LaunchKC elevates grants program to accelerator platform

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LaunchKC opens the next chapter of its evolution this week. Over the past four years, LaunchKC has awarded $2 million to attract and retain 38 tech startup businesses in Kansas City. Beginning this week, LaunchKC will grow from a 5-year-old…

Annual Luncheon to elevate momentum of Downtown KC

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  Downtown Kansas City’s ascension into becoming the region’s leading destination for visitors, tourists, conventioneers and businesses will be the main course of the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday at the Kansas…

Gov. Parson to address Downtown Council Annual Luncheon

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Gov. Mike Parson is coming to Kansas City next week to address Downtown business, civic and philanthropic leaders at the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Kansas City Convention Center. On the heels of his…

Keynote to feature Loews Hotels, H&R Block CEOs

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  Downtown Kansas City’s progress in becoming the region’s leading destination for visitors, tourists and conventioneers will be the main course of the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Kansas City…

Crossroads bar nabs national attention for its holiday spirit(s)

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A Downtown Kansas City holiday pop-up bar is featured in a national story featuring "Bars that really get into the holiday spirit." The Daily Beast pointed its national spotlight last week on festive pop-up bars, which "have…

Rebuttal – ‘Denverization’ is not the problem on Troost

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By GIB KERR, special to The Kansas City Star, Dec. 12, 2018 I grew up here in Kansas City, just a few blocks from Troost Avenue. For my entire life, Troost has been an ugly dividing line — both physically and psychologically — between…

All aboard for 2019 Annual Luncheon: Destination Downtown KC

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Downtown Kansas City’s ascension to becoming the region’s leading destination for conventions, visitors, and business and leisure travelers will be the main course of the next Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019…

Construction to proceed on Downtown YMCA / Community Center

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The YMCA of Greater Kansas City will host a Construction Kickoff Celebration for the new Downtown YMCA/Kirk Family Community Center this Friday. Donors, volunteers, members and the community are invited to gather at a special celebration…

Office Summit program illustrates opportunities in Downtown

Courtesy of Kevin Collison, CityScene KC Lack of a big chunk of premier, new office space likely cost Downtown Kansas City a major Starbucks operation with 900 jobs last summer, and how to address that challenge was the focus recently of…

LaunchKC tops $2 million in grants to tech start-ups

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LaunchKC judges awarded $500,000 in grants to nine tech start-up businesses on Friday, following a months-long competition designed to attract and retain tech entrepreneurs in Kansas City. This year’s grants competition elevated LaunchKC…

Moment has arrived for Techweek 2018 + LaunchKC

The fourth annual Techweek in Kansas City conference - featuring the LaunchKC grants competition for tech entrepreneurs - is here! Techweek returns to KC today (Monday, Oct. 8) and runs through Friday. The fourth annual LaunchKC competition…

NY Times spotlights Union Station – ‘Rescued from the Edge’

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The New York Times has shined its spotlight on seven Midwestern rail depots, including Kansas City's iconic Union Station. The story, "Grimy, Glorious, Gone. The Divergent Path of 7 Train Stations," appeared in The Times on Saturday.  Grimy,…