its first crowds this summer — replacing construction equipment with scores of fans in a space designed to make the most of their night out. “It’s actually really centrally located…
Meta delivers on data center investment pledge with 13 grants to KC community orgs
A just-announced grant cabled into Meta data center communities is expected to help a Kansas City-based production crew known for invention competitions to shine a national spotlight on middle school innovators from Clay and Platte counties. Make48 — a TV series that exposes the real life challenges of taking a product “from napkin design to…
Bracket bash winner nets $50K in pitch doubleheader; three KC startups score spots among final four
Kansas came in clutch Tuesday — doubling the grand prize pool for this week’s Gamechangers and Champions pitch competition just before tipoff. Its jersey-clad winner scored $50,000 and a top seed among investors gathered for the state’s bracket bash for emerging entrepreneurs. “When you’re in a startup business, money never hurts, non-dilutive money even more…
World Cup prep is writing KC’s history today, leaders say; here’s what they hope will be remembered after the games
Twelve years later, Graham Zusi still gets choked up talking about the emotions he felt after the U.S. soccer team triumphed over Ghana in the FIFA World Cup, and he saw scenes of hometown fans celebrating in the Power and Light District in downtown Kansas City. “For Matt Besler and I — two Kansas City…
