Startups

Events Preview: Que with Creatives

By Tommy Felts / July 28, 2016

There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW Recess for Success Entrepreneurial Panel Discussion When: August 2 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Where: John Knox Village, Places Restaurant Calling all…

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Conner Hazelrigg’s Sunshine Box lights up the dark in Haiti

By Tommy Felts / July 27, 2016

Conner Hazelrigg, 23, never considered herself an entrepreneur. A few years ago, she was a student at William Jewell College, keeping herself busy playing tennis and basketball, and working towards a double major in physics and math. “I always wanted to do something with engineering and architecture — I loved science,” Hazelrigg said. “But I…

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KC Crew Riverfront project casts Millenial net with sand volleyball, kickball

By Tommy Felts / July 26, 2016

A new recreation sports complex is part of a series of developments along Berkley Riverfront Park that hope to attract more Millennials to downtown Kansas City. Kansas City-based rec sports league KC Crew has partnered with Port KC to open six sand volleyball courts and two kickball fields toward the east end of the park,…

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What the Flokk? Startup to connect residents with area events

By Tommy Felts / July 26, 2016

For Trey Rhedrick, the alarm sounds at 5 a.m. He rises before the sun to work at Black & Veatch as a chemical engineer project manager. When finished at 5 p.m., Rhedrick conducts a couple meetings for his other gig before heading home to snarf down dinner. For the next six to eight hours —…

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Sprint Accelerator graduate acquired by medical giant

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2016

A large California-based health care provider recently announced that it acquired Medicast, a graduate of the Kansas City-based Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator program. Providence St. Joseph Health purchased the firm for an undisclosed amount for its logistics and management platform that automates remote care delivery. In 2014, Medicast participated in the inaugural, three-month program at…

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