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Former DST execs launch EDZ Systems tool to centralize law office data

By Tommy Felts / August 28, 2018

A quartet of former DST Systems executives who went on to launch EDZ Systems are hoping to streamline law offices’ operations with the help of their new software. The Overland Park-based startup recently released Intelligent RMS, a software platform designed to centralize law firms’ and corporate legal departments’ data, affording clients more strategic information, said…

KC-based Make48 team films Season 3 at Baltimore makerspace

By Tommy Felts / August 28, 2018

Editor’s note: Nick Ward-Bopp is a volunteer tool tech for Make48, and co-runs the MakerSpace at the Johnson County Library, helping the community use tools for digital fabrication like 3D printers and laser cutters. He spends his nights and weekends co-running Maker Village, a small wood and metal shop in Midtown Kansas City that builds…

Blake Miller’s ‘Future of Living’ podcast envisions a world changed by startups, tech, gig economy

By Tommy Felts / August 27, 2018

The future is now, said Blake Miller, and it’s streaming. Kansas City IoT tech firm Homebase’s founder and CEO recently launched a podcast — “The Future of Living” — aimed at uncovering what tomorrow holds for startups, small businesses, and curious citizens alike, he explained. “You’ve got smart cities, you’ve got smart buildings — the…

City asks: ‘What do we want to be when we grow up?’ Startups invited to answer Saturday, Tuesday

By Tommy Felts / August 25, 2018

The startup community is a strong group the City of Kansas City, Missouri, should embrace — especially as it crafts local legislation and regulations that will shape the metro for generations, said Sarah Shipley. The Kansas City Startup Foundation board chair’s words come as KCMO officials organize a series of community work sessions, geared toward…