Government Stories

Greitens creates Innovation Task Force to accelerate Missouri startup growth

By Meghan LeVota | June 19, 2017

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 assessment of innovation in the Show Me State, analyze other states to glean best practices and develop specific recommendations. “While Missouri has emerged as a…

Meet the five area startups partnering with KCMO to drive innovation

By Bobby Burch | June 8, 2017

A quintet of startup firms are working with the City of Kansas City, Mo. as part of its Innovation Partnership Program. Launched in 2015, IPP pairs area startups with city departments to not only identify new efficiencies but also offer the firm a chance to earn business with the city. After being designated a department…

KC startups join Techstars, Amazon and Kickstarter to support net neutrality

By Bobby Burch | June 6, 2017

Amazon, Kickstarter, Etsy, Mozilla and other tech giants are planning a “day of action” on July 12 to oppose efforts to undo net neutrality regulations by Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai. As national momentum grows, the fight for a free and open Internet already has garnered local support.  More than a dozen Kansas City-area…

Visualize Kansas City’s digital divide with this new Smart City tool

By Meghan LeVota | May 25, 2017

A canyon between those with consistent access to computers and the Internet and those who don’t, the digital divide is often discussed in the abstract. However difficult to conceptualize in a broad scale, the digital divide in Kansas City has real economic, cultural and social implications in our community. That’s why the City of Kansas…