Tag: energy

Power moves: Electric vehicle infrastructure stalled in Kansas where liquid fuels still dominate

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:29:55 +0000

Editor’s note: This article was written for a class at the University of Kansas’ William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and distributed through the Kansas Press Association.

The number of people buying electric vehicles in Kansas is steadily growing, and as the number increases, the need for accommodation will be balanced with what works for Sunflower State drivers, state officials said.

Meet the Kansas City entrepreneurs picked for DoorDash’s first Midwest accelerator

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:51:45 +0000

DoorDash delivers $50K bag to 10 KC small biz leaders hungry to learn

DoorDash is dropping support on Kansas City’s doorstep through a new cohort of 10 small businesses selected for the company’s local restaurant accelerator, marking the first time the nationwide initiative has landed in the Midwest — with KC chosen as its launchpad.

Inside The Dysfunctional Process Driving Biden’s ‘Clean Energy’ Frenzy

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 11:34:58 +0000

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Meet LaunchKC’s new social venture cohort: Bold builders going beyond buzzwords (and Kansas City)

admin — Thu, 08 May 2025 19:05:40 +0000

A reputation of strength within Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem helped convince Darian Jones — a St. Louis native now based in Austin, Texas — to apply for LaunchKC’s fourth Social Venture Studio cohort, he shared Wednesday during a reveal event for the program.

To Permit an Oil Field Waste Dump, Texas Regulators Ignored Their Own Experts

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:44:13 +0000

Brothers bringing Jerusalem Cafe, Chick-In Waffle, sober bar mashup to Power & Light

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:58 +0000

The Kansas City Power & Light District is getting a new flagship venue that will combine two popular local restaurant brands and a new mocktail bar/coffee shop concept.

Brothers and second-generation restaurateurs, Dennis and Adam Alazzeh, are taking a 6,300-square-foot space at 131 E. 14th St. and — after a major renovation — plan to open the three concepts in late August or early September. (Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que had once operated in the spot, between what is now Blue Sushi and Rally House.)

Landlord insurance startup using $30M round to invest in KC team; here’s where its hiring

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:45 +0000

An eight-figure funding injection is expected to allow Steadily to fuel growth in its greatest asset: talent, shared OverlandPark-based co-founder and COO Datha Santomieri.

Fortune 500 company says it’s bringing 2,000 jobs paying $100K to OP’s former Sprint campus

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:36:38 +0000

No better proof that ‘Kansas City has the capacity and competitiveness to meet this moment’

A globe-spanning fintech leader’s plan to create a new strategic hub in Overland Park is expected to include a $4 billion payroll investment in the Kansas City region over the next decade, the company said this week.

Why Is The U.S. Lending $5 Billion To An American Natural Gas Competitor?

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:28:25 +0000

The Export-Import Bank approved a $5 billion loan to a French energy company to build an LNG pipeline in Mozambique, competing with the U.S.

UT’s Oldest Research Institution Focused on Oil Gets a New Leader

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Lorena Moscardelli says she’s hopeful about sustainable energy

Today In Republicans Being Useless: GOP Senators Salvage Democrats’ ‘Green’ Energy Bailouts

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:09:32 +0000

Four GOP senators want a final reconciliation package to forgo 'full-scale' cuts of tax credits for so-called 'renewable energy sources.'

When Good Chefs Hide in Bad Rooms

admin — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:43 +0000

Photo: Hugo Yu

The otter burrows into habitats called holts, tunneling imperceptibly into the landscape to make its home. So, it seems, does the Otter, which opened this past September in the Manner hotel. It is as holtish a restaurant as you’re likely to find.

1 Million Cups relocating back to Kauffman Foundation, renewing weekly meetup’s energy, sense of purpose

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:27:22 +0000

After more than six years connecting entrepreneurs in Midtown, 1 Million Cups Kansas City is returning to its roots — relocating the weekly event series April 9 to the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center where the now-coast-to-coast morning meetup series first percolated.

The Dog Days Are Over for Marlow & Sons

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:00:04 +0000

Photo: Joe Fornabaio/The New York Times/Redux

Have you checked on your elder millennials this week? It’s been a rough one for our lost generation.

New York Could Save New Englanders $1B If It Stopped Blocking A Natural Gas Pipeline

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:25:23 +0000