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Pipeline adds top founders to its network: Meet 14 fellows tasked with building the Midwest together 

By Tommy Felts / February 7, 2025

The newest class of Pipeline fellows embodies the elite Midwest network’s founder-first focus on industry-agnostic collaboration and support, said Melissa Vincent, noting the power of tapping barrier-breaking perspectives to solve problems and build world-class companies side by side. “We have an incredible depth of entrepreneurs who are all focused on building high-growth, scalable businesses, but…

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‘You deserve to be there’: Young producer earns spot on broadcast team for Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

From a spot high above the field at Caesars Superdome, Caroline Muth hopes to help usher in the sound of history this Super Bowl Sunday, the Kansas City native shared. Win or lose, she’s already making (and controlling) waves in the male-dominated world of sports broadcasting, her team said. Muth is headed for a radio…

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KC welcomed Baba’s Pantry with open arms; now a family bakery shows off Palestinian treats

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. [divide] After their cafe was named one of 2022’s best new restaurants by Bon Appetit magazine, the Kamal family is expanding…

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Meet six coalitions earning grants through Kauffman Foundation’s new ‘Collective Impact’ funding pathway

By Tommy Felts / January 31, 2025

Systemic change happens when communities come together to drive transformation through collaboration, said Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, announcing a half-dozen grants to high-capacity organizations with strategies to close economic mobility gaps in the Kansas City region. The “Collective Impact” planning grants of up to $500,000 are awarded to the winning coalitions are the first piece of…

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‘Mama Mystery’ podcast builds true crime following from serial entrepreneur’s St. Joe home studio

By Tommy Felts / January 31, 2025

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri — Kelly Evans is no stranger to a good mystery. But the real puzzle, the mother of four said, is how she mastered multitasking her true crime podcast, multiple businesses, and a radio show — all while hooking her audience with gripping storytelling and a dash of humor to balance out the…

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