Tag: Joe Reardon

Henry Bloch dies, H&R Block

H&R Block co-founder, legend of KC entrepreneurism Henry Bloch dies at 96

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2019

Henry Bloch’s contributions to Kansas City will last generations, business leaders said Tuesday, as word spread of the H&R Block co-founder’s death. “Henry Bloch was an absolute champion of Kansas City in everything he did,” said Joe Reardon, president and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. “From business endeavors involving H&R Block,…

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Davin Gordon, Courtney Windholz, and John Coler, Centurions

Startup community organizers named to Chamber’s new Centurions class

By Tommy Felts / February 15, 2019

A trio of faces familiar within the Kansas City startup community have joined the city’s oldest and premier leadership development program. The 35-member list of incoming Centurions — which includes John Coler, product owner at RFP360 and Startup Weekend organizer; Davin Gordon, business development officer at AltCap; and Courtney Windholz, COO at PROOF and former 1…

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Listen: Leaders analyze KC’s entrepreneurial milestones, assess challenges

By Tommy Felts / June 22, 2017

To say that Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community has matured in the last 15 years would be an understatement. Many leaders say that if you lived in the metro during the early 2000s and were to return now, you may not even recognize the place. Taking a moment to reflect on how far Kansas City has…

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Rush, Reardon, Cobb and other entrepreneurial leaders analyze KC ecosystem growth

By Tommy Felts / June 22, 2017

In 2012, Google Fiber’s arrival in Kansas City lit a fire under the backside of many community leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs. To say that the city has matured would be an understatement. Many leaders say that if you lived in Kansas City in the early 2000s and were to return now, you may not even…

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