Techweek KC welcomes thousands to Day 4

An estimated 5,000 Techweek attendees are settling into Downtown Kansas City this week, as the inaugural Techweek Kansas City conference + festival continues to build toward its programming climax today and with the LaunchKC final round of judging…

LaunchKC is ready for liftoff on Friday

LaunchKC will take center stage at Techweek Kansas City on Friday. Judges will spend the morning hearing pitches and questioning the 20 finalists, as they work to narrow the pool to 10 grant recipients who will receive $50,000 each. According…

Techweek Wednesday: Big Data to rule the day

Techweek officially changes gears today, as the inaugural Techweek Kansas City conference + festival morphs into a three-day run of traditional conference format at Union Station. Today's focus is the Big Data Summit, which opens at 9 a.m.…

Techweek Tuesday: Grand Tech Tour today

Fresh off the Grand Opening Party at Boulevard Brewery last night, Techweek Kansas City begins day 2 of its week-long conference + festival today (Tuesday) in Downtown KC. Techweek KC will feature its Grand Tour of Downtown tech business…

Techweek … is only a week away

  Techweek is coming to Downtown Kansas City... and it's only a week away. Techweek, the nation's largest technology conference + festival, chose Kansas City in January to be its sixth U.S. hub for its unique and immersive blend…

LaunchKC application window closes tonight

LaunchKC leaders and stakeholders gather on the rooftop of Uber's regional headquarters last week during Techweek Chicago. The end is near. Tech entrepreneurs are running short on time to apply for $500,000 in LaunchKC grants. LaunchKC,…

13 reasons to apply for a LaunchKC grant

Tech entrepreneurs are running short on time to apply for a $50,000 LaunchKC grant. LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech startup business, will continue to accept applications through Thursday, July 2. The application window…

KC ranked #2 among best U.S. cities to find a job

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It's not just the salary or job security that makes a city preferable in a job search. Often, such things as housing affordability and job satisfaction are just as important. And, that conclusion - we learned this week - bodes well for Kansas…

KC scores national kudos as tech destination

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Kansas City has scored again as a top technology destination nationwide. PC Magazine recently named Kansas City as one of “13 high-tech cities you’ll want to call home.” The magazine noted Kansas City’s access to Google Fiber, its…

Huffington Post meets Techweek, LaunchKC

By Jason Grill, The Huffington Post, Monday, May 11 Good collaborations and true "fits" are really a thing to behold in life and in business. One of those has been built in Kansas City, Missouri. Techweek and Kansas City's Launch KC have…

LaunchKC application window opens today

LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech startup business, begins accepting applications today, Tuesday, March 31. LaunchKC is a business model grants competition for tech entrepreneurs to apply and compete for one of 10 (ten) $50,000…

LaunchKC ignites tech scene at SxSW Interactive

LaunchKC, the Kansas City-based grants competition for tech startup businesses, and Techweek stepped into the global spotlight last week at the SxSW Interactive conference and forum in Austin, TX. The event was designed to celebrate the new…