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  • Prairie Portrait: Tyler Hillsman of RareWire

    Best place in Kansas City no one knows about: At the very far end of the main hall at Union Station, there’s a room that showcases a year-round model train exhibit. I’ve been to Union Station dozens of times (even for my wedding reception), but just recently discovered it …

  • RareWire integrates with Salesforce to tap into its 100K+ customers

    RareWire’s 14-person team is ready to tap into an international business with more than 100,000 customers. The app-creation startup, based in Kansas City, recently announced native integration with Salesforce—a giant in cloud computing and customer relationship management—through its App Creation Studio. The startup’s platform allows anyone to build native iOS and Android apps quickly, mainly…

  • KC developer’s Race to the Pennant app hits Opening Day home run

    As of this morning, Kansas City developer Tyler Hillsman’s baseball tracking app, Race to the Pennant, had been downloaded 10 times. But with the excitement of Major League Baseball Opening Day, and a shout out from notable tech blogger John Gruber, it became the top paid sports app in the App Store by mid-afternoon. An…