Tag: STEM

April Boyd-Noronha

April Boyd-Noronha: Quest Moffat talks Project United Knowledge’s STEM inspiration

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

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Operation Breakthrough expansion plans

Operation Breakthrough expansion helps give every child a chance, Mayor Sly James says

By Tommy Felts / February 22, 2018

It’s the beginning of a new chapter for Operation Breakthrough, said Kansas City Mayor Sly James. The mayor joined a packed crowd of supporters on an icy Thursday morning to share the Kansas City-based organization’s formal announcement of its $17 million capital campaign and expansion project. The effort — dubbed “Big Dreams, Bright Futures” —…

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The Laya Center coworking spa

April Boyd-Noronha: Coworking spa stretches expertise from growth hacking to crystal therapy

By Tommy Felts / February 22, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

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Edcoda

April Boyd-Noronha: ‘Gamified’ startup Edcoda among coolest in minority-owned KC STEM

By Tommy Felts / February 15, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. My columns this month feature four minority-owned STEM businesses in the Kansas City metro. The cool thing about each of these businesses? They include at least one (if not more) aspect of the STEM concept — science, technology, engineering, and math. For the…

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Operation Breakthrough expansion, 31st and Troost

$17M Operation Breakthrough expansion to bridge Troost, boost STEM and maker skills

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2018

An Operation Breakthrough expansion from the east side of Troost Avenue to the west is about more than jumping across the street, said Mary Esselman. The move will literally bridge a racial and economic dividing line that has persisted for decades. “Bridging Troost is not only a legacy to our founders, but is huge symbolically,…

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