Silicon Prairie News

Kansas City The Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) had its annual luncheon, Fast KC, last Friday and shared progress on regional commerce and plans for the future of Kansas City region. The progress report indicated Kansas City has fostered significant job creation, with the expansion of companies like Cerner boosting the regional economy. Bill Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company and recent author of Practically Radical, was Fast KC's keynote speaker. Taylor delivered a talk about innovation and leadership in business. The speech centered around … read more

Kansas City The speed of startup progress in one of the Silicon Prairie's hubs is about to become significantly swifter. Google announced today that it will build its ultra high-speed … read more

Des Moines Typo fixed on 11/10 at 1:35 The 2009 edition of Highlight Midwest ended with a set of keynote presentations from leaders of innovative companies in each of the event's three core cities: Kansas City, Des Moines and ... read more

Des Moines The question in the title was one of three that I asked 17 attendees at last Friday's Highlight Midwest in Des Moines. The other questions: who are you, where are you from, and who from the conference would you ... read more

Kansas City Here's a great upcoming event for the folks in Kansas City (and honestly, the entire region, although registration is capped around 150!) Bo Fishback and the team at the Kauffman Foundation are announcing Ignite Kansas City to be held ... read more