Tag: small

Advocates want a startup-boosting Missouri angel investor tax credit (but they’ll have to beat legislature’s ticking clock)

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 21:12:46 +0000

With about a week left in Missouri’s legislative session, business advocates at NEXT Missouri are making a final push for lawmakers to pass a bill creating a state angel investor tax credit — legislation its backers say could catalyze early-stage business growth and keep entrepreneurial talent and essential startup capital rooted in the state.

Nick the Greek reset: Reinvigorated owner reopening locations, launching new spot after facing his own test

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 17:36:30 +0000

When Nick the Greek abruptly closed two area locations six months ago, fans on and off social media were distraught, fearing they were closed for good.

Now there’s a surprising update: two reopenings, one new opening. All this month.

Kauffman earmarks $32M in grants to boost entrepreneurship, workforce, education efforts

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 17:00:52 +0000

Just-announced Kauffman Foundation funding for a cohort of 27 organizations — each focused on advancing economic mobility in Kansas City — reflects the grantees’ “relentless commitment to innovation and equity,” said Allison Greenwood Bajracharya.

National Park Service Sued For Choosing Wealthy Environmentalists Over Small Farmers

admin — Wed, 07 May 2025 11:32:52 +0000

Developers unveil ‘The Parker’ at historic jazz site; the latest 18th & Vine reboot project

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 21:39:58 +0000

‘We will have an 18th and Vine where we don’t just tell stories, but where we make new ones,’ said Mayor Quinton Lucas. ‘And we will have an 18th and Vine that continues to be a crown jewel – not just of our Black community – but of our entire region.’

Respecting the hallowed ground of 18th & Vine’s past is critical as Kansas City’s famed jazz district moves into the future, said Leonard Graham during a groundbreaking and name unveiling ceremony Monday for a new project that gives a nod to a legendary musical icon.

Entrepreneur featured on Hallmark show finds identity beyond motherhood (with help from Connie Britton and her own KC Team Mom)

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 18:19:54 +0000

When Kansas City’s Rochelle Owens answered a message from Hallmark, she had no idea it would launch her into the national spotlight — or transform her life as a single mother and aspiring entrepreneur.

This Private West Texas Ranch, Just Saved From Development, Is About to Be Public Land

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 15:54:25 +0000

These San Antonians Have Kept a Beloved South Side Flea Market Alive for 40 Years

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 15:28:16 +0000

Lucien Smith Gets a Job

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 11:00:49 +0000

Photo: Zander Taketomo

No one would accuse Lucien Smith of being original, least of all Smith himself. “I’ve always role-played as a painter, role-played as a fine artist,” he says, swiveling in a chair in his studio. “I don’t know how much of it is genuine and how much of it is an act.

BoysGrow cultivates young leaders in South Kansas City through farming, purpose, entrepreneurship

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 14:34:42 +0000

Editor’s note: The following story was written and first published by the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC). Click here to read the original story.

Aimee France Prefers Her Butter Cold

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:05 +0000

Illustration: Adam Mazur

Aimee France, maker of artfully bumpy and leaning cakes with ingredients like Earl Grey, calendula, and cognac–tonka bean buttercream, didn’t necessarily expect to become a full-time baker.

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Start the ignition: These Operation Breakthrough students just designed MADE MOBB’s latest drop

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 17:57:53 +0000

Vu Radley wants students at Operation Breakthrough’s Ignition Lab to have opportunities he wishes he would have been offered in high school, shared the co-owner of Crossroads-based streetwear brand MADE MOBB.
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Next-gen threats loom: Cybersecurity veteran weaves solution for businesses of all verticals, sizes

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 15:45:53 +0000

Short-handed and dispersed teams face growing risks as they amass technology, said Chuck Crawford, detailing how technology debt and sprawl lead not only to underutilized tech and siloed environments — but open the door to cybersecurity threats.
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Leave KC better than you found it: How matching growth to city’s needs is paying off

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:00:28 +0000

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid partnership with EDCKC.

A focused effort to raise Kansas City, Missouri’s average wage — now topping $76,000 — marks a major milestone that Steven Anthony sees as just the beginning of a more intentional and inclusive economic strategy for the region.
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To Permit an Oil Field Waste Dump, Texas Regulators Ignored Their Own Experts

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:44:13 +0000
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