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Kauffman unveils ‘Visionary Award’ to honor legacy builders on KC nonprofit scene
The top visionary honored with the inaugural Uncommon Leader Visionary Award will receive $75,000, and their organization will receive an additional $150,000 to advance mission impact and extend what’s working.
Small-town Kansas, Missouri court World Cup tourists offering ‘all things Americana’
From Cameron, Missouri to Lawrence, Kansas, small town officials say they offer a slice of the real America, cheaper accommodations and traditional 4th of July festivities.
Just funded: Digital Health KC taps 8 KC startups for new ‘Accelerate’ project grants
A $332,750 tranche of newly announced project-based funding is designed to propel promising digital health companies toward their next critical milestones, said Dick Flanigan, emphasizing pathways from technology advancements to product validation.
Home buyers, sellers should keep more of their money, KC-built proptech startup says
“We’re not anti-agent,” said founder Phillip Allen, who led the H&R Block team that developed Rapid Refund, the first electronic tax filing system. “We’re anti-the abusive fees that go along with it.”
From scratch to scale: Mr D’s owners expanding brand with family owned donut shops at the center
Mr D’s Donuts is continuing a steady expansion across the Kansas City metro, with a new South Overland Park location now in development along with a mid-summer Kansas City, Missouri storefront.
