Help wanted: Addressing KC’s (big) techie shortage

By Tommy Felts | April 26, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone.   Kansas City posted nearly 7,700 STEM job openings in 2015 — but only filled 2,550 of them. That means that for every STEM job candidate, there were three job openings. That’s great for job searchers, but terrible for Kansas City business and…

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Kansas City receives new tech-focused jobs board

By Tommy Felts | September 16, 2015

Businesses both big and small looking to fill technology positions in their companies have a new outlet to find talent: KCnext’s new job board. In conjunction with Kansas City’s inaugural Techweek, the KCnext team announced Chute Wednesday to help area businesses in their recruiting efforts — whether they’re members of the tech council or not. Millennials have shed light on…

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