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PBS Docuseries Puts KC Creator at the Intersection of Food and ‘Transformational Travel’

By | January 3, 2024 |

Jim Kane, right, films with Amy Walker "The Spirit Gardener" for an episode of "The Food Principle" on PBS.

Kansas City-based food travel producer Jim Kane explores big issues such as climate change, biodiversity, health and social justice on “The Food Principle.”

KC Named ‘Tech Hub,’ Opening Door to Massive Federal Grants

By | October 24, 2023 |

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks at Union Station in Kansas City during a ceremonial Tech Hubs announcement.

The Kansas City region — stretching from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri — is now a federally designated tech hub, offering access to grants.

‘Picklecon’ Coming to KC in 2024 With 100 Pickleball Courts

By | August 11, 2023 |

Kathy Nelson, Visit KC, KC Sports Commission.

In collaboration with Visit KC, Triple Crown Sports is bringing its inaugural celebration of pickleball to Kansas City in August 2024.

Small Businesses Shocked by Low NFL Draft Sales, Now Wary of World Cup

By | May 4, 2023 |

Fans decked out for the NFL Draft walk through the Crossroads Thursday on their way toward Union Station and the NFL Draft event grounds.

A massive surge in visitors and foot traffic as Kansas City hosted its first NFL Draft failed to generate sales for small businesses outside the event grounds.