Tag: kansas city

Cyphr partners with Topeka’s Omni Circle to help Kansas entrepreneurs prepare for growth

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:39:00 +0000

Topeka entrepreneurs have the hardware; now comes the Kansas City-built platform needed to get them to the next level. A new capital readiness tool is expected to boost ongoing startup support efforts by Omni Circle Group, which already distributed 300 free laptops to local emerging business leaders.

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Expansion made to order: Where the young owner of GJ Fish & Chicken is opening next

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:03:34 +0000

With a fryer full of business experience already bubbling behind the counter, 25-year-old Ali Modder is expanding his family’s restaurant business — scaling from South Kansas City, across to the state line, to what soon will be a sixth location for the popular GJ Fish & Chicken.

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World Cup numbers: KC made less money than it predicted, despite attracting more visitors

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:09:16 +0000

Kansas City sold itself to the world over the summer as the little World Cup host city that could, and it invested about $200 million in public funds to do so. More than three months after the FIFA World Cup matches ended, that may be ringing true. The world’s smallest 2026 host city welcomed an…

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Austin FC’s Playoff Hopes Evaporate With Home Defeat

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:48:31 +0000

Austin FC’s Playoff Hopes Evaporate With Home Defeat

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:48:31 +0000

C2FO partners with crypto tech giant Ripple to help businesses get paid almost instantly

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:32:01 +0000

A new deal pairs a Kansas City-built global platform for working capital with one of the world’s leaders in blockchain-infused digital finance — enabling C2FO’s Instant Pay program to get businesses paid instantly using Ripple’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin.

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Losing Streak Puts Austin FC’s Season on Life Support

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Losing Streak Puts Austin FC’s Season on Life Support

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Treating yourself: Sometimes a bedazzler offers the right dosage, says crafty side hustler

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:59:37 +0000

When women need help forming deep connections and honest conversations, Suzi Nelson said, it takes more than a simple prescription for sparkle — but it’s a start. “I trick people into talking about their feelings,” said Nelson, founder of Rxtra Co., a small business that hosts intimate bedazzling parties across Kansas City.

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Royals drop six new renderings of Crown Center ballpark alongside ‘hometown design team’

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:45:28 +0000

An updated look at the Kansas City Royals’ vision for the baseball club’s future stadium and ballpark at Crown Center includes nods to the past — CrownVision, fountains, the Little K and other traditions that came to define the team’s beloved Kauffman Stadium — while also creating a future-ready experience, said Brooks Sherman.

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Jayhawk venture ties run deep as Techstars returns — this time atop the Hill at KU

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:36:53 +0000

Five years after Techstars’ globally-connected accelerator left Kansas City, its return to the region begins with an innovation weekend in Lawrence — and a longer-term bet on what Jayhawk founders can build.

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Hood Dude Food Reviews takes the stage: Where to find one of KC’s social media stars during GEWKC

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:56:07 +0000

Glenn Robinson spent the past three years putting Kansas City businesses in front of his audience across social media as The Epitome KC. This fall, he’ll be putting that same brand of entrepreneur in the spotlight from the Extreme Screen at Union Station. The viral creator behind Hood Dude Food Reviews is set to emcee…

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Ethical athletic apparel company moving global HQ to RS’ social impact hub on Troost

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:35:26 +0000

A major expansion for Kansas City-based Resto Athletic also marks a significant milestone for Reconciliation Services after the social impact-focused nonprofit’s $16 million campus redevelopment and the launch of its RS Impact Exchange in 2025, said Father Justin Mathews.

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Forget beating Vegas: KC startup wants sports fans to compete — not throw money at a gambling app

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:34:12 +0000

A Kansas City-built sports ledger turns daily fandom into arcade games, puzzles and trivia — all while keeping score of what users actually know. But it’s not another mobile betting platform, founder Chris Newton said, noting the wager is in game day cred — not a payout.

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Billions in development: Royals are just one player behind Downtown KC’s rally, advocates say

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:32:09 +0000

The next chapter of Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, isn’t being shaped like just one project, Pat Contreras told a crowd this week, noting a handful of massive projects tell a much bigger story of what momentum looks like when investments connect. “Transportation, entertainment, healthcare, the Riverfront, major civic institutions, neighborhoods — the opportunity now is…

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