Latest Stories
2025 Startups to Watch: Marma pushes women’s nutrition to the forefront, birthing resources on demand
Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies….
2025 Startups to Watch: Noonan scores under par success with digital caddie as golf market earns deepage
Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies….
2025 Startups to Watch: OLEO roasts plans for slow-drip craft retail concepts, starting with coffee (and soon a diner)
Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies….
2025 Startups to Watch: Raise Health tasks AI tools with a multiplier mission — detecting mental health struggles early
Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies….
2025 Startups to Watch: Scout charts early adoption with digital veterinary workflow platform, diagnosing industry burnout
Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies….
2025 Startups to Watch: Trially combines founders’ lived experiences, AI to streamline critical stage of health care advancements
Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies….
Herbalist’s new shop on The Paseo deepens access to natural flavors in east side food desert
Potential customers who were once hesitant to try Rosierra “Rosie” Warren’s sweet Fruity Tutti Tea got free samples of the brew; now it’s one of her bestsellers at Nature Made Me, an apothecary and teahouse on The Paseo. More spicy flavors, like the Golden Milk tea (spiced chai with turmeric, ginger and black pepper), also…
New Texas BBQ spot cooking in Westport; pitmaster says he’ll have the best brisket in KC
Five years after a one-time Westport ice house was renovated for food operations, Kevin Bulgerin wants to bring a taste of Texas barbecue to the site — and potentially add a new BBQ favorite from within Kansas City’s historic entertainment district. Grinning Bull BBQ is expected to take over one of two open spaces at…
Power player-turned-poet Pasquale Trozzolo’s new move: Write words worth a thousand pictures
Thirty-five years after starting his own network of strategic marketing firms, Pasquale Trozzolo teases that his longtime communications journey was just the first chapter ahead of what’s to come — as one of the boldest names in Kansas City’s print history takes on a title that he admits still feels a little strange: poet. The…
Tech takes active-shooter training beyond paper targets as deadly real-world threats rise
COLUMBIA, Missouri — A startup’s portable target system could transform the way law enforcement agencies train for active-shooter scenarios, said Kris Knutson, a former IT consultant propelled into the govtech market amid a rise in real-world threats. Shot Bot — patented by Knutson in 2019 — provides realistic, adaptable, and comprehensive training experiences, the Missouri…
