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The Kansas City Royals screwed themselves yet still blame everyone else

The Kansas City Royals lost yesterday. Local taxpayers decisively rejected a sales tax plan that would have provided funding for a new ballpark and stadium renovations (for the Chiefs). Clearly, the public said no thank you to funding another billionaire owner’s venue while receiving nothing in return. Why couldn’t locals see that this deal was worth it? The Royals committed nearly every blunder…

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How Tiger Woods' swing in The Masters affected this Lawrence lab

How Tiger Woods’ swing in The Masters affected this Lawrence lab

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores the innovative and uncommon ideas that are bringing success in rural America and in the Midwest to startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This chain is made possible by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which is leading a nationwide collaborative effort to identify and remove barriers large and small to creating new business. Law –…

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Kansas City subway teens propose legislation to limit secondhand smoke in cars

Kansas City subway teens propose legislation to limit secondhand smoke in cars

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Environment, Children, and Smoking Are Problems Various Patel and three other Kansas City subway teens felt the need for attention so that people can live healthier lives. “And when you are inside a car while someone is smoking, this cessation is 100 times greater inside a car than when it is in an outdoor environment,” Patel said. The group would like to see Kansas and…

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Jack pot: Native Hemp Co. opens storefront in Lee's Summit, surviving potent hits - Startland News

Jack pot: Native Hemp Co. opens storefront in Lee's Summit, surviving potent hits  Startland News source https://www.startlandnews.com/2021/01/native-hemp-co-lees-summit/

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Kansas City metro teens propose legislation to curb secondhand smoking in cars KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The environment, children and smoking are issues Vari Patel and three other teens from the Kansas City metro felt needed attention so people can live healthier lives. “And when you’re inside a car while someone is smoking, this cessation is 100 times greater inside of a car than when it is in an outside environment,” Patel said. The group would like to see Kansas and Missouri lawmakers take seriously a proposal they’ve written that would ban smoking in a vehicle when children are present. “When adults are smoking in a car, a minor is going to be present and in most times, those minors don’t necessarily have a voice to say, ‘Hey, can you stop smoking?’ Because even adults find it hard to tell other adults in the car to stop using these products,” Patel said The suggested legislation, according to Patel, doesn’t seek to affect any groups disproportionately. As for enforcement, it would be a secondary offense. “But when you’re speeding and a police officer pulls you over, then they can take you off for smoking in a car while a minor is present,” Patel said. It took the teens eight weeks to research and draft the proposal that was a part of a social change internship with Startland, a community-building nonprofit. Zara Jamshed, another group member, said they have pitched the proposal to several city councils, including Overland Park, Shawnee, Mission, Olathe, Blue Springs, Leawood and Prairie Village. “Last week, we got in touch with people at Wyandotte and Johnson County, so we’re going to learn how you can pass legislation there, how that process works so that’s something we’ll also see in the coming months,” Jamshed said. They’ve also launched a petition on their website, hoping to raise community awareness. “If you have a reason of why you’re trying to make change, then anyone can make change and it doesn’t matter the age,” Patel said. In the U.S., there are at least eight states that currently ban smoking with a child inside a vehicle. window.fbAsyncInit = function() FB.init( appId : '1557642287829215', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.9' ); ; (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; js.async = true; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Source link Orbem News #Cars #City #Curb #Kansas #kansascity #KansasCityNews #kcteens #legislation #Metro #propose #proposedlegislation #Secondhand #secondhandsmoke #secondhandsmokeincars #Smoking #smokingincars #startland #teens

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Verizon dials into ShotTracker's 5G potential, leading $11M financing round for veteran startup  Startland News

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Startup Road Trip: Transplants to Kansas see future of prosthetics in eco-friendly textile hemp - Startland News

Startup Road Trip: Transplants to Kansas see future of prosthetics in eco-friendly textile hemp  Startland News source https://www.startlandnews.com/2021/01/startup-road-trip-human-plant-solutions/

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LEANLAB boosting K12 Fellowship with $2M in new Chan Zuckerberg, <b>Gates</b> Foundation grants

LEANLAB boosting K12 Fellowship with $2M in new Chan Zuckerberg, Gates Foundation grants. By: Startland Staff- August 25, 2020. LEANLAB ... from Google Alert - gates https://ift.tt/3lgj0Jx

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Top universities, incentives lure online pet supplements startup to brick-and-mortar operation in an unexpected metro

Top universities, incentives lure online pet supplements startup to brick-and-mortar operation in an unexpected metro

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(via Military veterans find natural fit in careers as entrepreneurs – Missouri Business Alert)

By Rashi Shrivastava

Military service offers parallels to entrepreneurship — whether deployed overseas or in a boardroom, according to Andrew Belt.

