How a Columbia startup spun smart window tech into a holoflective gun scope that could help prevent accidental shootings

By Tommy Felts | April 16, 2021

Innovation has no limits for Fielding Staton — and his company’s 250-plus inventions offer just a glimpse into how he and his team hope to shape the future. Among the most recent products to take shape inside the walls of Columbia-manufactured Windgo: a holoflective gun scope with the potential to save lives.  “A lot of gun…

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Startups fighting COVID: Black & Veatch taps 18 for Coronavirus response accelerator

By Tommy Felts | July 15, 2020

Four months after an unprecedented pandemic struck the Midwest, partners from more than a dozen startups, established businesses and universities are set to pitch their solutions for developing and deploying emerging technologies to fight Coronavirus. KC-area startups EB Systems, InnovaPrep, Motega and MySidewalk are among 18 members of Black & Veatch’s IgniteX COVID-19 Response Accelerator,…

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