Government

Rep. Davids rejoins small biz committee amid leadership party switch in U.S. House

By Tommy Felts / January 31, 2023

In her return to Congress after re-election in November, Sharice Davids will serve as a voice for Kansas on three major drivers of the state’s economy, particularly in the newly-redrawn Kansas Third district, the congresswoman’s office said Tuesday. Late Monday night, U.S. Rep. Davids, D-Kansas, was granted a waiver to again serve on the House…

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K-State wants to bring 3,000 jobs, $3B to Kansas; here’s how a new urban-rural plan will help it reach all 105 counties

By Tommy Felts / January 17, 2023

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. This series is possible thanks to Entrepreneurial Growth Ventures (EGV), a business unit of NetWork Kansas supporting innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs in the State of Kansas. [divide] TOPEKA — Kansas State…

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SpiderOak raises $16.4M for space cybersecurity tech to protect ‘soft underbelly’ of satellites

By Tommy Felts / January 13, 2023

A Lenexa-based company’s industry-leading technology is taking orbit with new investments that validate SpiderOak’s end-to-end cybersecurity efforts — a “mission critical” platform that reduces the attack surface of satellites and damages the ability of adversaries to jam and disrupt space communications. “Today, space-based assets are mission essential in all civil and military operations and rapidly…

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Federal ban on noncompetes would ‘unleash’ entrepreneurs, open door to more startups, advocate says

By Tommy Felts / January 9, 2023

A proposed rule change that would stop employers from imposing and enforcing contract clauses to limit their workers’ ability to change jobs within their fields is being hailed as a “vital step on the path to expanding economic growth in the United States,” according to one Kansas City-based advocate for entrepreneurs. Earlier this month, the…

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City’s KC BizCare experiment proves itself as a model to replicate, says new small biz official 

By Tommy Felts / January 5, 2023

Editor’s note: KC BizCare is a financial supporter of Startland News. This story was produced through a paid partnership. [divide] Amanda Wheeler’s background in biology provides new insight and expertise within Kansas City’s growing small business culture, the KC BizCare official said — a community give-back hypothesis supported by Wheeler watching women in her family…

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