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Kansas City group makes $2 million bet on top-level domains
Among the nearly 2,000 applications for top-level domain names revealed Wednesday at an Internet Corporation for Assigned Named and Numbers (ICANN) press conference are 10 that …
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At CityCampKC, Mayors urge collaboration: ‘To go far, go together’
Citizens and elected officials from both sides of State Line Road rallied together last weekend at the inaugural CityCampKC, collaborating in a new forum aimed at developing next generation solutions for the Kansas City community. During a keynote on Saturday, Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James and Wyandotte County Unified Government Mayor Joe Reardon expressed…
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Creative and tech talk take over KC’s Crossroads District during Forum
Two days of talks, discussions and panels on technology’s influence are filling an energized corner of Kansas City, Mo. this week. The Forum, a tech and culture conference held in conjunction with the music-focused Middle of the Map Fest, ran all day Thursday and continues today at OfficePort (a coworking facility we covered earlier this…
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OfficePort founder Jolles finds home, hotbed of creativity in Kansas City
Shaul Jolles loves Kansas City. And it shows. Jolles, a University of Missouri-Kansas City graduate who was born and raised in Israel, landed in the Kansas City area over a decade ago after serving in the Israeli army. Initially intending to only stay for a semester during his undergraduate studies, he’s still in Kansas City…
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Check out OfficePort, a coworking space that’s looking to grow (Photos)
Creativity, collaboration and coffee all flow readily at OfficePort, a coworking space in the Crossroads Art District in downtown Kansas City, Mo. Opened in 2008 by business partners Shaul Jolles and Mike Edmondson, OfficePort is a low-cost, collaborative coworking space that caters to Kansas City businesses. Tech startups, small business owners, artists, freelancers and entrepreneurs…