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KCSourceLink founder reflects on 10 years aiding, connecting startups
Maria Meyers has been connecting Kansas City’s startup founders and small business owners for 10 years in her work for KCSourceLink, which she founded in 2003. In that position, and as director at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, she’s helped pull together partners and resources to give businesses what they need to be successful. Recently,…
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UMKC Bloch School’s $32 million building for innovation opens this fall
A $32 million, 58,000-square-foot LEED Gold-certified entrepreneurship building opens this fall at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) to try and break the mold of traditional learning. The Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall…
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RareWire, Neighbor.ly leaders part of KC’s 30-member Challenge Cabinet
The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor’s Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is…