Tag: Angie Long

UMKC’s Student Entrepreneur of the Year sees business potential in KC’s diverse futbol ecosystem

By Tommy Felts / December 2, 2023

Lesly Romo couldn’t shake an idea bouncing around in her mind for the past few years: a venture she ultimately would call Golazo, a multi-faceted soccer facility that offers the world’s diverse forms of futbol all in one place. Recently named UMKC Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Romo first conceived the concept during her freshman…

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KC’s sports business icons joining the roster for Junior Achievement Hall of Fame

By Tommy Felts / May 10, 2023

A Super Bowl win and the NFL Draft turned Kansas City into a sports haven, said Megan Sturges Stanfield, so it’s only fitting that the latest laureates to join Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame reflect not only a passion for athleticism and their hometown — but translating opportunity into entrepreneurial success. Among the new…

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Stadium rendering from Kansas City NWSL, by Generator Studio, JE Dunn and Monarch Build

How a new stadium planned for Kansas City’s riverfront could redefine ‘long-neglected’ neighborhood 

By Tommy Felts / October 26, 2021

A $70 million project along Kansas City’s riverfront is expected to be the first stadium purpose-built for a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, Kansas City NWSL owners announced Tuesday, unveiling early plans for the 11,000-seat complex just north of downtown. “The goals for reclaiming our long-neglected riverfront have been bold but clear – develop…

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