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Big Kansas City Pop Up Events: KC Convergence
Who says Big Kansas City has to start at the Opening Party? Two hours before you arrive at Missouri Bank’s downtown branch, Triple I, VML and UP Global are coming together to share cocktails and conversation at the VML Global Headquarters. KC Convergence, a Big Kansas City Pop Up event, has been coined as the…
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Group dedicated to making inroads for girls, women in tech preps launch
Next Thursday, July 25, the movement to get more girls and women interested and hired within the tech industry will experience a major push right here in Kansas City. A group of professional women have joined forces to create Kansas City Women in Technology (KCWiT), which is focused on growing “the number of women in…
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At-risk students’ electric car makes it from KC to D.C. on “social fuel”
At-risk high school students in Kansas City’s urban core started down a new road when they converted a 1967 Karmann Ghia into an electric car as part of MINDDRIVE, a nonprofit educational program geared toward teaching STEM principles through hands-on learning. Now they’ve finished an important leg of their journeys, driving the car—”fueled” by online…
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Prairie Portrait: Melanie Haas of Prairie Cube Media
Silicon Prairie News: Having worked for an agency while running your own business on the side, can you compare and contrast your processes and approach for the two different types of work? Melanie Haas: A lot of small businesses are built on a passion for what they do, but lack the knowledge or experience to…
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Prairie Moves: Josh Cramer, Marcus Ross, Randomnade and more
Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…