The 2019 InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum is now accepting applications for presenting companies at its 20th annual conference. In celebration of its anniversary, the conference is dubbed “20 Years of Capital Meeting BIG Ideas.” Highlighting an average of 45 high-growth startup companies in the life sciences, technology and food/agricultural bioenergy industries, InvestMidwest brings more than 300 attendees and investors together to explore potential investment opportunities. The goal is to provide…

University of Central Missouri, along with the Greater Kansas City MetroLab Partnership, announced the creation of Gigabit Lab in September. A gigabit network allows for technology to operate at a greater speed of transmission; the lab serves as a hub to develop gigabit applications in education, cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and health care. Located at the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit, Gigabit Lab welcomes researchers, innovators and…