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.

Jason Delker, Torch.AI's new chief product officer, talks about Kansas City's tech scene and why he left a D.C. tech unicorn for Torch.AI.

CEO Bill Miller details the company's 12th acquisition and how it fits into the big picture for WellSky. The addition of a Chicago company will enrich the data the Overland Park health IT company can tap to help shape care.