CIDs leverage PIAC funds to build & grow healthy neighborhoods
While Clean & Safe has long been the mantra of the urban Community Improvement Districts, they have been joined in recent years by Green, which represents a commitment to beautifying […]
Entries by Mike Hurd
Cue the countdown: 60 days left to apply for LaunchKC grant
Cue the countdown – there are only 60 days let for you to apply – or spread the word to potential applicants – for a slice of the $500,000 in […]
CIDs add high-tech tools to Ambassadors’ daily rounds
The Downtown Community Improvement District has gone high tech. Beginning just a few weeks ago, every Safety Ambassador was issued a smart tablet to fill out their Daily Log reports […]
KC Streetcar rolls to 2 Million & $2 Billion milestones
Downtown not only celebrated the first birthday of the KC Streetcar yesterday but also some major league milestones for performance and economic impact. Saturday’s party celebrating the first year of […]
CID Ambassadors ride the streetcar rails daily in Downtown
Streetcar Ambassadors (from left) Oscar Palacios, Ciera Edmonds and Avery Williams ride the streetcar daily in their roles as Community Improvement District Ambassadors. Ambassadors from the Downtown and River Market […]
Superheroes rule Downtown this weekend at Planet Comicon
The world of pop culture descends on Bartle Hall for three huge days of celebrities, comics, superheroes, collectibles and more during Planet Comicon Kansas City. Superheroes will have no need […]
Missouri Senate passes funding for Downtown Arts Campus
The UMKC Conservatory Downtown Arts Campus has cleared a major hurdle in its race for approval. The Missouri Senate has approved HCR 19 – authorizing the issuance of public bonds […]
Nation’s eyes turn to KC for WWI Centennial Commemoration
The National World War I Museum and Memorial will play host to the National Centennial Commemoration of the U.S. entry in WWI on Thursday morning.The national ceremony, In Sacrifice […]
LaunchKC to introduce grants competition to SxSW tech festival
LaunchKC, the Downtown Kansas City-based grants competition for tech startup businesses, will kick off its 2017 application process at the annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on […]
LaunchKC opens 2017 grants application window today
LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, will begin accepting applications today, Wednesday, March 1, for its third annual event – this year featuring a $100,000 grand prize grant. […]
LaunchKC to offer $100K grand prize; applications begin in 1 week
LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, will begin accepting applications next Wednesday, March 1 for it third annual event – this year featuring a $100,000 grand prize grant. […]
LaunchKC raises the bar for the 2017 grants competition
LaunchKC awarded $500,000 in grants to these 10 grant recipient companies on the final day of the Techweek Kansas City conference in September.LaunchKC is in the news again … this […]