People & Places
NCLR takes on Latinos and the digital divide
The day before President Obama announced an initiative to expand high-speed broadband access to more families across the country, a panel at the National Council of La Raza Conference in Kansas City was talking about the exact same issue. The “Opening the Portal of Technology to Latino Families” featured three guest speakers: FCC Commissioner Mignon…
Superstar Ashton Kutcher backs former KC-based startup
It appears Kansas City may have let a promising startup slip through its fingers. Formerly based in Kansas City and now headquartered in San Francisco, Neighborly landed an investment and sparkling endorsement from venture capitalist superstar Ashton Kutcher. An actor and active tech investor, Kutcher founded venture capital firm Sound Ventures, which dished out one of…
The Birth of a ‘Smart’ Kansas City
From its offices in the Crossroads, Think Big Partners is working to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. But the business accelerator, which provides advice on everything from raising capital to building a network of contacts, is now looking to boost Kansas City’s status as one of the most technologically advanced municipalities in the world…
12 QUESTIONS – and answers – about a minimum wage increase in KC
In the past few months, protests, rallies and labor strikes in favor of raising the minimum wage to $15 in Kansas CIty have gained local and national attention. Here are 12 questions we answer regarding the minimum wage increase.
BetaBlox Demo Day pitch: Tracy Ford & Virtutecture
Tracy Ford pitched Kansas City his startup Virtutecture, which creates virtual reality simulations for architecture, real estate and engineering firms, at this year’s BetaBlox Demo Day event.