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Startland News is an online magazine that focuses on the most creative ideas coming out of the Kansas City area, featuring stories from entrepreneurs, startups, government officials, educators, and businesses. Our mission is to support and represent innovators and emerging businesses in the region by sharing their stories. We connect with a passionate local and Midwest audience, highlighting those who take risks and drive positive change in our community.
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3 days ago |
startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith
It’s a few days into AJ’s Bar & Grill’s soft launch in downtown Kansas City. Managing partner Matthew Hill stands by the kitchen window, fielding lunch orders for both to-go, dine-in and delivery (he was running some orders to nearby offices in sweltering 90-degree-plus temperatures). Inside the new Grand Boulevard restaurant: it’s cool and low-lit, with customers gathered at the bar and couples cozying up at tables. The menu at 1116 Grand Blvd.
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3 days ago |
startlandnews.com | Tommy Felts
It’s rare for a regional venture capital firm like KCRise Fund to invest in an entrepreneur just out of college, the Midwest-focused firm told Startland News, detailing the remarkable talent that led it to join an early round for Joseph Tutera’s digital health startup. Overland Park-based CarePilot recently announced a $2.5 million seed round led by coastal investor Mucker Capital.
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1 week ago |
startlandnews.com | Joyce Smith
Mel Engel and Todd Eaton are now taking a second stage, opening their family business — a shop known for made-on-site ice cream and sorbet — in a new Northland city after charting quick success in their hometown. Alice Scooper’s Ice Cream Co. is set to debut next week in The Village at Briarcliff, 4173 N. Mulberry Dr. The shop first broke onto the scene about 18 months ago in Liberty. “Something we’ve always wanted to do was expand,” said MelEngel, owner with her husband, Eaton.
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1 week ago |
startlandnews.com | Tommy Felts
Long-term community change comes one meal at a time, acknowledged one of Attane Health’s biggest supporters, reflecting on the Kansas City startup’s growth from the “spark of an idea to a full-fledged solution” — ultimately earning its founder a game-changing funding boost. The St. Louis-based Missouri Foundation for Health this month announced its inaugural Spark Prize winners, which included a $200,000 award for Emily Brown, who launched what is now Attane Health in 2021.
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startlandnews.com | Tommy Felts
Editor’s note: The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is a non-financial partner of Startland News, which serves as the media partner for the Small Business Superstars program. Kansas City’s newest Small Business of the Year is on a years-long mission to create safe, inclusive spaces for its clients and team, the resilient entrepreneur behind the venture said Tuesday.
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