Tag: Gould Evans

Michael Wilson, United American Hemp

Cannabis founder’s advice: Weed out the bad seeds; run green startups like real businesses

By Tommy Felts / October 29, 2019

Cannabis might seem like it presents a Wild West frontier for entrepreneurs looking to strike green, said Michael Wilson, but would-be founders must cultivate a plan grounded in common sense — and the law. “In the industrial hemp or marijuana space, if you want to build a successful business, run it like a real damn…

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STEAM Studio

New STEAM Studio ‘pop-up’ lab planned for Rockhurst library along Troost

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2018

With its quiet atmosphere and stacks of source materials, the bottom floor of the Greenlease Library at Rockhurst University is a great place to study or do research. But it doesn’t necessarily strike one as a state-of-the-art design thinking and learning lab — yet. Starting this summer, that section of the university’s library will be…

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Students bump shoulders with architects at STEAM Studio

By Tommy Felts / August 3, 2017

Most children won’t have experience working in a professional environment until they land their first job or internship, Mandi Sonnenberg said.  “Some kids may have popped into their mom or dad’s work and have gone to a professional space at least a couple times in their life,” Sonnenberg said. “But for kids in the urban…

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