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Transportant’s newest partnership gets KC startup’s smart dashboard onto more school buses

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2024

Buses equipped with advanced technology from Transportant are expected to enhance safety for students and drivers — as well as peace of mind for parents and school administrators — thanks to a new multistate partnership. RWC Group, a commercial truck and bus dealership that serves five states, on Wednesday announced a new collaboration with Lenexa-based Transportant…

Here’s how five urban renewal projects could transform blighted areas across KCMO

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2024

A new film studio incubator coming to Troost Avenue. The evolution of the former Marlborough Elementary School. Adapting a towering, historic downtown building for modern needs. This series of revitalization projects involving blighted properties heralds a new era of growth and prosperity for Kansas City, said Dan Moye, noting each newly funded urban renewal initiative…

Kin Seltzer marks first anniversary with strategic C-suite hire, national expansion moves

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2024

Kansas City’s Black-owned beverage brand Kin Seltzer is popping the tab on a new year of business this month with the addition of a new chief strategy officer and a new focus on expanding the canned drinks’ footprint. Quincy Crutchfield, Kin’s new executive, comes with extensive entrepreneurial experience in marketing, branding, and creative design, successfully…

AI Hub’s art incubator is leaving River Market, taking over top floor of renovated PHKC space

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2024

The AI Hub is moving into The Porter House KC’s new 811 Retail Incubator, James Spikes shared, and he’s excited about the connections and opportunities it will bring. After more than a year headquartered in the River Market, the AI Hub’s one-stop art incubator — launched by Spikes and his wife, Taylor Burris — will…