Tag: St. Louis

Chris Cardinal, Welltodo

STL exit: Welltodo founder credits firm’s acquisition to early support from KC startup community

By Tommy Felts / June 30, 2018

With the final deal still in the works Friday, Chris Cardinal said the acquisition of St. Louis-based Welltodo by SensorRX wouldn’t have been possible without the pre-seed rallying of his fellow entrepreneurs in Kansas City. Though the company moved across the state in 2016 to be closer to the co-founder’s in-laws, Cardinal said, the foundation for…

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I-70 wage gap? Kansas City lags St. Louis on tech pay, snapshot analysis says

By Tommy Felts / April 10, 2018

St. Louis might be the gateway to higher tech pay — but not by much, according to a new nationwide snapshot analysis of tech industry jobs. The Kansas City metro logged an average tech wage of $90,940 in 2017, falling slightly behind the St. Louis metro at $96,370, based on data released in the Cyberstates…

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Missouri named Hyperloop semifinalist, offering 760 mph alternative to I-70

By Tommy Felts / April 6, 2017

Missouri is in the running to land a futuristic transportation system that would move people between Kansas City and St. Louis in only 23 minutes. On Wednesday, transportation tech firm Hyperloop One announced 11 semifinalist routes in the U.S. that could receive its system that propels vehicles at speeds of about 760 miles per hour.…

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Regional Roundup

Amazon’s delivery backlash and 800 robots descend on St. Louis

By Tommy Felts / May 6, 2016

In this week’s roundup of watercooler talk from the region’s startup hubs, we have the dish on Amazon’s digital divide backpedaling, St. Louis’ international robotics competition and Denver’s vibrant city culture. Check out more in this series here.a ChicagoInno: Amid controversy, Amazon is finally bringing same-day delivery to the South Side And the backpedaling continues.…

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Report: Missouri boasts three, top-20 startup cities

By Tommy Felts / May 2, 2016

Kansas City is a top-20 destination to start a business, according to a recent WalletHub report. A study released Monday by the personal finance website ranked the City of Fountains as the No. 16 best city to launch a business. WalletHub compared the relative startup opportunities in the 150 most populated U.S. cities., looking at metrics such…

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