ECCO Select, a 25 Under 25® alumnus, plans to hire 96 employees and invest more than $1 million in a new headquarters at 4100 N. Mulberry Drive in Kansas City, North. Gov. Jay Nixon visited Kansas City on July 17 for the announcement. The Missouri Department of Economic Development has put together an incentive package to help ECCO Select pay for the expansion, so long as the company meets targets…

Eligibility requirements for entrepreneurs have been expanded for Get In The Ring: The American Startup Clash to be held Nov. 7 at the Midland Theatre. The event is sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation. The new criteria for the startup pitch competition are highlighted below: The startup is not more than 5 years old and is based in the United States. The startup is a scalable and innovative business idea or…