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Gallery: Techweek Kansas City expo

By Tommy Felts / September 17, 2015

Hundreds of techies, innovators and entrepreneurs converged on Union Station on Thursday for Techweek’s expo. With startups and large corporations, the expo featured dozens of company’s technologies.  Attendees at the inaugural Techweek Kansas City arrived to soak up their pitches. Below is a photo gallery from the event. Enjoy!

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Entrepreneurs discuss trials, triumphs with Athena League

By Tommy Felts / September 17, 2015

Embracing chaos and persistence. Those were the two main themes that arose from Athena League’s Techweek event Thursday morning. Athena League worked in conjunction with Techweek to host Hailee Bland-Walsh, owner and CEO of City Gym KC, and Jill Minton, founder and CEO of t.Loft, to speak to a crowd of roughly 100 about their…

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Events Preview: Techweek continues

By Tommy Felts / September 17, 2015

There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW   Techweek Hiring Fair When: September 17 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Where: KC Live! Whether you’re in search of a…

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After new regulations, Uber opens KC office

By Tommy Felts / September 16, 2015

Uber is spreading deeper roots in the Kansas City metro after new regulations have allowed the ride-sharing giant to operate legally in Kansas and Missouri. The San Francisco-based company is currently renovating a new Kansas City office on McGee Street near the Power and Light District, said Andy Hung, general manager of Uber Kansas City.…

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Kansas City receives new tech-focused jobs board

By Tommy Felts / September 16, 2015

Businesses both big and small looking to fill technology positions in their companies have a new outlet to find talent: KCnext’s new job board. In conjunction with Kansas City’s inaugural Techweek, the KCnext team announced Chute Wednesday to help area businesses in their recruiting efforts — whether they’re members of the tech council or not. Millennials have shed light on…

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