KCSourceLink
KCSourceLink just released its sixth annual state of entrepreneurship report, which reveals that 50 percent of 2018’s top venture capital-funded companies in Kansas City got their start with early-stage investment programs that emerged after 2012. KCSourceLink, a local entrepreneurial network, has published its “We Create KC” report for the last five years, which covers six imperatives identified as key areas of development in the region’s entrepreneurship and economic growth. According to…
Nelly Don
It isn’t every day that an attorney writes a full-production musical about Kansas City business history. But that’s precisely the story of Terence O’Malley—owner of The O’Malley Law Firm and the creator and lyricist of the local production “Nelly Don: The Musical.” The performance ran from March 14-31 at the Musical Theatre Heritage in Crown Center and sold out 13 of its 21 shows—making it the most popular box office…
Central Exchange has opened registration for its 16th annual Leadership Lyceum, Kansas City’s largest leadership development conference. The day-long conference will take place April 23 at the Overland Park Convention Center from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  This year’s theme is “Invest in You: RISE.” The event, chaired by Commerce Bank’s Kevin Barth and Charlotte Kemper, will feature several afternoon breakout sessions as well as keynote speeches, including: Diana Kander, New York…
2018 Small Business Celebration
The kickoff for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce 2019 Small Business Celebration will include handcrafted musical instruments, go-karts, shark-repellent jewelry, beer and more. Candidates for the chamber’s 2019 Small Business of the Year will show off their wares from 5-7 p.m. March 27 at the annual Small Business Celebration Showcase in Sprint Festival Plaza at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. The Candidates’ Showcase is the…
The March 25 groundbreaking ceremony at the Kansas City International Airport signaled the kickoff for the four-year construction project, one of the largest and most expensive endeavors in local history. “We’re here to finally break some ground on a project that’s going to change the face of Kansas City to millions of people who land here in the future,” Kansas City Mayor Sly James said at the event, which formally…