Tech exec to startups: Give employees late start Tuesday for airport vote

Editor’s note: Luke Norris, head of local government solutions for Kansas City-based PayIt, wrote this opinion piece in response to the Nov. 7 single terminal airport ballot questions facing Kansas City, Missouri voters. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. November 7. It will be a day that a lot of us…

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Proyecto de $3.5M del HEDC trae coworking, cocinas y cultura al Westside (Fotos)

Michael Carmona, Hispanic Economic Development Corporation HEDC

Un nuevo proyecto del Centro para Iniciativas Urbanas quiere ayudar a limitar el riesgo para los empresarios emprendedores de Kansas City con ingreso bajo a mediano, Michael Carmona dijo. (Read this story in English. Click here.) “Estamos investigando las maneras en que pueden empezar y crecer empresas sustentables con las pocas ganancias que tienen para…

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$3.5M HEDC project bringing coworking, kitchens, culture to Westside (Photos)

Michael Carmona, Hispanic Economic Development Corporation HEDC

A new Center for Urban Enterprise project is expected to help limit risk for Kansas City’s low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs, Michael Carmona said. (Lea este artículo en español. Haga clic aquí.) “We’re looking at ways they can start and grow sustainable businesses with the little income they have as far as startup capital,” said Carmona,…

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Confused about Tuesday’s KCI airport vote? Here’s the breakdown

Update: The votes are in! And turnout was high for a mid-term election! Check out Startland’s coverage of Tuesday’s KCI airport vote by clicking here.  After more than five years of deal-making and debate, the time has come for Kansas City, Missouri, voters to decide the fate of the city’s current 45-year-old airport. On the…

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GEW hopes to spark innovation, connections among entrepreneurs

Global Entrepreneurship Week is about helping businesses that start in Kansas City stay in Kansas City, Jenny Miller said. And it’s for more than the traditional “startup” crowd, the network builder at KCSourceLink said. “GEWKC connects people who may not identify as ‘entrepreneurs’ – those who may think of themselves as makers, creators, freelancers, artists,…

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