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Scaling tech startup with door-to-door ‘Knoqers’ plans no-contact option amid Coronavirus

By Tommy Felts / March 10, 2020

A tech startup with offices in Kansas City and Boston plans to hire 200-plus “Knoqers” in 2020, but the company admits its growing army of door-to-door neighborhood representatives face an unexpected challenge this spring and summer: the spread of the Coronavirus. “Like everyone across the world, we have been closely following news about the Coronavirus…

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Faith and Freedom Hoops: Startup founder bringing Big 12 alternative to Hy-Vee Arena

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2020

As bright LED lights flickered on Mitch Case, he looked up at the empty seats in a quiet Hy-Vee arena.  “We have reached out to over 60 kids this year,” Case, a sales engineer at Midwest Machinery and co-founder of Mommy Meals, said of preparations for the KC Hoops Shootout — a first run fundraiser…

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Joe Krywicki, Jerry Workman and Parker Graham, Destiny; Startland News' Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2020

Already managing $25M in user debt, KC fintech startup Destiny banks on New York accelerator

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2020

Newly launched accelerator programming could help Kansas City-based Destiny Wealth secure customers and funding as the startup makes key pivots.  “This accelerator gives us a brand new network,” said Parker Graham, Destiny co-founder and CEO.  Part of the newly launched fintech track of the Nex Cubed Accelerator, Graham and Destiny will spend 16 weeks immersed…

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Fearing coronavirus? Don’t count out flu season — especially in these 10 ‘sickest’ cities

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2020

Expecting a respite from flu-like symptoms and respiratory illness as warm weather approaches? Don’t let your guard down just yet, Kansas City-based Sickweather said Thursday, issuing a “troubling” forecast for cities across the U.S. “Sickweather’s prediction for a prolonged season of flu-like illness is historic because it represents a stark contrast to the notion that…

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KC ‘community crusader’ Thalia Cherry joins Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on EBONY Power 100 list

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2020

Editor’s note: Thalia Cherry is a board member of STARTLAND, the ecosystem building organization that operates Startland News. This story was produced independently by Startland News’ nonprofit newsroom. A Kansas City entrepreneur widely known for sports apparel lines honoring the history of the Chiefs and Monarchs is earning acclaim in her own right. Thalia Cherry…

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