Government

Melissa Roberts on what the Kansas budget crunch means for area startups

By Tommy Felts / November 8, 2016

The opinions expressed in the commentary are the author’s alone.    Kansas is in the midst of a budget crunch of epic proportions — and we all know how and why we got here and who led the charge. We’ve finally reached the moment when all of our dirty jeans’ pockets have been turned out,…

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AOL founder Steve Case says innovators must become policy savvy

By Tommy Felts / October 25, 2016

Get familiar with public policy or your company will get left behind. That was the forward-looking message that AOL founder Steve Case had for a group of about 200 investors and entrepreneurs at the 2016 Kauffman Fellows summit in Kansas City. Now the CEO of Revolution, Case argued that investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers will have…

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FCC commissioner Ajit Pai’s six strategic steps to close the digital divide

By Tommy Felts / October 11, 2016

In his second visit to Kansas City within the last six months, Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai stopped by Think Big Tuesday as part of his fight to close the digital divide. Growing up in a small Kansas town three hours south of the metro, Pai said he’s familiar with the energy and vitality…

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mySidewalk partners with the White House on its open data initiative

By Tommy Felts / October 10, 2016

Editor’s note: In response to readers’ desire for quick-hitting stories, Startland News is launching a new segment, “News Flash,” to enable more coverage. Let us know what you think!   Kansas City tech firm mySidewalk is working with the White House. The firm on Friday announced its participation in The Opportunity Project, an initiative that…

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Big Bang leverages smart city success, LaunchKC momentum

By Tommy Felts / September 27, 2016

Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. As Kansas City becomes a hotbed for smart city tech, one local startup is providing a spine for streamlined communication among the devices cities will leverage. Kansas City-based Big Bang’s Internet of Things software aims to work as the “central nervous…

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