Sixteen competitors have advanced to Round 2 of our KC Inno Madness contest, which aims to generate excitement about Kansas City's startup ecosystem and put the spotlight on innovative startups. The remaining competitors' companies are spread across a variety of industries, including health care, fitness and insurtech. Voting for Round 2 kicks off Tuesday and continues through Sunday. We're asking voters to keep in mind: "Whom would you invest in?" Round 2 winners will be announced on March 14.…

Sixteen competitors have advanced to Round 2 of our KC Inno Madness contest, which aims to generate excitement about Kansas City's startup ecosystem and put the spotlight on innovative startups. The remaining competitors' companies are spread across a variety of industries, including health care, fitness and insurtech. Voting for Round 2 kicks off Tuesday and continues through Sunday. We're asking voters to keep in mind: "Whom would you invest in?" Round 2 winners will be announced on March 14.…

Swell Spark CEO Matt Baysinger details the new venue in the Kansas City Power & Light District. Sinkers Lounge combines cocktails and clubs.

The races were tight across the board in the first round of our inaugural KC Inno Madness contest, which highlights the Kansas City metro's innovative and rising startups. Upsets marked the first round, with No. 1 seed Steadily and No. 2 Hawaiian Bros getting knocked out. In all, lower seeds won 11 of the 16 matchups in Round 1. Three competitors won by only 2 percentage points: Neer, Veeper and Ronawk. Splitsy garnered the biggest victory, finishing 16 percentage points ahead of Epigraph. Nearly…

A relationship generates a win-win: First United Bank & Trust shares why it invested in Finotta, and startup founder Parker Graham shares how it's paying off.

Now under new ownership, a local taco joint is readying for its second Kansas City location.