AI disruption is already here: Here’s how Kansas City workers navigate reality redefined by tech

By Tommy Felts | October 30, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story from The Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism in the public interest.…

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Report: AI could displace 110,000 Kansas City jobs; here’s who might be most at risk

By Tommy Felts | August 7, 2024

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. [divide] In 2020, when Terrence Wise learned the McDonald’s where he worked would…

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$2M grant expected to fuel workforce training, equity hub led by BioNexus KC, Missouri bioscience partners

By Tommy Felts | January 31, 2023

The Kansas City region must level up to meet the demand of the expanding life sciences industry and support underserved job seekers, said Dennis Ridenour, announcing a $2 million in federal funds aimed at boosting readiness to fill talent shortages. The funding award will establish the “Bioscience Industry Occupational Training and Equity Collaborative Hub for…

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Tips for overcoming experience gap, building a diverse workforce

By Tommy Felts | September 13, 2017

When Ariel Banks graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 2014 with a chemical engineering degree, she felt qualified and eager to jump into her career. Unfortunately, Banks spent nearly two years without any luck in finding a job. She found herself being asked time and time again, the dreaded question: “What is…

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