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Noelia Olivares had a vision of the sea in KC; her food truck-turned-restaurant serves up the surf

By Tommy Felts / January 9, 2025

A new brick-and-mortar restaurant docked along one of Kansas City’s popular dining corridors is sailing into the blustery Midwest market this winter — with the young entrepreneur behind the counter offering her family’s fresh take on Mexican seafood cuisine. Mariscos Mr. Culichi is now open at 910 Southwest Boulevard (Taqueria Mexico long operated in the…

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KC-based Jayhawk startups earn cut of $570K from Oread Angel Investors pitch event

By Tommy Felts / January 8, 2025

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Four Kansas City-area startups with ties to the University of Kansas recently took home funding infusions from a newly formed network of Sunflower State investors — part of a rapidly advancing initiative led by KU Innovation Park. Members of the Oread Angel Investors network, which launched in September and now has about…

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Pilot program targets $50K ops grants to culturally-driven orgs, businesses in the arts

By Tommy Felts / January 7, 2025

Small arts programs across the region could receive a $50,000 grant from a new pilot program that aims to provide vital sustainability funding for arts-centric businesses and organizations that often fall through the cracks. Applications for the Cultural Sustainability grants are open through 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10. The program plans to give general operating…

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2025 Startups to Watch: Hilltop Technologies targets cybersecurity for Main Street (with help from next-gen talent)

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2025

Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies.…

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2025 Startups to Watch: Icorium matches a complex environmental threat with Kansas-powered innovation

By Tommy Felts / January 6, 2025

Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 Kansas City scaling businesses to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. Now in its 10th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2025’s companies.…

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