Kansas City creativity sticks out among the weirdest in Austin

By Tommy Felts | March 17, 2016

At the tech and innovation conference South by Southwest Interactive, it’s as easy for companies to blend in as the flyers littering the streets of Austin. But amid the sea of commercial chaos — where hundreds of companies big and small fiercely fight for the most fleeting of interactions — Kansas City stood towering like the Liberty…

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Listen to Startland’s bonkers SXSW experience

By Tommy Felts | March 16, 2016

Virtual reality, smart cities and a whole lot of habaneros. There was more to Startland’s adventure to Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest — but those three items were certainly some memorable highlights. The Startland team spent five nights in Austin, taking in the insanity that is SXSW. We saw a ton of incredible technology — virtual…

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Kansas City named a finalist for $50M award at SXSW

By Tommy Felts | March 13, 2016

Austin, Texas — Kansas City is a finalist for a $50 million award that could transform its transportation system. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced on Saturday at South by Southwest that the City of Fountains was among seven finalists in the “Beyond Traffic, Smart City Challenge.” The challenge aims to help mid-sized cities…

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