Tag: management

The Week’s Biggest News in Brief – Feb. 19-25

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The Week’s Biggest News in Brief – Feb. 19-25

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Determined optimism: How small and mid-sized businesses are growing in 2026

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Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kimberly Burris is a business banking senior relationship manager for Bank of America Kansas City.

Johnson County senior wins Congressional App Challenge with his school workflow workaround

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:20:32 +0000

Drake Semchyshyn turned a personal pain point at school into an award-winning app.

The Blue Valley West senior created Catalyst — designed to improve students’ academic experience within Canvas, a widely used learning management system — winning the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for Kansas’ Third District.

First he built the data infrastructure, then a $2B valuation: It’s new territory for AI in construction

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:44:48 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. — When his Midwest startup launched, founder Luke Hansen had modest expectations for success, he said. Hansen was focused on building a sustainable business, not a billion-dollar company.

“The immediate goal was like, ‘Can we make enough that we’re just not losing money every month, paying ourselves pretty low salaries?’” said Hansen, CEO of CompanyCam.

Ownership influences prosperity: 12-week biz academy targets entrepreneurs past survival mode

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:50:06 +0000

The Greenline Foundation is taking a layered approach to economic growth on Kansas City’s east side, Ajia Morris said, connecting entrepreneurship, real estate, and access to capital in ways designed to last.

March 2026 Primary Election Endorsements for the Austin Area

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:01:00 +0000

March 2026 Primary Election Endorsements for the Austin Area

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:01:00 +0000

Flix Brewhouse Takes Over Four Alamo Drafthouse Locations

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:26:08 +0000

Flix Brewhouse Takes Over Four Alamo Drafthouse Locations

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:26:08 +0000

Someone will win $1M listening to this song; how a KC artist juiced MrBeast’s cryptic Super Bowl commercial

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:17:32 +0000

It isn’t necessarily an official clue, but one of the many easter eggs tucked within MrBeast’s just-premiered “Million Dollar Puzzle” features a Kansas City plot twist: the “epic” cut of Cheyenne Jolene’s pop-pounding single “Juice.”

Network Kansas-backed collaborators ignite new entrepreneur training in Douglas County

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:07:04 +0000

TOPEKA — A northeast Kansas entrepreneur training program aimed at exploring and validating new business ideas is expanding into Lawrence and Douglas County — deepening equitable opportunities and boosting regional resources, said Michael Odupitan.

Filmmaker Shyam Madhav Says Goodnight College and Hello to the Road

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Filmmaker Shyam Madhav Says Goodnight College and Hello to the Road

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

As Austin FC Returns, So Does a Community When We Need It Most

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