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Netchemia Excels in Providing Tracking Software to School Districts
A lot of people talk about improving the educational system in the United States. There are plans, programs and ideas introduced every day on how we can make changes. Netchemia is a company that has taken the challenge to heart and is working on the problem, rather than just talking about it.
The 9-year-old company develops software to help school districts reduce paper, eliminate redundancies and track progress of students and programs more efficiently. Its mission is to transform the way education works through technology.
Cocoa Dolce, iSi Environmental Receive National Award
WICHITA — Two Wichita companies have been named recipients of the U.S. Chamber's Blue Ribbon Small Business Award.
Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates and iSi Environmental Services are among 75 recipients of the national award for 2010.
The award recognizes small businesses that have fewer than 250 employees and gross revenue of less than $20 million in 2008.
Recipients are selected for the award based on staff training and motivation, community involvement, customer service, and business strategies and goals.
Archer Technologies Founders Put Money in Kansas City Tech Firms
Less than two months after selling Archer Technologies LLC, co-founder and CEO Jon Darbyshire is pouring some of the proceeds back into the local technology scene.
Darbyshire said Feb. 22 that he and his wife will invest around $200,000 in each of five area companies — a total of about $1 million.
After combing through a group of eight candidates, Darbyshire chose AthletixNation Inc., ImmunoGenetix Therapeutics Inc., Mygistics Inc., KC BioMedix Inc. and Data Locker LLC.
“I always had the intent of creating a little incubator here in Kansas City where we bring companies together ... and try to get them off of paper and implement them to a point,” he said. “It’s not just becoming an angel investor; it’s becoming a mentor and helping the companies become successful.”
Startup| AthletixNation Provides Sports Video to Web Sites and Mobile Devices
The company: AthletixNation Inc., 12900 Metcalf Ave., Suite 160, Overland Park; www.athletixnation.com
About the company: AthletixNation, which was founded in late 2007, delivers college sports video and sports applications to Web sites, specifically local media Web sites and mobile devices. Most of the initial funding came from local angel investors. The company has 10 full-time employees.
EcoFit Lights the Way for Growth
Lenexa-based EcoFit Lighting's leaders hope that 2010 is the year the company flips the switch from being a small startup to becoming a key player in the growing and highly competitive energy-efficient lighting industry.
The pieces appear to be there: Full-scale production of its LED-based technology began at a Lee’s Summit factory in December, more than 60 cities are using EcoFit lights in pilot projects, and outside investors have poured in about $1.5 million in the past two months.
EcoFit CEO Cason Coplin said the company should generate $10 million in revenue this year, compared with sales in the “tens of thousands” in 2009.
Filling the PIPELINE: Entrepreneurs Discuss Fellowships
In its third year, the Kansas Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program continued its mission to provide some of the state’s most promising startups with the right foundation for further growth.
Executives from eight Kansas businesses were chosen from hundreds of applications and put through a series of quarterly three-day education sessions on subjects ranging from ways to organize their finances to how to improve how they communicate their business to customers and potential investors.
The class members also got access to high-level business mentors and venture capitalists.
Six Kansas City-Area Entrepreneurs Chosen for 2010 PIPELINE Class
The leaders of six Kansas City-area businesses have been selected to participate in a program aimed at nurturing some of the most promising entrepreneurs in Kansas.
The Pipeline entrepreneur fellowship program, formerly called the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. (KTEC) Pipeline program before receiving nonprofit status in May, announced this year’s class of 10 members during its annual Innovator of the Year ceremony Thursday night in Overland Park.
The 2010 fellows include: Bryan DiGiorgio, CEO of WorkSpace Communications, Overland Park; Jay Kim, CEO of Data Locker Inc., Lenexa; Stuart Jackson, CEO of Analyze Direct Inc., Overland Park; Bob Collister, CEO of MemoryShowcase.com, Lenexa; David Barnes, president of SweetSpot Marketing, Overland Park; and Jeff Southard, vice president of drug development for VasoGenix Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lenexa.
Four Wichitans get PIPELINE Fellowships
OVERLAND PARK — Four Wichitans were among the 10 Kansans selected for the Pipeline technology entrepreneurship fellowship — the most since its inception.
