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ProjectUK introducing specialty accelerator’s latest cohort Oct. 10 at Travois

By Tommy Felts / October 3, 2018

Project United Knowledge is the only Kansas City accelerator that truly fosters collaboration between entrepreneurs and those in the industry establishment, said Quest Moffat. “It’s the biggest and most dramatic reason that we’re different from other accelerators in the Midwest region,” said Moffat, ProjectUK founder. “Co-building is where the corporation and the people that run…

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Designed by a language of love, ‘my clothing is my ministry,’ says Esmeralda Lole

By Tommy Felts / September 28, 2018

Kyrie Eleison Couture creates custom pieces that incorporate the customer’s cultural influences, said Esmeralda Lole. Lole works closely with individual customers and draws colors from flags and patterns from their countries of origin, she said. “Everyone has a different love language and my love language is acts of service. So for me, to be able…

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Fresh funding brings Flow Forward to $8M in capital; pushes startup closer to first human clinical trials

By Tommy Felts / September 26, 2018

An additional $1.2 million in Series A financing puts Fairway-based medical technology company Flow Forward closer to human clinical trials for hemodialysis patients, said Dr. Nicholas Franano. The new investment — from a group of investors, including Mid-America Angels — brings Flow Forward’s total funding raised to date to more than $8 million, said Franano,…

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Freelance Exchange plans expo for gig-economy creators, panel on hiring solopreneurs

By Tommy Felts / September 26, 2018

An expo this week in Johnson County will put the work of freelance creators on display, as well as offer insight into the minds of Kansas City solopreneurs, said Cami Travis-Groves. The FX Portfolio Showcase — set for 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center — is expected to…

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Self-driving cars deliver unexpected challenges, says Burns & McDonnell strategist

By Tommy Felts / September 21, 2018

City streets filled with safer, automated or self-driving vehicles would come with an unexpected price tag: fewer organ donations because of reduced traffic fatalities, said Julie Lorenz, discussing the promise and paradox of evolving transportation technology. “If you look back in history, it can help you think about the future,” said Lorenz, strategic consultant for…

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