Tag: kansas city

Yard Milkshake Bar set to open Friday in long-vacant BK Whopper Bar at Power & Light

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:05:14 +0000

Kansas City is gaining a new sweet spot as the acclaimed dessert startup The Yard Milkshake Bar opens its first metro location this week in the Power & Light District — filling a long-standing hunger for the right flavor of business at PNC Plaza.

Physician assistant, mom juggles healthy challenge: opening two Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchises

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:18:22 +0000

A new Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee is opening not one, but two locations this spring — all while keeping her day job and raising twin 4-year-olds.

Roster filled: 32 Kansas startups march into Round 2 of tourney-style pitch competition

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:47:15 +0000

WICHITA — Nearly three dozen Sunflower State startups are vying for $20,000 in prize money — and courting the attention of investors — as they advance to the second round of an innovative, state-backed pitch competition set amid the excitement of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Randy Wasinger wanted the 1952 Topps of NFTs; so the lifelong baseball card collector started coding (and Mark Cuban came calling)

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:07:02 +0000

Editor’s note: The following includes excerpts from “The Corporate Couch” podcast as part of a collaboration between host Jeff Pelaccio and Startland News to highlight Web3 companies and founders in the space.

The 15-year-old boy within Randy Wasinger — so obsessed with baseball cards that he opened a card shop in downtown Russell, Kansas, to sell them — is still collecting, the CryptoSlam co-founder said, detailing the passion that shaped his jump into the digital world of NFTs.

Transportant picked a lane; now the Lenexa bus tech startup wants to conquer even more of the road

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:00:05 +0000

From the driver’s seat, Martin Staples is steering Lenexa-based Transportant toward rapid growth with its real-time, tech-driven approach, he said, bringing greater safety, communication, and efficiency to school buses and expanding the startup’s reach beyond its Midwest home region.

Pitch winners step into spotlight as PHKC helps emerging small biz owners shine on stage (Photos)

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:02:04 +0000

Jacquinta Nelson stood before a packed crowd at The Porter House KC’s Pitch Night this week, sharing her vision for S.T.E.P. Movement, a community-based step team designed to uplift young girls. Moments later, she was awarded a $4,000 grand prize.

What comes after the World Cup? Leaders ponder KC’s next phase (and how to get there)

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:56:31 +0000

EDCKC leader: Tapping Kansas City’s full potential requires coordinated eco devo strategy across region

Tracey Lewis has lived and worked in some of the nation’s biggest cities — experiencing enough to know that the window of opportunity to drive meaningful economic change can be remarkably small, he said.

Kansas City’s time to act is now, Lewis said emphatically.

Clock is ticking on World Cup 2026: Small businesses urged to prepare before this buzzer-beater

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:34:12 +0000

A massive influx of visitors are expected next year when more than 600,000 fans descend on Kansas City for its piece of the FIFA World Cup 2026 prize, but potential roadblocks lie ahead for small business owners who are waiting for the action instead of preparing now to capitalize on it, said local leaders.

Why KCMO pushed to lock down ‘Kansas City’ brand ahead of its biggest sports event yet

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:58:35 +0000

With World Cup visitors already eyeing plane tickets to Kansas City for matches opening in June 2026, clarity around what constitutes “Kansas City” will be key, said Quinton Lucas, who in late 2024 made moves to restrict labeling the city’s name on certain projects.

The effort aims to authentically represent KCMO on the world’s stage, the mayor’s office said. And it could play a role in how entities across the region present themselves as an estimated 600,000 soccer fans descend on the metro.

$20M project expected to remove key barrier to unlocking 18th & Vine vibrancy: parking

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:28:19 +0000

It’s more than just a parking garage, said Pat Jordan, revealing a plan to develop a state-of-the-art, transit-oriented parking facility in the heart of the historic 18th & Vine District is about opening a gateway to the entertainment and cultural hub.

Downtown KCMO ballpark remains in play as Kansas aggressively pursues Royals

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:49:07 +0000

Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Gib Kerr is the chair of the Downtown Council of Kansas City, Missouri, managing director at Cushman & Wakefield, and an author.

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Daupler closes $15M Series B to boost real-time responses to energy, water emergencies

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:08:13 +0000

A Kansas City company’s latest funding round will help the startup manage critical infrastructure provided by utilities and municipalities — driving its growth within the electric utility market and accelerating international expansion into utilities in the United Kingdom and European Union.
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Betty Rae’s opening OP ice cream shop in May, deepening Johnson County scoop-print

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:39:33 +0000

Local favorite Betty Rae’s Ice Cream is expanding in Johnson County — taking a coveted corner spot in the Shoppes at Deer Creek Woods in sprawling Overland Park.
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‘Always in Season’ tee raises funds for neighborhood farmers market targeted by DEI-related cuts

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:42:13 +0000

Kansas City designer Lauren Allen is serving up something fresh — both in style and in message. Her latest T-shirt for the Ivanhoe Farmers Market delivers a bold statement: “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion are always in season.”

Designed with vibrant vegetable illustrations, the shirt celebrates DEI while supporting a vital community resource — and its message comes at a crucial time, she said.
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No risk, no reward: Adding three new stores is more than just boss moves for Isaac Lee Collins; it’s betting his livelihood on going big

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:00:53 +0000

Kansas City’s frozen yogurt game is getting a major upgrade as Fifth & Emery Frozen Yogurt and Chocolate prepares to open three new locations in Zona Rosa, Olathe, and Lenexa this year.
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