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Adam Carney, Crossroads Training

Fitness center opens in former Plexpod River Market, sharing building with Coworking KC

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. A pair of fitness trainers who struck out on their own after working at commercial gyms have opened a…

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How one startup’s new marketplace is putting last-minute, hard-to-find phones, gaming systems under the tree

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2021

With standard shipping deadlines expiring and days ticking away before Christmas, a new marketplace extension — Swappa Local — is helping gift-givers get their hands on gently used tech before the holidays. “It’s a game changer right now because you can’t turn on the news without hearing about all the shipping delays,” said Sara Beane, media…

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Cerner

KC tech powerhouse Cerner sells to Oracle in $28.3B deal; buyer says it will grow local presence

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2021

Months of speculation officially came to an end Monday as Kansas City-headquartered Cerner announced its exit to Oracle — the global cloud giant’s largest-ever acquisition at $28.3 billion in equity value. The largest private employer in the Kansas City metro, Cerner’s medical records solutions have developed over the course of four decades into a transformational healthcare…

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Danny Zaslavsky and Chris Hoke, VinCue

2022 Startups to Watch: VinCue steers locally owned auto dealers into battle against national chains

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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Juaquan Herron, Venboo

2022 Startups to Watch: Venboo rewrites the story for creators, booking value for businesses beyond tech

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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Luke Lim and Andrew Potter, Approach

2022 Startups to Watch: Approach scales with gym platform’s core pushing against rock-solid foundation

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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Wyatt Cobb, SOFTwarfare

2022 Startups to Watch: SOFTwarfare stops for nothing as it runs marathon in the cyber arena

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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David Biga, Particle Space

2022 Startups to Watch: Particle Space builds industry backbone as ‘Stripe for real estate’

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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Shekhar Gupta, MyANIML

2022 Startups to Watch: MyAnIML plans to save the bovine industry millions through AI facial analysis in cattle

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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Bo Lais, Lula

2022 Startups to Watch: Lula swings open door to its rocket ship as proptech platform uses pivot to fuel growth

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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