Serial entrepreneur Donald Hawkins may have left Kansas City, but he hasn’t pushed it aside. Hawkins shares why he relocated his Overland Park-based startup to Atlanta and how the local entrepreneurial ecosystem shaped him.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation picked its next CEO, a Kansas City native who has worked as a U.S. diplomat, an administrator in higher education and for the Kansas government.

Made in KC is exiting one of its area locations and picked a retail partner to take it over: Donutology. Made in KC partner Keith Bradley and Donutology founder Andrew Cameron share the details.

Our "20 to Know" series continues with these Kansas City-area technology players. From health care to engineering to education to venture capital, getting connected with these 20 tech players will help you build your network (sometimes literally).

Char Bar Smoked Meats & Amusements is opening its second area location in Parkville, which will feature a new perk: pickleball. Partner James Westphal details what's in store.

The startups receive as much as $20,000 apiece in proof-of-concept financing. They join a long list of Kansas City-area companies that have built on Digital Sandbox KC funding to generate sales, jobs, more funding, patents and successful exits.