Tag: kansas city

Global startups plug into Topeka: How Kansas connections are powering their innovation

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:58:59 +0000

TOPEKA — Collaboration in the Midwest is just a call away, said Romaine Redman. It’s a reality that sets the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem apart, he added, and a heartland trait that seeds Topeka’s Plug and Play accelerator with the potential for international impact.

No time to roll credits: Film tax incentives give Kansas City more screen time than ever

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:36:48 +0000

After Hallmark movie touchdown, TV and film crews are scoring big in Kansas City, official says

With cameras rolling and spotlights shining, Kansas City is positioning itself as one of the Midwest’s most attractive film destinations, said Rachel Kephart, noting reinvigorated support from city hall and an effective mix of local and state incentives.

Brookside restaurant spot shifts from Irish to Mexican flavors as two families expand their dream

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:57:33 +0000

Two longtime friends and their daughters — all seasoned restaurant workers — are joining together in a new East Brookside restaurant they can call their own.

Muy Caliente Grill & Cantina is scheduled to open later this month at 751 E. 63rd St., Suite 110, in the former Brady & Fox restaurant.

Owners Fredy Rivera and his oldest daughter, Saray Pilar Nonato, along with Noel Ramos and his oldest daughter, Gepsiva Ramos, have all worked in Mexican restaurants across the area. Rivera and his daughter also own El Plato Mexican Grill & Cantina in Lee’s Summit.

Landlord’s solution to Kansas housing crisis: 3D print his own home inventory

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:47:37 +0000

TOPEKA — Regularly confronted with a lack of supply in the housing market — and the subsequent higher prices — landlord and general capital investor Chris Stemler faced a multi-dimensional challenge.

Hog Island to Parkville: Justus Drugstore owners docking new seafood concept in historic Parkville

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:34:19 +0000

The Parker Hollow builds on Chef Jonathan Justus’ mission to put small town Missouri on the menu

PARKVILLE, Mo. — A bright yellow, nearly 150-year-old former Italian restaurant could become Kansas City’s go-to seafood destination with help from the world-renowned hometown culinary team behind Justus Drugstore and Black Dirt.

KC’s Enduralock secures $1.25M SpaceWERX contract to boost satellite docking tech

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:40:09 +0000

A Lenexa tech company has been selected by the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force to address one of the most-pressing challenges facing military operations in the skies and beyond.

You can’t plan for this: ‘Mr K’ finalists wary of another ‘wrench into the face’ from Washington

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 19:01:54 +0000

An upended national political and economic climate has rippled down to Main Street, acknowledged leaders of this year’s Top 10 Small Businesses, bringing concerns about racism, DEI backlash, tariffs, and supply chain disruptions to Kansas City’s front door.

Topeka recruited dozens of Filipino teachers for local classrooms; at year’s end, the district hopes they’ll stay

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 17:57:46 +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.

TOPEKA — Although international educators are not new to the state’s capital city, Topeka welcomed about 50 teachers from the Philippines this past school year to address shortages within the local district.

KCMO awards another $100K to help businesses boost outdoor dining ahead of World Cup

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 17:39:30 +0000

A fresh round of funding for upgraded outdoor dining experiences at small businesses across Kansas City, Missouri, will put entrepreneurs ahead of the game when World Cup revelers arrive in 2026, city officials said Thursday.

Startup ideas are here, but does Kansas have the risk capital to get them to the next level?

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 17:34:43 +0000

Eight early-stage Kansas entrepreneurs sat across from Midwest-based investors this week at Aspiria NOW in Overland Park, engaging in rapid-fire, “speed dating” style meetings aimed at moving their ventures closer to real investment.

KC’s pro pickleball team getting new $6.5M home near Arrowhead, Kauffman Stadium

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 13:29:04 +0000

A long-awaited redevelopment project in Kansas City’s stadium corridor is transforming the former CoCo Key Water resort into a vibrant destination pickleball facility with eight indoor courts, a full-service bar and restaurant, a coffee shop, and event spaces.

It also will be home to the Kansas City Stingers, a professional team in the National Pickleball League that launched in 2024 from Leawood.

Nour’s extends flavor of 39th Street’s ‘restaurant row’ to long-vacant neighborhood cafe

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 19:18:29 +0000

After a lengthy stint developing corporate dining concepts, Kansas City chef Marwan Chebaro has spent two years planning his return to public dining.

Entrepreneur duo uses KC Current blueprint to acquire Danish football, build multi-club portfolio

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 17:38:46 +0000

A just-announced deal to purchase a premier women’s football club in Denmark reflects Angie and Chris Long’s unwavering commitment to investing in women’s soccer at the highest level, the couple said, noting they’ll continue their work to raise the bar for players, supporters, and communities both nationally and internationally.

How tech can put humanity back in hiring: Interview app brings beta test to Kansas City

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:49:53 +0000

Automation in the hiring process is leaving critical details — and quality, diverse talent — out of the jobs market, said Chelsea Parker, a Kansas City human resources innovator whose new Interview app aims to reconnect recruiters and applicants on a human level.

Time runs out for Missouri angel investor tax credit push as legislators close session early

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

A last-minute effort to pass legislation to boost Missouri entrepreneurs and innovators was thwarted earlier this month when state lawmakers abruptly ended their legislative session, said Jason Wiens, who led advocacy for the creation of a new Show-Me State angel investor tax credit.