Angie Long
Team behind KC Current, CPKC Stadium honored as Entrepreneurs of the Year
Chris and Angie Long scored another big win Thursday — joining the roster of Kansas Citians honored as UMKC’s Entrepreneurs of the Year — amid an evening that celebrated the world of athletics and the leaders who make the KC sports scene shine. “We feel very proud that we have set a bar,” said Angie…
UMKC’s Student Entrepreneur of the Year sees business potential in KC’s diverse futbol ecosystem
Lesly Romo couldn’t shake an idea bouncing around in her mind for the past few years: a venture she ultimately would call Golazo, a multi-faceted soccer facility that offers the world’s diverse forms of futbol all in one place. Recently named UMKC Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Romo first conceived the concept during her freshman…
KC’s sports business icons joining the roster for Junior Achievement Hall of Fame
A Super Bowl win and the NFL Draft turned Kansas City into a sports haven, said Megan Sturges Stanfield, so it’s only fitting that the latest laureates to join Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame reflect not only a passion for athleticism and their hometown — but translating opportunity into entrepreneurial success. Among the new…
How a new stadium planned for Kansas City’s riverfront could redefine ‘long-neglected’ neighborhood
A $70 million project along Kansas City’s riverfront is expected to be the first stadium purpose-built for a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, Kansas City NWSL owners announced Tuesday, unveiling early plans for the 11,000-seat complex just north of downtown. “The goals for reclaiming our long-neglected riverfront have been bold but clear – develop…
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