Startups

After St. Joseph tech firm acquisition, Online Tech expands to KC

By Tommy Felts / April 20, 2017

Ann Arbor-based Online Tech has acquired a St. Joseph, Mo. cloud firm, paving the way for its expansion into Kansas City. The cloud security company announced Thursday that it purchased St. Joseph-based Echo Cloud, which provides colocation and cloud hosting services. Echo Cloud CEO Bill Severn said he’s pleased to be joining the Online Tech…

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Voting open: Hyperloop One gauges interest in semifinalist routes

By Tommy Felts / April 19, 2017

If MLB All-Star voting is any indication, Kansas Citians are quite adept at voicing their opinions online. Well, that skill should come into play as part of an online poll that could help Kansas City land a Hyperloop One route. The futuristic transportation system would haul people at speeds of about 760 miles per hour,…

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Startup Weekend returns to Kansas City in June

By Tommy Felts / April 18, 2017

People often ruminate for years on a startup idea, calculating risk, analyzing a market and perfecting a pitch. With Startup Weekend, that course of contemplative construction is distilled into 48 hours of ideation, iteration and presentation. And after a year hiatus, the event is returning to Kansas City for wild weekend of founding fury. Startup…

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Digital Sandbox taps K-State Olathe for office space

By Tommy Felts / April 18, 2017

The partnership between Digital Sandbox KC and the City of Olathe, Kan. is now a bit stronger. Companies funded out of the Olathe program will now have access to an office and coworking space via the Kansas State University Olathe campus, located at 22201 W. Innovation Dr., Olathe, Kansas. “We’re constantly working to break down…

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A coworking studio for artists, InterUrban ArtHouse to open in Overland Park

By Tommy Felts / April 18, 2017

A new coworking and community space for artists is coming to the Kansas City area. Scheduled to open June 15 in Overland Park, the nearly 10,000 square-foot InterUrban ArtHouse is revamping a post office to become a shared space for 20 to 40 artists. The nonprofit is piggybacking on a popular trend in the metro…

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