The announcement of the 2010 Pipeline Innovators was made Thursday night at Pipeline's Innovator of the Year event at the Overland Park Sheraton, which drew about 400 people, organizers said.
Jason Tatge of Lenexa-based Farms Technology was named the 2009 Innovator of the Year.
The Wichitans named to the 2010 Pipeline class are: Tahir Ahmad, CEO and founder of PetroPower; Nate Gregory, CEO of MoJack Distributors; Jeremy Jones, president and CEO of Nitride Solutions; and Ben Tyson, president and CEO of Time Trails.
System to Coordinate Traffic Lights
Motorists navigating rush-hour traffic through the Evans Town Center should find the commute somewhat easier starting this week.
At 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Columbia County road officials will switch on a new traffic light system that enables the signals to coordinate stop and go lights.
"It's continually monitoring traffic and making all the adjustments it needs to do to keep traffic running smoothly," said county Construction and Maintenance Services Director Matt Schlachter.
CEEI Podcast featuring Joni Cobb, President & CEO, PIPELINE
Learn about the PIPELINE, the first program of its kind in the nation, designed to identify talented and entrepreneurial Kansans, match them with best-in-class training, research and mentors to facilitate their dynamic growth.
Judges to Pick PIPELINE'S Top Innovator of the Year
A Wichitan, a software- giant executive and the son of oilman T. Boone Pickens are among the judges of Pipeline's Innovator of the Year competition to be held Jan. 21 in Overland Park.
The judges are Rich Bendis, president and CEO of Innovation America in Philadelphia and former CEO of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.; John Pavetto of Wichita, chief information officer of Koch Industries; Tom B. Pickens III, CEO of Astrotech in Austin, Texas; Cliff Reeves, general manager of Microsoft's emerging business team in Silicon Valley, Calif.; and Bill Sanford, CEO of Symark in Cleveland and a board director of the Kansas Bioscience Authority.
Status Change Means PIPELINE Can Cast Wider Net for Funding
A program started by Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. to groom the state's most promising technology and bioscience entrepreneurs has become its own entity. Pipeline, formerly known as KTEC Pipeline, has become a 501(c)3 nonprofit, allowing it to seek funding from other sources other than just KTEC, a state agency.
Venture is Example of PIPELINE Success
Toby Rush's first entrepreneurial venture won't be his last. The president and founder of Lenexa-based Rush Tracking Systems said Monday that his company is being acquired for an undisclosed sum by Nashville-based Pharos Capital Group. Rush — the first entrepreneur in the Pipeline program to grow and sell a company — said he sees more technology ventures in his long-term future, but not right away.
Rush Tracking Systems Sells to Pharos Capital Group
Rush Tracking Systems has sold for an undisclosed amount to private equity firm Pharos Capital Group LLC, which also is investing strategic capital. That means a deep-pocketed owner and accelerated growth potential but few other changes for Lenexa-based Rush Tracking, which will keep its headquarters, management and staff, the companies said.
Kansas Bioscience Authority Picks Vranicar to Lead BioVentures Program
The Kansas Bioscience Authority said Monday that it has hired David Vranicar as the first president of its Heartland BioVentures program. A top-priority initiative for the authority, Heartland BioVentures aims to helps bioscience companies attract venture capital.
KTEC PIPELINE Adds National Mentors
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s Pipeline program will now benefit from the advice of national experts on its programs and direction. Pipeline announced this week that it has formed a national advisory board. Officials of the entrepreneurship grooming program said members of the board will help extend the program's network and its reach as well as suggest best practices.
KTEC Program to Feature Venture Capital Experts
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s entrepreneur grooming program will make a stop in Wichita in early September, and bring with it some nationally known people in venture capital. Joni Cobb, president of KTEC Pipeline, said Thursday that four of the people coming to lead educational sessions in Wichita for the Pipeline students, or innovators, are either policy experts or venture capitalists.
KTEC PIPELINE Names Advisory Board
The KTEC Pipeline technology entrepreneur fellowship program announced its national advisory board Thursday. KTEC Pipeline is designed to identify high-potential tech entrepreneurs; match them with best-in-class training, resources and mentors; and facilitate their growth in Kansas, the program said in a release. The program is part of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.
