Government

Missouri wants to match investors’ funds for promising young startups; founders have until Monday to apply

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2022

A pair of competitive startup funding programs backed by the State of Missouri are poised to boost companies with Show Me potential, said Jack Scatizzi as the deadline rapidly nears for this year’s IDEA Funds. “We invest both state and federal funding into the most promising high growth-potential startups,” said Scatizzi, executive director of the…

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10-year plan to create more ‘equitable downtown’ would remove interstates, make way for ballpark in city’s core

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2022

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. [divide] A strategic plan that encompasses neighborhoods more than a mile from the skyscrapers of its central business district…

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Report: Plans for Keystone innovation campus on East 18th collapse as interest, deals expire

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2022

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. [divide] An ambitious proposal for a Keystone Innovation District campus on East 18th Street has experienced a major setback…

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Hey, where’s that snowplow? Kansas City adopts a new tech for guiding more than 100 trucks

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2022

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon, a non-profit online news outlet focused on in-depth journalism in the public interest, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the twice-weekly Kansas City Beacon email newsletter. [divide] With winter in…

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Kansas Citian of the Year: Royals owner’s work echoes legacy of Ewing Kauffman

By Tommy Felts / November 24, 2021

A startup veteran and newfound Kansas City icon has been named Kansas Citian of the Year. John Sherman, controlling owner of the Kansas City Royals and founder of LPG Services Group and Inergy L.P., was surprised with the honor Tuesday night during the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s 134th annual dinner.  “I was having…

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