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  • Q&A: KCnext president Ryan Weber talks July 9 mobile payments event

    As we reported last month, KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City is hosting an event on July 9 to look at the future of mobile payments. Called GO | The Future of Mobile Payments, the event will …

  • Events: One Week KC, NUTech Ventures series, TechBrew and more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…

  • Dwolla and Chirpify CEOs, Federal Reserve official headline July 9 event

    A lineup featuring two startup founders and a senior official from the Federal Reserve Bank will take the stage July 9 at the the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. for GO – The Future of …

  • Events: One Week KC, SPN tailgate, BIZ Luncheon, TechBrew and more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…

  • Prairie Portrait: Mary Noulles of KCnext

    Silicon Prairie News: How have you seen your role and responsibilities shift since the formation last fall of KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City? | Mary Noulles: Since KCnext formed last fall, Ryan Weber, president of KCnext, will say, “Mary makes me look good.” All joking aside, my responsibilities have grown incrementally.…

  • Joel Wiggins discusses KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater KC

    As we reported earlier this month, a couple of Kansas City-area technology initiatives have joined forces to form a new group that’s taking a more regional approach to representing Kansas City’s technology interests. That new group, called KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, is a fusion of the Software and Information Technology…

  • KC area tech groups teaming up to launch regional tech council

    The Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) and the Software and Information Technology Association of Kansas (SITAKS) announced today they are combining forces to create KCnext —The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City. The announcement marks a new beginning for the three-year-old SITAKS, as it joins with KCADC to establish a new regional technology council…

  • EcoFit CEO Coplin talks ‘overlooked questions’ at KCnext event

    Cason Coplin, the CEO of Lenexa, Kan.-based EcoFit Lighting, spoke Tuesday at KC Next’s Technology Entrepreneur Speaker Program, shedding light on important information for entrepreneurs. After talking briefly about his company’s LED-based technology, he discussed frequently overlooked questions that …

  • Handmark founder Grasis gives view from ‘the bleeding edge of technology’

    Handmark founder and chairman, Augie Grasis knows a thing or two about staying on the bleeding edge of technology. Back when the Android Marketplace and Apple’s app store didn’t exist, Grasis was making a living on $29.99 apps like Tela Atlas and app suites such as PocketExpress. Nowadays, I would think long and hard before…

  • Win tickets to see Handmark founder speak at KC Next event tonight

    Join the Kansas City entrepreneurial community for KC Next’s second to last Technology Entrepreneur Speakers Program of 2011. The event, which starts at 5:30 this evening at Polsinelli Shughart PC (700 W. 47th St, Ste 1000), will feature Augie Grasis of Handmark who will speak on “Living on the Bleeding Edge of Technology Without Bleeding…