Education

‘Punching above our weight’: KC requests $75M in federal funds as region’s Tech Hubs effort builds even more momentum

By Tommy Felts / March 15, 2024

Leaders of Kansas City’s Tech Hubs initiative won’t find out until this summer if the regional effort will receive a new round of federal funding, but there’s already plenty to cheer, shared Dennis Ridenour. “We fully expect to be here — or someplace like this — four or five months from now celebrating our region’s…

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KU Innovation Park names new CEO as business incubator ramps up regional eco devo efforts

By Tommy Felts / March 8, 2024

LAWRENCE — A longtime financial executive at the KU Innovation Park who successfully led funding efforts for the nonprofit economic development organization’s sprawling campus has been officially named its CEO. Adam Courtney most recently served as CFO for the Lawrence-based KU Innovation Park before being named interim CEO in September 2023 after the passing of the…

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Tomorrow is today: Internship intros students to a world where they’re already the social changemakers

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2024

Editor’s note: Startland Education is a sister program of Startland News within the broader nonprofit organization Startland. [divide] Angela Gonzalez-Casas emphasized the value of exposure and network building as the Van Horn High School freshman reflected Tuesday on the impact of her just-wrapped Social Change Internship and the opportunity to engage with audiences she’d never…

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Now serving foodpreneurs: KC conference dishes out 30+ sessions for new, growing food businesses

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2024

Launching a food business comes with unique challenges, Xander Winkel shared, and the Mid-Continent Public Library has partnered with several local organizations to help those specialized entrepreneurs find their recipe to success. The Food Business Conference — free workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities for “foodpreneurs” that are offered in partnership with the library, Kansas…

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University launching effort for Native small biz, focused on ‘Indianpreneurship,’ resilience

By Tommy Felts / February 16, 2024

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.  [divide] LAWRENCE, Kansas — A Kansas university is looking forward to developing indigenous and minority entrepreneurs through a new program funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Haskell Indian Nations…

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