New Traffic Signal System Gets Green Light From MoDOT
Motorists driving through 291 in Lee's Summit are getting through a lot quicker now thanks to a new system. The InSync traffic signal system is a win-win situation for everyone involved. A company based in Lenexa came to MoDOT with an idea to prevent motorists from stopping at every light when there was no traffic and MoDOT went for it.
Save Money and Time on the Road
MoDOT says a new traffic light system could reduce harmful emissions by 30 to 60 percent. It's called InSync and it's developed by a local company called Rhythm Engineering. Missouri Highway 291 in Lee's Summit has already implemented the system. The developers say it helps to relieve congestion, improve travel time, save fuel costs and help the environment.
Rush Lift Trucks: Counting Kiwis, Cutting Carbon
Companies are starting to rely on lift trucks to do more than just move stuff around. Larry Mahan, co-founder, president and COO of Sky-Traxand, Toby Rush, co-founder, president and CEO of Rush Tracking Systems, took turns talking about how they're working together to turn lift trucks into "logistics units." By equipping lift trucks with optical real-time location systems and RFID technology, these "logistics units" can--without operator intervention--track indoor assets and inventory and feed the information to a company's managers so they can make strategic decisions.
Rhythm Engineering Traffic System Shortens Travel Time
Travel time along Missouri Route 291 in Lee’s Summit has dropped by nearly a third, and that’s particularly good news for Reggie Chandra and his local tech startup Rhythm Engineering. The Missouri Department of Transportation released a study Thursday by Midwest Research Institute documenting the performance of the artificial-intelligence traffic system, InSync, that Rhythm put in place along Route 291, on 2.5 miles between Missouri Route 50 and Interstate 470.
Rush Tracking Acquires International Paper's Patent Portfolio for Automated Scanning
Rush Tracking Systems, an industry-leading RFID business process consulting and systems integration company, announced the company's acquisition of a robust portfolio of Intellectual Property and patents from International Paper. According to Rush Tracking Systems, the patent portfolio serves to further bolster VisiblEdge, Rush Tracking Systems' innovative RFID-enabled lift truck solution.
Xenometrics Rides the Life Sciences Wave
As area life sciences officials work to boost — and market — the region’s research capacity, Xenometrics LLC is one of the sector’s fastest-growing businesses. The Stilwell-based company has increased its revenue by 3,000 percent since its establishment in 2006, said founder and President Alfred Botchway.
Innovator of the Year Bruce Ianni Featured in Small Business Monthly
Bruce Ianni and his company, Chemidex, were featured in the Kansas City Small Business Monthly. Bruce said the PIPELINE is like an “MBA in a year.” He said being in the program kept Chemidex from making an investment that would have been a strategic mistake.
Innovator Chris Routh Named 20 in Their 20s
Innovator Chris Routh was named as one of Ingram's Business Magazine 20 in their 20s in Kansas City. Entrants were chosen based upon business and entrepeneurship in the greater KC area. Chris' new venture, FreshlyBranded, allows new and small business to ask for marketing materials - logos, taglines, etc. at a set price. Any creative professional with an Internet connection could submit work samples, and the company looking to buy could pick the best one and pay the winner.
STLE and Chemidex Announce Strategic Partnership
Park Ridge, IL - STLE has announced a new partnership with Chemidex, LLC (chemidex.com) - an online, industry-specific search engine designed to aid the research needs of industry professionals working in a variety of chemical and life science industries.Chemidex has launched its newest industry search engine: the Lubricant & Metalworking Fluids Cybrary - enabling lubricant and metalworking fluid formulators to quickly search technical data sheets and supporting technical information to find the raw materials they need to create the best products in the industry.
Brandmeyer Family's Timing is Money on Sale of Enturia
Timing is everything. Just ask the Brandmeyer family, which is celebrating the first anniversary of its sale of Enturia Inc. Enturia founders Joe and Jeanne Brandmeyer and their eight children sold the Leawood-based company to Cardinal Health Inc. in May 2008 for $490 million.
