Tag: kansas city

KCMO slashes fees for outdoor dining permits, launches dining trail for grant winning projects

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:12:42 +0000

Kansas City has officially eliminated outdoor dining permit fees, reducing the cost from $850 to zero, thanks to the momentum created by a city-led initiative to encourage investment in outdoor dining experiences, city leaders announced this week, unveiling new plans to promote funded businesses and their projects.

World Cup will produce KC small biz millionaires in just weeks, leaders say, but it’s only the start

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:11:21 +0000

Kansas City can’t look at the World Cup in 2026 as one big event where businesses are going to make good money for a while, and then everything goes back to normal, said Wes Rogers.

Missouri Starters Coalition debuts effort to boost homegrown jobs, future founders

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:10:27 +0000

Entrepreneurs across Missouri gained a new champion this week as regional and national advocates launched a new coalition to support builders in the face of systemic, confidence-shaking roadblocks as they seek to drive job creation and higher lifetime incomes.

Gatekeepers hate to see them coming: Why Back2KC leaders think these outsiders could be the next best Kansas Citians

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:42:27 +0000

A Kansas City homecoming movement with a track record of sparking real relocations and startup investment is gearing up for its annual gathering — welcoming expatriates and newcomers alike as it seeks to deepen ties between the city and its far-flung alumni.

Reservation for 650,000: KC’s hospitality industry braces for World Cup workforce scramble

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:27:57 +0000

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert.

Harvesting KCMO’s urban-to-rural development wins means taking down silos, EDCKC leader says

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:53:54 +0000

Editor’s note: The following is part of an ongoing feature series exploring impacts of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid partnership with EDCKC.

Kansas City’s growth isn’t just shaped by skyline-changing projects, said Heather Brown, describing a simple formula — and delicate balance — that keeps the region building upon its potential and a foundation community stewardship that stretches from industrial areas to green fields.

Roo-Up with pulled pork or bite into Big Salvy: Ding Dong Dogs debuts at KC Streetcar’s mouthwatering last stop

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:29:57 +0000

Matt McLain longed for the hot dogs he grew up eating as a young baseball fan in Chicago. His just-off-the-roller, quick-serve hot dog restaurant near UMKC and the extended KC Streetcar line squirts a dinger of nostalgia in an emerging destination known for elevated fare.

It’s an opportunity McLain relishes, the Ding Dong Dogs owner said.

Beach volleyball heavyweights, Olympians hitting KC sand for George Brett showdown

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:59:17 +0000

Serial entrepreneur Lance Windholz hopes a high-profile weekend beach volleyball tournament — showcasing 24 professional players, including seven Olympians — will encourage more Kansas City athletes and enthusiasts to dig the sport he loves.

KC-built AI command center helps businesses gain superpowers without losing their tech stack

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:35:20 +0000

First envisioned as an AI-powered agent built to streamline operations at Kansas City-based Plexpod’s coworking spaces, Intuidy has evolved into its own operating system; one that is transforming the way companies operate, co-founder Grayson Smith said.

Goodwill merger pushes expansion plans, KC’s new adult high school to the front of the store, leader says

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:29:21 +0000

Consolidating operations between offices in Kansas City in St. Louis not only will produce one of the largest Goodwill footprints in the nation, said Mike Sinnett; the move is expected to bolster efforts to add more retail stores and deepen initiatives like the soon-to-open Excel Center at Bannister Road.

KC startups graduate K-State accelerator, earning equity-free cash, greater conviction

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:43:18 +0000

A trio of Kansas City-built ventures — from sports apparel and mental health solutions for young athletes to tech that uses autonomous drones and 3D vision AI — were among the Kansas businesses earning funding through an eight-week accelerator at Kansas State University.

LPOXY initiates $28M Series A financing with 5 Horizons Ventures to fund pivotal trial

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:46:40 +0000

PLATTE CITY, Mo. — Funding to secure the upcoming trial of a Missouri biopharmaceutical company’s solution for preventing a deadly gut infection could prove critical in the fight against a condition that claims 80 U.S. lives daily, said Dr. Larry Sutton.

When farmers get paid faster, everyone eats; HitchPin brings fintech to ag, good to humanity, founder says

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:41:42 +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.

The fintech revolution typically overlooks agriculture, Trevor McKeeman said, noting that any move to bring tools — like a payment platform within a digital marketplace — definitely breaks ground for farmers attempting to turn soil, or a profit.

Chocolate maker (and coffee roaster) earns bean-to-bar accolades from his Grandview base

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:47:11 +0000

Kansas City has plenty of confectioners, but it’s rare to find true bean-to-bar work, Mike King said. That distinction makes Encore Coffee and Chocolate’s process both resourceful and extraordinary.

“There’s only a few of us that are making our own chocolate,” said King, founder of Grandview-built Encore Coffee and Chocolate. “I consider myself a chocolate maker, which is starting from the raw ingredients and making the base chocolate.”

Plaza-based beauty influencer draws upon her own experience to launch signature brow line

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:31:28 +0000

Bella Jimenez built a real-life following in the local beauty industry, perfecting brows across Kansas City for eight years (four on the Country Club Plaza). But with that influence, she realized, came a responsibility to be authentic and honest about brands — ultimately creating her own line of brow products.