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Clarence Tan and Edna Martinson, Boddle

Boddle dials into another $100K from AT&T to boost gamified learning at home

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Homebound students taking advantage of Boddle’s gamified edtech platform have helped the…

Betty Rae's Ice Cream, River Market, May 2019

‘Empathy over economics’: Why Betty Rae’s is storing its scoops amid COVID-19 brainfreeze

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. A typical spring would see the winter blues lifting over Kansas City…

Sickweather, COVID-19 tracking and prediction

Sickweather’s new COVID-19 Score a leading predictor of next cities hit by Coronavirus

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Extending Sickweather’s illness forecasting tech to track and predict Coronavirus…

The Iron District, North Kansas City

Iron District: Support hungry vendors now — ‘Container Club’ party when this is all over

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Rachel Kennedy hopes to celebrate the Iron District restauranteurs who…

Soren and Kilee Nickels, Nickel & Suede

Nickel & Suede: With two stores closed, even Inc.’s ‘most successful’ companies must flex courage amid pandemic

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Being named one of Inc. Magazine’s 250 most successful companies in…