Brandmeyer Enterprises is led by Steve Braun, a former Enturia CFO, and Diarmuid Boran, a former vice president of corporate development for Enturia. It forms a limited liability corporation for each opportunity that passes muster, and each family member can decide whether to invest. John Brandmeyer said the family has used that mechanism to invest in three local tech startups: AthletixNation Inc., Mygistics Inc.
and EcoFit Lighting.
State No. 1 in Tech Job Growth
As the state corporation charged with promoting technology fights for its funding, a new report has placed Kansas at the top of the nation in high-tech industry job growth.
Study: Kansas Ranks First in Technology-Job Growth
Kansas ranked No. 1 in high-tech industry job growth in 2007, the most recent reported period, Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. said Thursday.
Kansas No. 1 in Technology Jobs in 2007
Kansas ranked No. 1 in high-tech industry job growth in 2007 — the most recent reported period, according to the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. Kansas technology companies added jobs at a rate of 8.1 percent during 2007 and paid workers 91 percent more than the state’s average wage.
Davyeon Ross was featured in a Fox 4 News Story about InvestMidwest, where more than 300 people attended including investors from top venture capital firms in the Midwest.
Todd Gentry/Inno-Labs Featured on NBC The Today Show!
Todd Gentry, CEO of Inno-Labs, was featured for his FireWire product on the Today Show. Additionally, he took his FireWire flexible grilling skewers on the Home Shopping Network Monday, March 30. His skewers (www.firewiregrilling.com) were part of a daylong chef event where celebrity chefs like Emeril Lagasse and Wolfgang Puck appeared to hawk their products.
Capital Conundrum: Financing is Available for Firms with Right Strategy
If you’re a budding entrepreneur, especially in the area’s blossoming bioscience industry, don’t think you can’t finance your idea during the recession. Uncle Sam’s pockets are one place to check. “Gee whiz, look at the stimulus package,” said Debra Ellies, CEO and co-founder of OsteoGeneX, a Kansas City, Kan., firm developing a bone-building treatment for osteoporosis, fractures and related needs. “Find out how your company can benefit from some of that, and go get it.”
High-Tech Startup AthletixNation is Hoping for Score Big
Morgan State and Chattanooga aren’t the only Cinderella teams heading to this year’s Big Dance with big dreams. AthletixNation, a high-tech startup in Lenexa, is unleashing a furious full-court press of its own to gain momentum during this year’s NCAA basketball tournament.
Startups Find Angel Investors with Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.
Local high-tech entrepreneurs received an important boost of nearly $3 million late in 2008 with the help of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. AthletixNation and Ecofit Lighting, which are based in Lenexa, and Mygistics of Prairie Village raised a total of $2.8 million in backing from area angel investors, according to the enterprise corporation, also known as KTEC.
Program for Young Entrepreneurs Expands
Brett Henderson, a Lawrence High School senior, doesn’t plan to wait long before his start in the business world. Advertisement “I plan on being an entrepreneur when I graduate,” Henderson said. Thanks to a longtime program in Kansas high schools, including LHS, Henderson and 16 of his classmates get hands-on experience with business fundamentals through the Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas program.
Adaptation and Innovation: Businesses Can Adjust to the Economy by Simplifying Their Missions
At Chemidex LLC, an Overland Park company that runs a search engine tailored to chemists, founder and CEO Bruce Ianni is looking to thrive during the recession by sticking with his core business principles. In January, the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. named Ianni as Innovator of the Year for 2008.
KTEC Launches CleanTech Project
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. said it has launched a new initiative targeting energy demand and independence. KTEC said its Kansas Cleantech Industry Initiative will include clean tech companies, the Kansas Bioscience Authority, industry associations, utilities and universities to assist in the effort.
Tech Startup Assists in KC’s Census Revision
A Kansas City-area technology startup wants more cities to stand up and be counted. NPT Labs played a key role in the behind-the-scenes effort leading to last week’s addition of more than 25,000 residents to Kansas City’s U.S. Census Bureau tally.
Program Connects Students, Innovators
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s Pipeline program and Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas have formed a partnership. Called Pipeline to Pipeline, the aim is to use Pipeline innovators and their mentors to get high school kids interested in technology entrepreneurism.
