People & Places
Representatives from US Small Business Administration talk entrepreneurship at Kauffman Foundation
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration visited Kansas City on January 22. Dr. Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for advocacy, and Becky Greenwald, regional advocate for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, participated in 1 Million Cups before attending a closed meeting with entrepreneurs. Sargeant holds a national…
Handful of metro businesses now accepting bitcoin
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism In the United States there is no gold standard for the dollar, so it is hard to discern true value. It is valuable because we all agree it is. This is called fiat currency. A new style of currency has recently emerged and has become increasingly popular…
Exploring the Animal Health Corridor: a primer to Kansas City’s big industry
Halfway between Manhattan, Kan., and Columbia, Mo., Kansas City is smack in the middle of what the Kansas City Area Development Council calls the Animal Health Corridor. According to the council, the Kansas City area is home to 220 animal health–related businesses and 20,000 industry-related jobs. This results in Kansas City being a major player…
Startups get new style
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism Picture this: a man in his late twenties is wearing sneakers, jeans and a hoodie. This doesn’t sound like the typical executive uniform. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, is infamous for his casual attire in the workplace and is part of a wave of…
1 Million Cups with Pet Cooler Carrier and Unlocked Furniture
The Hale Center for Journalism’s Kyle Geary attends 1 Million Cups each week and shares the highlights of the presentations. [<a href=”//storify.com/KCPT/1-million-cups-with-pet-cooler-carrier-and-unlocke” target=”_blank”>View the story “1 Million Cups with Pet Cooler Carrier and Unlocked Inc” on Storify</a>]