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Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member SLS Consultants, and their Director, Michael Patt.  ABOUT SLS CONSULTANTS 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! Founded in 2019, SLS Consultants is a client-focused, results-driven organization providing strategic support and professional services to the global real estate and construction industry. Our mission…

In a recent S&P Global Market Intelligence article, Kansas City Tech Council (KCTC)CEO Kara Lowe offered perspective on challenges for small businesses in adopting AItechnology due to compliance concerns resulting from a patchwork of federal and stateregulatory laws. The reporting looks at how some guidance from the TrumpAdministration eases the burden, but nothing fully addresses…

Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member Inclusive Leadership Lab, LLC and their Founder & Executive Director, Dr. Nikki Harding ABOUT INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP LAB, LLC 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! I’m a former Teacher, School Improvement Specialist, and Special Education Director. I also served as a Project Director…

Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member UnleashU and their Account Manager, Audrey Parker. ABOUT UNLEASHU 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! What started as Wholestack Solutions in 2014—providing IT services to startups—became our greatest teacher. After a decade of helping other companies, we hit our own wall: siloed…

Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member IronEdge Group and their Account Executive in Kansas City, Dr. Mike McKinne. ABOUT IRONEDGE GROUP 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! IronEdge Group began over 20 years ago, at a time when on-prem servers dominated the IT world, cloud was barely a…

A long-awaited fix to federal Section 174 research and development (R&D) expensing processes recently went into law, and KC Tech Council CEO Kara Lowe provided insight into the benefits for tech-focused businesses and entrepreneurs in a recent Startland News article. KCTC and Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) were among advocates championing the reform after…

KC Tech Council (KCTC) President and CEO, Kara Lowe, TriCom Technical Services CEOMatt Sharples and other tech leaders recently discussed survey findings that showed 43% ofKansas City IT professionals work for non-local companies. TriCom, a KCTC member,conducted the survey in an effort to better understand the marketplace related to building a localIT workforce. Lowe specifically…

KC Tech Council (KCTC) and other business and civic leaders recently helped officially welcome Fiserv Inc. to the Kansas City region. The Fortune 500 financial technology and services company plans to open a strategic fintech hub at the Aspiria Campus in Overland Park, Kansas, later this year. For nearly 40 years, Fiserv has created financial…

Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member Core Catalysts and their Senior Director, Matt Craig. ABOUT CORE CATALYSTS 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! Core Catalysts was founded in 2011 in Kansas City by Jim Wadella, an experienced consultant and business leader who saw a need for practical, results-driven…

Late last week, both the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate voted to send Gov. Laura Kelly a data center bill crucial for the tech and overall business community in the state. Senate Bill 98 (previously SB51) aims to attract significant local data center investments, foster economic growth and create high-quality jobs through strategic tax…