Corporate

Why the KC Pioneers refuse to stay in their lane; esports league teams with Kansas Speedway for weekend event

By Tommy Felts / September 9, 2023

First they watched from stadium seats at the speedway, then from pit road. Now the fans-turned collaborators at the KC Pioneers are on track with one of their biggest partners to date: NASCAR. Kansas City’s premiere esports league has teamed up with the Kansas Speedway to bring traditional racing and esports gaming into the same…

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KC entrepreneurs tapped to team up with top-tier Kansas enterprise businesses

By Tommy Felts / September 7, 2023

A trio of emerging Kansas City startups are among 20 cohort members selected to forge new strategic connections with big-name Kansas enterprise partners like Koch, Evergy, Cargill and Spirit AeroSystems. Wichita-based NXTUS this week announced the latest program participants for the NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series — a diverse array of growth-minded entrepreneurs offering innovative tech…

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Kansas City startup among leading fintech finalists in NXTSTAGE competition

By Tommy Felts / September 4, 2023

An AI-infused startup led by Kansas City serial founder Jannae Gammage is poised to compete against seven other finalists in this fall’s NXTSTAGE innovation showcase in Wichita. Foresight — a fintech platform that aims to open funding opportunities for underserved borrowers by assessing credit risk, fraud and biases — was selected as finalist for the…

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Report: NFL Draft festivities scored $164.3M in economic impact for Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / August 26, 2023

Despite the stress of feeding thousands of people, a propane tank running out, and a fryer overheating — plus paying the vendor fee — KC’s Wing Bar owner Keshia Clark said teaming up with the NFL Draft in April was definitely worth it for her business. “We saw in three days what one middle class…

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Royals preview ballpark of the future: Now they need to decide where to put it

By Tommy Felts / August 22, 2023

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. [divide] The Royals are choosing between a stadium and entertainment district in Kansas City’s East Village or in North Kansas City.…

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