Plexpod Westport Commons exhumes obscured mural of Kansas City

By Tommy Felts | August 16, 2016

For an update on this piece, click here. Amid the dust and drilling at the yet-to-be-open Plexpod Westport Commons is a little-known artistic gem for Kansas City. At the heart of a project that marries history and innovation, the colossal coworking facility that was formerly Westport Junior High features a vibrant — albeit deteriorating —…

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Readers’ Choice: Peek at Startland’s most-popular stories

By Tommy Felts | May 4, 2016

The votes are in — and they arrived via page views. And in case you didn’t know: Kansas City produces a ton of startup news. A year ago today, we published our very first digest, and it’s been a fantastically hectic ride ever since. As a startup ourselves, watching the ticker count on story page…

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The ‘world’s biggest coworking studio’ is coming to Kansas City

By Tommy Felts | November 18, 2015

Hoping to capitalize on a homegrown, entrepreneurial Renaissance, the new Westport Commons project will soon house what’s being billed as the largest coworking studio on earth. Kansas City Sustainable Development Partners has partnered with Lenexa-based coworking studio Plexpod to redevelop the 160,000 square-foot Westport Middle School into a coworking space. The school — located on the…

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