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Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. Entrepreneurship is often attractive to personalities that don’t mind dealing with uncertainty. And though Ben Schultz never envisioned himself an entrepreneur, his experience as an electrical contractor forced him to embrace a myriad of unknowns in the construction industry. “Construction is…
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Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. Growing up, Gretchen Henry’s family farmed cotton in Southeast Missouri. Although most are familiar with the white, pillowy substance we find in our clothes, use to wash our face or clean our ears, animals also eat it. Livestock feed features many…
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In response to readers’ desire for quick-hitting stories, Startland News is launching a new segment, “News Flash,” to enable more coverage. Let us know what you think! Fall in Kansas City is off to a solid start for area startups. Several firms in the metro area have recently raised capital that they hope will accelerate…
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Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. Everyone who goes into medicine is motivated, in part, by their desire to reduce pain and suffering. That desire is what pushed Matt Kesinger to go to medical school. In 2009, Kesinger worked as an emergency medical technician in Boston.…
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Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. Some technologies are slow to innovate. And crutches — which haven’t changed much since the U.S. Civil War — are a prime example. “They’ve pretty much been the same for decades,” said Liliana Younger, CEO of Mobility Designed. “Although there…
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