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The Kansas City area receives national attention with Google Fiber project

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Several national tech beats are keeping a close watch on the Google Fiber project in Kansas City. Read more »

Will Google’s insanely-fast Kansas City network shame U.S. ISPs?

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Google Inc.’s ultra high-speed network in Kansas City aims to improve U.S. Internet service speed. Read more »

KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City Announces New President and Names New Board Leadership

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Representing 70 current KCnext member companies and growing, Weber will work to support tech/IT company members and grow the region’s tech ecosystem. Read more »

Google Fiber is Here. What’s Next?

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The Google Fiber Company Creation team, hosted by the Kauffman Foundation, takes an in-depth look at the unique opportunities that lay ahead for our region with the deployment of Google Fiber. Read more »

Joel Wiggins, president and CEO of Enterprise Center of Johnson County, discusses KCnext – The Technology Council of GreaterKC

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As was reported earlier by Silicon Prairie News, a couple of Kansas City-area technology initiatives have joined forces to form a new group that’s taking a more regional approach to representing Kansas City’s technology interests. Read more »

Building the Gigabit City Releases Video Highlighting Key Takeaways at Local “Ideation Session”

The Social Media Club of Kansas City and Brainzooming posted a recap video about “Building the Gigabit City” and what Google Fiber will do for Kansas City… and the world. Read more »

Mayors pick team to leverage Google Fiber project in Kansas City Area

Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James and Joe Reardon, mayor/CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., have named 12 people to a task force aimed at making the most of the project. Read more »

Google names president of Kansas tech association as face of Kansas City Project

Google announced Rachel Hack, president of the Software & Information Technology Association of Kansas, as the community manager for the Google Fiber Project in Kansas City. Read more »

Where the Action Is

The Wall Street Journal featured the Kansas City area as one of seven national “up-and-coming innovative centers,” in its small business feature. KC most notably stood out for its significant growth of tech companies, Read more »

Kansas City Named One of the Highest Android App Producing U.S. Cities

According to a study released by AppsGeyser, Kansas City is one of the highest ranking U.S. cities for app creators per square mile. AppsGeyser pulled data from a sample of 10,000 apps Read more »

 

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