KC ranked #2 among best U.S. cities to find a job

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It's not just the salary or job security that makes a city preferable in a job search. Often, such things as housing affordability and job satisfaction are just as important. And, that conclusion - we learned this week - bodes well for Kansas…

KC scores national kudos as tech destination

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Kansas City has scored again as a top technology destination nationwide. PC Magazine recently named Kansas City as one of “13 high-tech cities you’ll want to call home.” The magazine noted Kansas City’s access to Google Fiber, its…

Huffington Post meets Techweek, LaunchKC

By Jason Grill, The Huffington Post, Monday, May 11 Good collaborations and true "fits" are really a thing to behold in life and in business. One of those has been built in Kansas City, Missouri. Techweek and Kansas City's Launch KC have…

LaunchKC application window opens today

LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech startup business, begins accepting applications today, Tuesday, March 31. LaunchKC is a business model grants competition for tech entrepreneurs to apply and compete for one of 10 (ten) $50,000…

LaunchKC ignites tech scene at SxSW Interactive

LaunchKC, the Kansas City-based grants competition for tech startup businesses, and Techweek stepped into the global spotlight last week at the SxSW Interactive conference and forum in Austin, TX. The event was designed to celebrate the new…

LaunchKC to ignite national scene at SxSW

LaunchKC, the Kansas City-based grants competition for tech startup businesses, will step into the national spotlight on Monday, March 16 at the SxSW Interactive conference and forum in Austin, TX. LaunchKC will be the focus of an evening-long…

Star columnist: Downtown is “a new Mecca”

Downtown hot spots like the Power & Light District have developed into some of the leading attractions for the Kansas City region. Perched where I sit in Johnson County, I can only marvel at how Downtown Kansas City has been resurrected.…

Gigabit Summit attracts tech leaders to KC

"Kansas City has been a lot of hubs over the years: cattle hub, railroad hub, greeting card hub, college hoops hub. And now … tech hub? "We’re not there yet, but last week brought the city closer to being a place recognized for its…

KC lands prestigious Techweek conference

A fashion show for wearable technology, like this one from a previous Techweek, will be one item on the KC agenda in September. Techweek, the nation’s leading technology conference and festival showcasing and enabling innovation ecosystems,…

LaunchKC takes flight in KC’s thriving tech scene

LaunchKC, a business model competition for tech startup firms, will be introduced at noon Friday, Jan. 9, by the Downtown Council (DTC) before a record 1,000 stakeholders at its Annual Luncheon in the Kansas City Convention Center. LaunchKC…

New owners work to spruce, fill up One KC Place

The new majority owners of Downtown Kansas City's tallest office tower, One Kansas City Place, are finalizing plans for a makeover while also making progress on filling the 42-story structure with tenants, according to The Kansas City Business…

Streetcar to operate on 10-minute schedule

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The Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) Board of Directors approved the preliminary operating schedule for the KC Streetcar system at their October Board meeting on Thursday. "The streetcar operations plan approved by the board on Thursday…