Innovation ‘will be the path to revive our economy’
Don’t overlook the “recession-fighting power” of entrepreneurs, David Wilhelm urged last week. Wilhelm, known widely for his political pursuits, relied more heavily on his business-backing experiences in “flyover America” to offer insight and encouragement to Kansas leaders in some admittedly tough economic times.
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. Picks 2009 Pipeline Entrepreneurs
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. has named six promising tech and bioscience entrepreneurs from the Kansas City area to its 2009 Pipeline fellowship program.
Advice to High-Tech Ventures in Hard Times
Amid the economic chaos, some entrepreneurs see cause for concern. Some see opportunity. Alfred Botchway is chief executive officer of Xenometrics, a biotech company in Stilwell that helps pharmaceutical, chemical and other companies develop technology.
Rhythm in Motion: Traffic System Steers Cars, Engineering Firm to Open Road
Reggie Chandra was well-versed in the conventional wisdom of traffic light technology. A traffic engineer since 1993, he knew the technology had fallen decades behind, yielding crowded thoroughfares, smog, and wasted time and fuel. He also knew traffic engineers alone didn’t have the answers.
Angel Investors Collaborate on Funding
A local group of angel investors has led an effort to raise $1.5 million for a Salina-based developer of technology for the auto collision repair industry. Midwest Venture Alliance was the lead investor on the fundraising project for Matrix, which has invented an electronic measuring system called the Matrix Wand. What's different about this deal is that the investment involved the collaboration of several private-sector angel groups in the state.
Winfield Entrepreneur Goes Back to Class
Even though Todd Gentry has a track record as a successful entrepreneur, he's back in the classroom. Gentry, 40, is one of nine Kansans who make up the second class of "innovators" for the Kansas Technology Corp.' s Pipeline (Promoting Innovation, Providing Education & Leadership, Investing in New Entrepreneurs) program.
Pipeline Fellowship Program Seeks Entrepreneurs
With Companies Such as OsteoGeneX, KC Aims to be a Backbone for Biotech
This is a story of a scientist and a spine surgeon who teamed up to pursue a big idea. Debra Ellies, the scientist, and Bill Rosenberg, the surgeon, now run OsteoGeneX Inc., a small Kansas City area biotechnology company. It still is very much a startup venture, so success cannot be presumed a sure bet. The young business is buffeted nearly every day by the need to refine or prove its science, raise money to keep going and tackle one more item on the seemingly endless to-do list of an entrepreneur. Yet OsteoGeneX is gaining momentum.
High-tech entrepreneurs promise to bring a much-needed boost to the regional economy, but they often can use a hand getting their businesses started. The Lawrence Regional Technology Center specializes in offering these startups a place to work, business advice and, most important, hands-on help, said Matthew McClorey, president and chief executive officer.
PIPELINE Program Creates Business Leaders
Twenty years ago, Kansas leaders had the foresight to create the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation to promote the development of technology industries in Kansas. Since then, KTEC's private-sector leadership model has adapted its programs to the ever-changing needs of high-growth technology companies and the entrepreneurs leading them.
Analysis documents higher city population, household income than census data
2008 KTEC PIPELINE Innovator Dan Melton, npT Labs LLC, was the project leader – working technical aspects of compiling the data – for a new study showing Kansas City’s population and household income are significantly higher than the U.S. Census Bureau has recognized. The study could eventually result in additional federal and state funding to the area. State roadway dollars and some federal aid are based in part on population estimates.
Start it Up - Ingram’s Salutes Eight Start-Up Businesses Worth Watching
2008 KTEC PIPELINE Innovator Dr. Reggie Chandra, Professional Engineering Corporation and Charter Class Innovator Dr. Debra Ellies, Osteogenex, Inc. were both recognized in the June 2008 issue of Ingram’s Magazine as start-up businesses worth watching.
West Coast Venture Capitalist to Present at Wichita Event
Sid Mohasseb, president of Tech Coast Angels and managing director of Venture Farm, will be the featured presenter at Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s PIPELINE Primer in Wichita next month.
