Tag: KC Tech Council

KC Outpost at SXSW: LaunchKC sparking interest in Kansas City-fueled Next-Gen tech talk

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2019

LaunchKC has landed in Austin for SXSW and is planting a flag in the ground for Kansas City this weekend, said Drew Solomon. Set for Sunday at the popular bar Maggie Mae’s in Austin, KC Outpost returns with presentations featuring expert speakers from Virgin Hyperloop One, Garmin, FishTech Group, Mastercard and other high-profile organizations, said…

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No Coast finalists: Trio of startup heavyweights among KC Tech Council award contenders

By Tommy Felts / February 27, 2019

Updated: Click here for No Coast winners. KC Tech Council released finalists Wednesday for its No Coast awards — a March 8 celebration of trailblazing innovators across the tech industry in Kansas City — which features a handful of startup founders and companies. “These are the folks who went above and beyond in tech,” KC Tech…

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Missouri Hyperloop

Missouri Hyperloop talk turns to motion sickness, comfort at high-speeds

By Tommy Felts / February 23, 2019

But how will it feel? With the feasibility of a high-speed Missouri Hyperloop route connecting Kansas City to St. Louis in about 30 minutes now established, the conversation has shifted tracks to ergonomics, said Diana Zhou. Curious members of the public want to know more about the safety of the proposed transportation mode’s 600-plus-mph speeds,…

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Ryan Weber, KC Tech Council

KC Tech Council: ‘No Coast’ aims to prove landlocked doesn’t mean limited for local tech industry

By Tommy Felts / January 24, 2019

Kansas City has been “punching above its weight” since the days of covered wagons, said Ryan Weber, noting the tech industry specifically has an impact of almost $11 billion a year on KC’s local economy. “Nationally, our profile has risen so much,” said Weber, president of the KC Tech Council which works to support the…

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Ryan Weber, KC Tech Council

Eyeing jobs potential, KC Tech Council celebrates MO governor’s signing of STEM education bill

By Tommy Felts / November 1, 2018

Support for STEM and the Missouri tech space is uploading in Jefferson City, Ryan Weber said in light of successful legislation that will reformat the way high school students benefit from technology courses. A bill increasing access to computer science courses — which gained a second life during a special session in September after previously…

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