Posts Tagged ‘Niall’
2020 Startups to Watch: United American Hemp aims for ‘perpetual harvest’ with Midwestern nice
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. [divide] United American Hemp is cultivating one of the region’s largest genetics operations just outside Louisburg, but the emerging startup’s…
Read MoreTwo novice gardeners in an Olathe lab could harvest Kansas’ first legal hemp harvest
Potential for a high-yield payoff grows with each day as Michael Wilson and James DeWitt inch closer to their first hemp harvest — likely the first in the state in modern times, they said. “It’s the jumping off point to create a repeatable process,” said DeWitt, co-founder and CEO at United American Hemp. “We’ve learned…
Read MoreNiall luxury watches founder, longtime friend: Time to harvest hemp potential in the heartland
With a traditional business mindset and solid entrepreneurial track record, James DeWitt and Michael Wilson could have done just about anything they wanted in life. [pullquote] In the Green Startland takes an in-depth dive into the growing market for CBD and hemp products, and the KC entrepreneurs poised to capitalize on the nationwide trend. •…
Read MoreStartland’s 2017 Made in Kansas City Gift Guide: Apparel and Accessories
Startland News presents its annual Made in Kansas City Gift Guide. Check out selections from the KC Apparel and Accessories category below. Have more ideas? Leave them for readers in the comments below. [divide] Wooden Bow Tie — $40 and up Know someone tired of struggling to get their bow tie pulled and plumped just…
Read MorePioneering KCI airport vote should help land top talent, startup leaders say
Capping a six-year journey fraught with turbulence, delays and political drama, voters overwhelmingly ratified plans to build a new $1.3 billion airport terminal, which would replace the existing Kansas City International Airport (KCI). “Kansas City has never been about being just mediocre,” said Michael Wilson, founder of luxury watch brand Niall and a frequent traveler…
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