NetWork Kansas is looking for more communities to join its E-Community Partnership program, which has brought more than $23 million of capital investment to Kansas businesses. E-Community Partnership proposals for 2014 will be accepted through Aug. 8. Visit networkkansas.com/communities, and scroll to the bottom of the page to download the application. In a NetWork Kansas E-Community Partnership, a town, a group of towns or a whole county raises seed money…

The City of Kansas City, Mo., has begun a Web-based effort asking people to identify outdated laws that could be abolished or adapted to help small businesses flourish. It’s called the “Dead Letter Office” at kcmomentum.org, where the public is invited to point out “ordinances and regulations that are ineffectual, defunct in practice, stifle business growth or have no practical application in today’s economy.” The goal is to support, keep…