Government

With a halt on new overtime rules, what’s next for startups?

By Tommy Felts / November 29, 2016

Disruption is good, right? Well, as the Game of Thrones memes say: “Brace yourselves.” The Department of Labor overtime rules that were originally scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 1 have now been indefinitely postponed due to an injunction issued on Nov.22 by U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant. These rules were set to nearly…

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Local entrepreneurs prompt court to hit pause on Kansas ‘patent troll’ rules

By Tommy Felts / November 29, 2016

A U.S. District Court of Kansas is collecting more public input on proposed legal rule changes after area entrepreneurs expressed concerns that the measures could make the area a haven for “patent trolls.” Patent trolls are non-practicing entities that purchase broadly defined patents with the intention to sue growing companies that are developing tangentially related…

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Roberts: Court action to make KC a patent troll haven will squash innovation

By Tommy Felts / November 23, 2016

Editor’s note: Melissa Roberts is urging the Kansas City business community to sign a petition that aims to halt an effort to establish Kansas City as an area friendly to “patent trolls.” The commenting period on the proposed changes closes 5 p.m., Nov. 26. The opinions in the commentary are the author’s alone.  I used…

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Missouri, Israel join forces to boost tech firms

By Tommy Felts / November 18, 2016

The Show Me State is working with the nation of Israel to create a co-investment agreement that aims to enhance their respective tech sectors. Missouri and Israel recently signed an agreement that will foster a relationship between the Missouri Technology Corporation and Israel Innovation Authority. The deal aims to advance opportunities for new tech projects…

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PayIt lands ‘the Lou’ as a client for mobile payments

By Tommy Felts / November 17, 2016

Government tech startup PayIt is working with the second-largest city in Missouri. The Kansas City-based company is now providing its mobile payment technology to the City of St. Louis, allowing its more than 300,000 residents to more easily pay property taxes via an app. Timing was apt for the partnership, as St. Louis’ property taxes…

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