Tag: energy

What Energy Secretary Chris Wright Would Mean for Texas

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 20:41:13 +0000

Christina Tosi Wants You to Join Her Club

admin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:40:27 +0000

Photo: Dolly Faibyshev

Christina Tosi is standing in the basement of Milk Bar under at least four dozen disco balls, discussing the mechanics of pancake soft serve. “Pancake is such a study in like, soft and squishy — not in a bad way, in a good way,” she says.

Power & Light: $10M in Live! Block upgrades planned before downtown’s Big 12 ‘opening day’

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:21:15 +0000

The Kansas City Live! Block in the Power & Light District — a place KCMO Councilman Crispen Rea calls the living room of Kansas City — is set for a $10 million upgrade, local business and civic leaders announced Thursday. Key updates also target the popular District nightclub Mosaic.

Google makes new $120K pledge to KC schools; region embraces a future built on flexibility

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:59:14 +0000

In an era of artificial intelligence and high-tech solutions, the children of Kansas City remain a vital piece of the region’s future economic sustainability, said Utaukwa Allen, announcing a new financial pledge from Google that targets local students.

Kansas City Public Schools have been selected for a $120,000 partnership with Google to strengthen KCPS’ STEM curriculum, equipping students with the skills needed for impactful careers and a future driven by digital innovation, said Allen, global head of economic and community development for Google data centers.

New Hope to Combat Climate Change—From an Oil Giant?

admin — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

This Energy Company Escaped Corruption Charges Under AG Kamala While Bankrolling Democrats

admin — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:25:32 +0000

The Federalist reviewed financial records revealing that the company operating the plant had been giving thousands to state Democrats.

Photos: ARtechBBQ party gets the beer cheese flowing with a salted pretzel tech twist

admin — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:06:53 +0000

Sweater weather returned Friday night alongside Kansas City’s premiere after-hours celebration of tech, and ARtechBBQ organizer Greg Kratofil couldn’t have been happier, he said.

Energy Prices Shot Up 72% Thanks To Biden And Harris’ War On American Energy

admin — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:33:42 +0000

KC-brewed FairWave chases aromas east, adding Baltimore-area roaster to its coffee collective

admin — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:04:47 +0000

Working with a larger, experienced leadership team and collaborating with new specialty coffee friends throughout the FairWave coffee collective will be a total game changer for Maryland-based Ceremony Coffee Roasters, said Ronnie Haas.

Theater’s $8.7M rehab set to bring Black Movie Hall of Fame, Black Rep to KC’s ‘cultural corridor’

admin — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:55:10 +0000

A century after the storied structure’s construction, an $8.7 million redevelopment project at the Boone Theater in Kansas City’s historic 18th & Vine Jazz District aims to recapture the space’s potential as a cultural hub for the community — and a bridge to the city’s history.

Bill Nye: We’re all born scientists — most people just get distracted; here’s how the ‘Science Guy’ thinks critical thinking can make the world better

admin — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:00:03 +0000

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.

WICHITA, Kansas — Even with a looming (and divisive) election within weeks, the impacts of severe weather becoming more clear, and an increasingly uncertain future written within online algorithms, now — more than any other time in the course of human history — is the best moment to be alive, iconic media personality Bill Nye told a crowded room of Kansas tech enthusiasts.

Trump Says He Will Cut Energy Bills In ‘Half’ During Fox News Town Hall

admin — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:59:17 +0000

Former President Donald Trump pledged to cut energy bills in half during a Fox News town hall with women voters aired Wednesday. “Everything starts with interest rates,” Trump said, adding that a solution to the inflation crisis also “starts with energy.” “I’m making this pledge here,” Trump said. “But I have made it a couple […]

ARtechBBQ is back, bringing Oktoberfest vibes to KC’s best-smelling celebration of tech

admin — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:42:50 +0000

While the party has grown larger each year, Greg Kratofil said, the goal of the ARtechBBQ remains the same: to highlight Kansas City’s tech community at what he calls the closest thing the city has to Mardi Gras.

The hotly-anticipated, one-night-only event returns 6 p.m. to midnight Nov. 1 at the Kansas Speedway during the American Royal World Series of Barbecue.

Big Fish Energy: Austin Anderson on Catching a Record 71-Pound Smallmouth Buffalo in Downtown Austin

admin — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

How tech is making every industry in Kansas search for ‘the next version of themselves’

admin — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:01:11 +0000

Navigating the path ahead starts with filling state’s workforce with tech innovators who can reshape Kansas to match its wildly disruptive potential, leaders say

WICHITA, Kansas — The Sunflower State is seeing the seeds of tech momentum beginning to bloom, but Kansas has a long way to go before its time for harvest, said leaders of NXTUS, the KC Tech Council, and Flagship Kansas.Tech.