Tag: kansas city

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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Heart-shaped goalllll: How city’s favorite parade of art, culture creates 150 openings for KC in 2026

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:42:46 +0000

Parade of Hearts scores new sculpture design as campaign looks down the pitch to World Cup potential

A newly revealed sculpture design for the 2026 Parade of Hearts campaign is more than just the fiberglass from which it takes shape, Carmen Zuniga told a crowd gathered for a sneak peek at the prototype for the popular culture-defining, city-spanning art installation.
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URL to IRL insights: KC analytics startup downloads $1.2M pre-seed round powered by coalition of VCs

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:00:10 +0000

The region’s investment community is rallying around an Overland Park tech startup that unlocks insights from videos online and beyond — and its trio of Kansas City founders is grateful to see local talent earning capital that more easily flows to coastal innovators.
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How KD Academy is redefining childcare as a pillar of KC’s economic growth

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:13:23 +0000

Editor’s note: The following story was written and first published by the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC). Click here to read the original story.

In the heart of Kansas City, a state-of-the-art facility — embodying innovation in early childhood education and economic development — works day-in and day-out to meet the demands of a 24/7 workforce, said Myron McCant.
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Switchyards opening ‘work club’ in historic East Crossroads space: ‘It’s an absolute stunner’

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:27:02 +0000

Think dive bar with deep focus, said Brandon Hinman, describing the “neighborhood work club” concept that Atlanta-based Switchyards is bringing to the East Crossroads this spring. It’s a third-space workplace with no hot desks, standalone offices, or tiered memberships.
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A night for knock-outs: Pipeline gala adds glitz to the hard-fought battles of entrepreneurship (Photos)

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:50:51 +0000

Midwest means resilience, Melissa Vincent told a black-tie crowd of entrepreneurs gathered Friday evening in the Grand Hall at Union Station, ultimately sharing the stage with not one, but two Innovator of the Year honorees.
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