Tag: Mayor Sly James

Happy birthday! Startland recalls 10 memorable entrepreneurial stories

By Tommy Felts / May 4, 2016

It’s been a year since Startland News spread its journalistic wings. And that presents us an opportunity to reflect on the flood of stories that Kansas City stirred up in the last 12 months. We’ve published more than 400 stories in the last 365 days. Although they detail a myriad of subjects in  on the…

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LaunchKC, the $500K grant competition, opens applications

By Tommy Felts / April 1, 2016

The popular LaunchKC grants competition is back for more and is now accepting applications. LaunchKC — which attracted nearly 500 applicants in its inaugural 2015 competition — dishes out 10, $50,000 non-dilutive grants to tech entrepreneurs from around the globe. “We are searching for the best and brightest startups or early stage technology businesses to apply…

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Mayor Sly James’ vision for Kansas City: Innovation and entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts / March 29, 2016

In an address to constituents Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Sly James broadly painted his vision for Kansas City and outlined what success for the area would look like. And at the cornerstones of his ideas for the next decade? The future of Kansas City hinges upon innovation and entrepreneurship. “With Google Fiber and the smart,…

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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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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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