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Made in KC’s trolley cafe gets a new driver: Iconic Kansas City brand set to reopen space in August

By Tommy Felts / July 13, 2023

The Made In KC Trolley in River Market — a full service cafe within a vintage, refurbished Kansas City streetcar — is winding down its run this weekend; next aboard the repurposed artifact of local history: Donutology. After being approached by Made In KC about the opportunity, Donutology will take over the trolley cafe July…

GEWKC organizers announce return to Midtown; 2023 base camp set for Westport at Park 39

By Tommy Felts / July 13, 2023

The metro’s largest educational entrepreneurship event is expected to return to a familiar, but proven setting this fall. Organizers of Global Entrepreneurship Week – Kansas City announced today that main sessions for the 2023 event series will return to Plexpod. GEWKC rotates its location for each year’s massive block of programming with Plexpod Westport at…

KC retailers: Swifties with cash outscored NFL Draft on economic impact for small businesses

By Tommy Felts / July 13, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour weekend felt like the perfect night to dress up like hipsters and support Kansas City retailers, local small businesses reported. “We saw crowds of Swifties stop by after brunch, even after breakfast time and shop,” said Rick Nunez, store manager at Westside Storey, a local boutique carrying casual streetwear, accessories, home…

It started as a T-shirt company (now it’s a popular cheesecake destination); meet the nonprofit that helped this Kansas biz pivot

By Tommy Felts / July 13, 2023

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to Entrepreneurial Growth Ventures (EGV), a business unit of NetWork Kansas supporting innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs in the State of Kansas. WICHITA — Side hustles don’t…

Former office space set to offer affordable downtown workforce housing as historic Midland renovation begins

By Tommy Felts / July 12, 2023

New life is set to pour into the historic former Midland office building as The Cordish Companies transform the space into 135 studio and one-bedroom apartments. “The Midland Lofts renovation is a major step in the direction of making living downtown more broadly accessible to the downtown workforce, and we believe that the Midland Lofts…