Tag: Kansas City Kansas (KCK)

Amazon to bring 1,000 jobs, huge facility to KCK

By Tommy Felts / July 11, 2016

Online retail giant Amazon will open a massive new facility in Kansas City, Kan. The Seattle-based company announced Monday that it will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs and construct an 855,000-square-foot fulfillment facility near the Turner Diagonal on I-70 in Kansas City, Kan. “These aren’t just any jobs. They are the best entry-level jobs our…

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Ben Gruber: Kansas City is ‘tipping the cow town’

By Tommy Felts / July 11, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Nearly every day I open my email to see a report telling me that Kansas City is on its way to reaching its goal of becoming the most entrepreneurial city in America. The “City of Royals” has been crowned everything from a top…

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New, wireless Google project could make KC the most connected city on earth

By Tommy Felts / April 15, 2016

Google apparently likes Kansas City a lot — a whole lot. Now four years after it launched its gigabit Internet service in the area, Google is planning to build a massive wireless broadband network in Kansas City that could make it one of the most connected cities on earth. Google — which already has determined the…

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Report: Kansas City startups snagging more dough in 2016

By Tommy Felts / April 13, 2016

Kansas City has made significant strides when it comes to improving access to early-stage capital, though its relative volume still lags other startup hubs, according to a recent report. In the first three months of 2016, Kansas City has boosted its total capital raised by about 297 percent when compared to the same time period…

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Five years later: Google Fiber celebrates a Kansas City milestone

By Tommy Felts / March 30, 2016

Five years ago today, the Kansas City area heard the news that it would receive a transformative, residential gigabit Internet service. Hundreds of cities lobbied to be the first to receive Google Fiber, but ultimately, Kansas City, Kan. won the highly-sought-after service. And the world learned that on March 30, 2011. Five years later, Google…

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