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Luke Wade, KC Crew; photo courtesy of Nicole Bissey Photography

Facility Ally raises $700K to take its sports venue, ‘eatertainment’ SAAS platform national

By Tommy Felts / February 21, 2023

Facility Ally, a sports facility and “eatertainment” management software company, has closed a $700,000 pre-seed funding round led by Slabotsky Family Office. The funds are expected to be used to build out Facility Ally’s development, sales and marketing teams. For sports facilities and leagues, Facility Ally provides a central hub for reservations, memberships, payment, waivers…

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Luke Wade, KC Crew; photo courtesy of Nicole Bissey Photography

KC Crew dives into virtual entertainment, surviving long enough to reopen summer sports

By Tommy Felts / June 23, 2020

When COVID-19 shut down organized sports across the city, Luke and Katy Wade went back to the basics to keep KC Crew active — putting a virtual spin on classic entertainment options. “Who would have thought bingo you know?” Luke Wade said, referencing his first experiment in finding an alternative diversion for a newly online-only…

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Faith and Freedom Hoops: Startup founder bringing Big 12 alternative to Hy-Vee Arena

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2020

As bright LED lights flickered on Mitch Case, he looked up at the empty seats in a quiet Hy-Vee arena.  “We have reached out to over 60 kids this year,” Case, a sales engineer at Midwest Machinery and co-founder of Mommy Meals, said of preparations for the KC Hoops Shootout — a first run fundraiser…

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Wise Power Shield Club at Children's Mercy Park

WISE Power shifts energy from Hy-Vee Arena to Sporting KC, debuting cutting-edge tech lounge March 7

By Tommy Felts / February 19, 2020

A new partnership with Sporting KC gives a Kansas City-founded startup naming rights to the new WISE Power Shield Club at Children’s Mercy Park, as well as a new lease on its emerging entertainment concept previously set to debut at the Hy-Vee Arena. “WISE Power has designed technology products and services that are incredibly innovative…

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EDCKC selects 2019 Cornerstone Awards finalists; May celebration to honor Emanuel Cleaver

By Tommy Felts / March 4, 2019

Innovators and leaders in new construction, redevelopment, capital investments, job creation and expansion projects in Kansas City, Missouri, are set to be honored in late May at the 2019 Cornerstone Awards. The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, (EDCKC) announced 22 finalists for the honors today. “The Cornerstone Awards are a chance to take…

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