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Hundreds of social media gurus, marketing professionals and online entrepreneurs will gather in Kansas City for a two-day conference that will feature talks from executives at Salesforce, AOL, LinkedIn and more. Organized by TechMedia, Digital Summit: Kansas City is part of a national conference series that has been connecting digital marketing professionals for ten years.…
Read More >At times regarded as a buzzword whose definition is as variable as a startup’s valuation, the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems received stalwart validation last week when the largest gathering of leaders cultivating such communities met in Kansas City. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s ESHIP Summit culled more than 400 entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the…
Read More >Kansas City is atop yet another national list touting its economic vibrancy. Forbes recently released a report analyzing U.S. cities that create the most high-wage jobs, and Kansas City earned the No. 2 spot. The magazine said the City of Fountains’ low taxes and pro-business regulatory environment helped launch it into the top five cities…
Read More >Anita Newton, the former chief marketing officer at Adknowledge, is helping launch an innovation lab with CommunityAmerica Credit Union. A lean startup evangelist and co-founder of Mighty Good Solutions, Newton began her new CommunityAmerica gig Monday as its chief innovation officer. With the new role, Newton said she’ll be creating an independent innovation lab that…
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