PIPELINE Primer
Another Kansas-based program is working with entrepreneurs who one day could lead businesses achieving such multibillion-dollar success. The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. now is working with its second class of entrepreneurial fellows participating in the yearlong Pipeline program. The high-tech business development agency has a new program that could help dozens of additional entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneur Training Gets Expanded Scope
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. is expanding its 2-year-old program that grooms promising entrepreneurs. KTEC has started PIPELINE Primer, which takes the formal training classes PIPELINE offers to its innovators each year and compresses them into a two-day event. The first primer will be June 25-26 in Kansas City, followed by one in Wichita July 14-15.
Kansas Hopes to Boost High-Tech Entrepreneurs
Kansas aims to give its most promising high-tech entrepreneurs more reasons to keep their companies here. “It all comes down to people,” said Tracy Taylor, president and chief executive officer of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. “If you don’t have the people, if you don’t have the leaders, it’s not going to work.”
KTEC Names Koper Innovator of the Year
Olga Koper of NanoScale Corp. in Manhattan was named Thursday night as the winner of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s Innovator of the Year competition. Koper is one of 10 entrepreneurs who participated in KTEC's inaugural Promoting Innovation, Providing Education & Leadership, Investing in New Entrepreneurs class.
KTEC Pipeline Forms 2008 Innovator Class
The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. announced members of its 2008 Innovator class Thursday in Topeka. Members are considered high-potential technology and bioscience entrepreneurs from across the state.
One Year Later, Business Plan in the Pipeline
Joey Blue has learned a lot in a year. So much so that the Wichitan -- one of 10 Kansas entrepreneurs named last year to Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s inaugural PIPELINE class -- has changed his business idea.The former Wichita State University baseball player entered the program last January planning to start a social networking Web site for student athletes, their families and coaches.
KTEC Picks Six Area Entrepreneurs for Program
Six high-potential technology and bioscience entrepreneurs from the Kansas City area are among nine selected as the second class of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.'s Pipeline fellowship program, KTEC said Thursday.
PIPELINE is an acronym for Promoting Innovation, Providing Education & Leadership, Investing in New Entrepreneurs.
Debra Ellies was raised in Canada and earned a doctorate in London. But Ellies' quest to commercialize treatments for osteoporosis and other bone disorders won't take place in those places or some biotech hotbed on the East or West coast.
Program helps mentor those in technology startups.
Pipeline to success: KTEC's new program hopes to nurture technology, life sciences startups
A recent breakfast meeting marked a turning point in the relationship of two Kansas City entrepreneurs. The meal was quick. Tim Donnelly, president and founder of Leawood-based SoftVu LLC, and Scott Coons, CEO of Shawnee-based Perceptive Software, are busy men.
KTEC program will keep entrepreneur pipeline full
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. has kicked off a program to cultivate business startup activity, and almost half of the entrepreneurs involved are from the Kansas City area.
Mentors named for KTEC program
The KTEC PIPELINE announced the 10 mentors who will work with the 10 "Innovators" during the first year of Kansas' cutting-edge technology entrepreneurial fellowship program.
KTEC picks first class for mentorship program
Six Kansas City technology entrepreneurs will volunteer as mentors for the inaugural class of a state-financed program to cultivate new business startup activity.
Lawrence mentors join KTEC PIPELINE
Two Lawrence businessmen have signed on to serve as mentors for up-and-coming innovators selected for special training and support through the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.
A pipeline for innovators - new KTEC program to help bring ideas to market
Three entrepreneurs from Lawrence are among 10 innovators chosen to take part in a new training program designed to help turn their ideas into solid business ventures.
Becoming Startup Savvy - Promising Tech Innovators Will Be Identified, Taught and Linked
Debra Ellies knows her way as a scientist in a biotechnology lab, but she could use help navigating as chief executive of a startup.
KTEC Picks 10 for Entrepreneur Program
Ten budding Kansas entrepreneurs, including three from Johnson County, have been chosen as the inaugural class of a state-funded program to cultivate new business startup activity.
Wichita Chosen to Host Kansas Day of Innovation
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. and Kansas Bioscience Organization have picked Wichita as the site for the Kansas Day of Innovation, which will be Sept. 7 at the Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate Hills Drive.
KTEC PIPELINE Names Cobb President
Joni Cobb has been named president of KTEC PIPELINE, KTEC's new technology entrepreneurial fellowship program.
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