People & Places
Kansas City earns high marks from credit agencies
Kansas City, Mo., has received high marks for its 2014 special obligation bonds from credit agencies Moody’s Investors Service and Standard and Poor’s Rating Services.
Profile: Rachel Hack Merlo of Google
Every week I profile individuals active in the entrepreneurial community. This week I sat down with Rachel Hack Merlo. She is Google’s Community Manager for Kansas City, and was recently selected as one of Kansas City’s most influential women of 2014 by KC Business Magazine.
Kansas City team CropRate competes in Startup Bus semi-finals
Each year, Startup Buses around the country head towards Austin for the South By Southwest Interactive Festival. Startup Bus is a competition where businesspeople, designers and coders — buspreneurs — create a startup, from idea to pitch, while on a three-day bus trip to the finals in San Antonio. Caitlin Cress, reporter for The Hale…
1 Million Cups with FEWDM Fitness and Farmobile
Every Wednesday morning cities across the United States host a 1 Million Cups event. In Kansas City, it is held inside the Kauffman Foundation. This week visitors packed into the auditorium to see FEWDM Fitness and Farmobile.
Day 2 of Startup Bus Midwest delayed, detoured by ice
Each year, Startup Buses around the country head towards Austin for the South By Southwest Interactive Festival. Startup Bus is a competition where businesspeople, designers and coders — buspreneurs — create a startup, from idea to pitch, while on a three-day bus trip to the finals in San Antonio. Caitlin Cress, reporter for The Hale…