Tag: Greater Topeka Partnership

Manufacturing talent: Kansas production mainstay designs its niche, from warfighters to healthcare 

By Tommy Felts / August 15, 2023

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.  TOPEKA — The leader of a Kansas company specializing in custom equipment design and manufacturing hailed the work of its nearly 500 employees for allowing the organization to thrive during…

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Four-day For the Culture Fest arrives in Topeka to celebrate African-American history in Kansas

By Tommy Felts / July 27, 2023

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.  TOPEKA — Kansas’ capital city has a rich African-American history, Alonzo Harrison said, and it’s time for the community to come together to celebrate the past, present and future. “The Black…

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Only one side of the tracks: Omni Circle opens entrepreneurs ‘space to become or build their personal freedom’

By Tommy Felts / March 1, 2023

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to Go Topeka, which seeks economic success for all companies and citizens across Shawnee County through implementation of an aggressive economic development strategy that capitalizes…

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Michael Odupitan, Omni Circle Group, speaking at a grant announcement event at Omni Circle's in-the-works collaborative workspace

Kauffman awards Omni Circle $360K grant to help build minority small business hub

By Tommy Felts / January 13, 2022

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. Editor’s…

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Plug and Play selects KC startup for Topeka accelerator; Top City beginning to believe in itself

By Tommy Felts / October 1, 2021

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. Plug…

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