Mersea founders kept their sea legs; now they’re setting sail with the brand’s first storefront
More than a dozen years after it was founded, Lenexa-based Mersea has its first celebrity and designer collaborations, as well as a new pop-up on the Country Club Plaza — its first brick-and-mortar store.
Read MoreKansas City opens its favorite menus to FIFA Fan Fest
Some of Kansas City’s best-known restaurateurs have opened at the 2026 FIFA Fan Fest atop Liberty Memorial — offering teasers of local diners’ favorites and tapping into the diverse palates of visitors from across the globe.
Read MorePipeline gala celebrates a startup crowd moving toward the world’s problems (not hiding from them)
When the world feels fractured and hopeless — heavy with economic uncertainty and political division — it needs people who still believe that change is possible, Melissa Vincent told a black-tie crowd of entrepreneurs gathered Friday evening in the Grand Hall at Union Station.
Read MoreCross-border collaboration expanding Growth Mentoring with Joel Barrett at the helm
A just-announced partnership is expected to deepen mentorship, business support and entrepreneurial resources across the Kansas City region.
Read MoreSeeing through the static: KC developer launches visual snow simulator after his own symptoms were dismissed
A Kansas City-based software developer and podcast host suspected he had a rare neurological condition, interviewed an expert to learn more, then built a communication tool after his own doctor dismissed his symptoms.
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