“One of the things that has always helped me in operating my business is my ability to analyze the environment and be vigilant,” Belt said.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and serial entrepreneur based in the Kansas City area, Belt is the founder of Vettera, a property services firm, and Aloe, a  startup that provides health insurance counseling to small businesses.

While Belt is now worlds away from the combat zone, he said skills acquired in the military prove useful for veterans-turned-founders in the global business arena.

“There’s something unique about American freedom, and a lot of it has to do with the ability of our entrepreneurs to produce, penetrate and participate in the economic engine world wide,” said Belt, who also founded ValVets, an appraisal management company that was acquired in 2016.

When Belt was exposed to the banking industry, he saw chaos in the form of shifting regulations of valuation and a mortgage industry that was falling apart, he said. It was the right time to enter the market, Belt said.

He’d dealt with disruption firsthand before.

“We were in a city called An Nasiriyah in Iraq, and we were in the middle of a firefight realizing that a 2,000-pound bomb was going to be dropped on our position,” he said. “It required some really quick thinking and the ability to separate out the real problem from all the chaos.”

Glen Dakan points to another perk of building a business after military service: the worldwide network of bonds and connections available to many veteran founders. Dakan served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot for 11 years before transitioning into the Navy Reserve, and he’s co-founder of Liquify Group, a website for buying used office equipment.

“You form connections with people that you meet in other countries, you get an understanding on how the government works or what industry is popular there,” Dakan said.

In India, China and the Middle East, Dakan saw a huge demand for rare equipment that businesses are looking to sell — either because they’re going out of business or simply no longer have use for it, he said.

Dakan, who is also the founder of Prestio, a startup that makes software for auto dealerships, sold a car to a friend in the Middle East in 2016.

“So I have a friend who lives in Baghdad, and he’s in the medical community and we’re looking at how we might be able to help furnish his lab with equipment out there,” Dakan said.

More than being a profitable endeavor, international business is about human connection, Dakan said. After living in Iraq for two years, he developed an affinity for the country and its people.

“It’s the idea of fulfilling a need and giving a new technology access to place that now has money, and is trying to restabilize,” Dakan said. “I want them to do well.”

The military teaches discipline, structure and organization, all of which are integral for entrepreneurs, Luke Wade said. Wade is the founder of KC Crew, which organizes rec sports leagues and special events.

Wade, who celebrated his 21st birthday overseas while deployed in Iraq, joined the Army National Guard when he was 17.

“Most businesses can’t run without some sort of structure, whether that’s the budget forecasting or a system of who’s in charge, and who’s following rules and orders,” Wade said. “The military is very well known for its structure. So I think it’s a natural transition for anyone who has been in the military to move into an entrepreneur role.”

About 14% of all veterans become entrepreneurs, according to Col. Miguel Howe. He served in the U.S. Army for more than 24 years and had the opportunity to visit 43 countries, he said.

“At the end of the day, entrepreneurship rewards effort,” said Howe, a fellow at the George W. Bush Institute who recently spoke in Kansas City. “As of 2018, there are 2.5 million small businesses owned by military veterans, which generate over 1.1 trillion in receipts.”

Building the economy and supporting veteran entrepreneurs go hand in hand, Howe said.

“The same types of qualities and traits that made them successful in the military align perfectly in terms of starting a business,” Howe said. “Whether that is skill, character, values or the work ethic that is required in military service, those equip them to succeed as an entrepreneur as well.”

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This story was produced through a collaboration between Missouri Business Alert and Startland News.

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Bitcoin Day coming to KC: Experts share how startups can benefit from cryptocurrency - Startland News https://ift.tt/3CsLec1

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Happy Food Co. modifies meal kits to fit paleo, keto, vegan lifestyles - Startland News

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Events Preview: Transportation in KC, WordPress conference - Startland News

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Events Preview: Transportation in KC, WordPress conference Startland News There are a plethora of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, supporter, or curious community member — we recommend these upcoming events for you. Are you hosting a relevant ...

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