Tag: Travois

Travois receives $35M in tax credits to boost economic development in Native communities

By Tommy Felts / October 23, 2024

A fresh tranche of new markets tax credits is expected to help Crossroads-based Travois support the funding of projects in Native spaces, like school facilities and health clinics, said Phil Glynn. “New markets tax credits are an essential tool for filling funding gaps for projects in places with the greatest need,” said Glynn, president of…

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Meet 13 small businesses leading the way on DEI as Chamber’s Equity Award finalists

By Tommy Felts / June 16, 2021

Some of Kansas City’s youngest companies and startups are among the most committed to achieving DEI goals in the workforce, the Chamber said this week, releasing finalists for its 2021 Small Business Equity Award. The contenders: 13 leading businesses — ranging from lifestyle brands and tech startups to a Kansas City talent agency and an addiction…

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Phil and Elizabeth Glynn, Travois

Travois earns rare B-Corp status for longtime work to ‘fill the gaps’ caused by 200 years of broken promises to Indian Country

By Tommy Felts / July 9, 2019

Obtaining one of the world’s top scores as a Certified B Corporation is just the beginning for Kansas City-cultivated Travois.  “Part of why we are different is because [the product] we have and offer is really impactful,” Elizabeth Glynn, CEO, said in explanation of how Travois — a company that promotes housing and economic development…

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Steve Miller, StartupKC Small Business and Entrepreneurship Mayoral Forum

Candidates agree: KCMO needs an entrepreneurial mind in the mayor’s office … but what does that mean?

By Tommy Felts / March 26, 2019

Kansas City was born of an entrepreneurial spirit, said Steve Miller. “We were all in the spirit head of the Westward Expansion, and [were] entrepreneurs from the very beginning,” said Miller, candidate for the Kansas City, Missouri, mayor, last month during the StartupKC Small Business and Entrepreneurship Mayoral Forum. “We need a mayor that has…

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Project United Knowledge

ProjectUK introducing specialty accelerator’s latest cohort Oct. 10 at Travois

By Tommy Felts / October 3, 2018

Project United Knowledge is the only Kansas City accelerator that truly fosters collaboration between entrepreneurs and those in the industry establishment, said Quest Moffat. “It’s the biggest and most dramatic reason that we’re different from other accelerators in the Midwest region,” said Moffat, ProjectUK founder. “Co-building is where the corporation and the people that run…

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