Tag: small

Bracket bash winner nets $50K in pitch doubleheader; three KC startups score spots among final four

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:58:53 +0000

Kansas came in clutch Tuesday — doubling the grand prize pool for this week’s Gamechangers and Champions pitch competition just before tipoff. Its jersey-clad winner scored $50,000 and a top seed among investors gathered for the state’s bracket bash for emerging entrepreneurs.

Woman Who Spent 23 Years Behind Bars Is Exonerated

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:21:03 +0000

Woman Who Spent 23 Years Behind Bars Is Exonerated

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:21:03 +0000

Five-alarm to market: Vegan ice cream maker proves her treats can take the heat of competition

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:02:06 +0000

Fresh off a 24-hour shift at the fire station, Zoe Mays — founder of Scream Queens — rode a wave of adrenaline to victory at last week’s Food Biz Con pitch competition.

World Cup prep is writing KC’s history today, leaders say; here’s what they hope will be remembered after the games

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:55:19 +0000

Twelve years later, Graham Zusi still gets choked up talking about the emotions he felt after the U.S. soccer team triumphed over Ghana in the FIFA World Cup, and he saw scenes of hometown fans celebrating in the Power and Light District in downtown Kansas City.

Collaboration destination: Showcase reveals who’s arrived (and who’s getting on board), small biz owners say

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:24:27 +0000

Call it a rehearsal for World Cup, said Vicky Kulikov, drawing parallels between Wednesday’s small business showcase at Union Station and the opportunities ahead for Kansas City entrepreneurs hoping to shine a spotlight on their companies when international soccer fans arrive this summer.

MADE MOBB bags massive wholesale deal with Scheels; setting its sights on Midwest fit

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:31:10 +0000

MADE MOBB’s expansion throughout the Midwest — recently snaring two dozen big box sports store locations across 16 states — isn’t built on luck, said Mark Launiu. The brand hunted its own way to stand out in the crowd: and it starts with camo (that doesn’t blend in).

NASA Is Broken. It’s Time For A New One

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:40:42 +0000

One small step in restructuring NASA now could lead to one giant leap for the American space program in the years to come.

Shakey Graves Embraces Constraint, Candor – and a Touch of Corniness

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Shakey Graves Embraces Constraint, Candor – and a Touch of Corniness

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

“This One Hurts”: An Austin Restaurant’s Patrons Say Goodbye

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

East Texas Has Never Seen a Taco Joint Quite Like This

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:07:29 +0000

The Midtown Sports Bar Where Survivor Is Thriving

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:05:41 +0000

It’s 7 p.m. on a Wednesday in February, and the top floors at St. Pat’s Bar & Grill on 46th Street are so full that a line of people is snaking down to street level. Small paper flames dangle from the ceiling tiles while larger flame cutouts engulf a portrait ...

French-Inspired Paris Baguette bakery sets timer for downtown KC opening; B&B shutters historic theater down the block

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:55:23 +0000

As one high-profile set of doors closes, another is expected to open by year’s end, the Power & Light District announced Monday, teasing the late-2026 arrival of a viral scratch bakery that already has kneaded its way into Johnson County with immediate word-of-mouth success.

&tag you’re it: Digital ID aims to give back people’s control over their data, attention

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:17:28 +0000

A Kansas City-built digital identity platform is launching streamlining technology to tackle what its founders see as a fundamental flaw of the world wide web: it was optimized for clicks, but never designed for the humans who use it.