UMKC venture challenge is adding to its prize pool: Wisdom from seasoned entrepreneurs
A series of “Bloch Talks” during this spring’s Regnier Venture Creation Challenge at UMKC is adding even more depth to a popular university event that’s expected to award $180,000 to student and community entrepreneurs, said Bryan Boots. Set for April 23 at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, five speakers are set to give…
Read MoreFrench-Inspired Paris Baguette bakery sets timer for downtown KC opening; B&B shutters historic theater down the block
As one high-profile set of doors closes, another is expected to open by year’s end, the Power & Light District announced Monday, teasing the late-2026 arrival of a viral scratch bakery that already has kneaded its way into Johnson County with immediate word-of-mouth success. Paris Baguette, a global franchise-based bakery with more than 4,000 locations…
Read More&tag you’re it: Digital ID aims to give back people’s control over their data, attention
A Kansas City-built digital identity platform is launching streamlining technology to tackle what its founders see as a fundamental flaw of the world wide web: it was optimized for clicks, but never designed for the humans who use it. “Identity was left out of the Internet,” said Aaron Sloup, co-founder of The & Company, alongside…
Read MoreIt’s ‘the place that everyone wants to be’: Why Techstars could be back in KC for more than just hugs
Five years after Techstars left Kansas City, the global startup accelerator’s co-founder and CEO teased a comeback for the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. “We’re going to try to figure out how to continue to be a part of the Kansas City startup community,” David Cohen told a crowd of founders, investors, advocates, and Techstars alumni Thursday…
Read MoreBrick by brick, new memories are moving in: How this developer sees his generation living amid KC’s past
Whether it’s the $38 million overhaul of an iconic downtown Kansas City hotel, or reheating the future of an East Crossroads industrial space — think 8,000-square-foot rooftop bar atop a no-nonsense social club — Zach Molzer is building buzz, and tearing down walls. “We’re young, with just the right amount of crazy in us to…
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