We’re proud to celebrate the career progression of present and future leaders in Kansas City’s tech industry through our Landed series. Navigate the edition below to explore Jayson Tobias‘s road to becoming Arista‘s Systems Engineer in Kansas City. DEPARTED: NVisionKC | Chief Information Officer LANDED: Arista | Systems Engineer WHAT DREW YOU TO ARISTA? With…
Senator Schmitt (MO) Discusses AI, Defense Tech and Data Centers with KC Tech Council Members On October 14, KC Tech Council brought together regional tech leaders with U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt at H&R Block headquarters for a focused discussion on federal technology policy priorities. KC Tech Council thanks H&R Block for hosting this important conversation….
Get acquainted with KCTC member Spotlight Analyst Relations and their Vice President of Market Engagement, John Rockhold. ABOUT SPOTLIGHT ANALYST RELATIONS 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! In a previous life, our co-founders lost the biggest deal of their lives because industry analysts (think Gartner, Forrester) had no awareness of their company. So…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2025) — KC Tech Council (KCTC) has released KC Tech Specs v.08, a comprehensive annual report and update on the local region’s tech landscape. This data-driven resource provides a consolidated view of tech-based momentum, market demand, economic impact, and workforce opportunities and standing for Missouri and Kansas and, more specifically,…
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 is to provide innovative and sustainable…
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 AI technology due to compliance concerns resulting from a patchwork of federal and state regulatory laws. The reporting looks at how some guidance from the Trump Administration eases the burden,…
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 for a project in Kansas, specializing…
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 knowledge, expert bottlenecks, and onboarding nightmares…
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 buzzword, and cybersecurity threats were far…
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 a 2017…
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 addressed how KCTC…
Last week, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly officially signed into law a sales tax exemption for qualifying data center projects in the state. KC Tech Council (KCTC) and member organizations served as advocates to help drive forward the initiative, which provides additional workforce incentives and a pathway to critical digital infrastructure. Efforts resulted in Senate Bill…