University of Missouri–Kansas City

Nokia and GFiber Labs set new milestone for broadband access with 20 Gig service

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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GFiber Labs uses Nokia’s 25G PON solution to deliver 20 Gig service to residential and enterprise customers with existing fiber network.

Key Points: 
  • GFiber Labs uses Nokia’s 25G PON solution to deliver 20 Gig service to residential and enterprise customers with existing fiber network.
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and United Way of Utah County along with select residential customers among first to use 20 Gig service.
  • Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that Google Fiber is deploying Nokia’s 25G PON solution to enhance its existing fiber network and deliver a new 20 Gig broadband service to customers through GFiber Labs.
  • Using Nokia’s 25G PON solution, GFiber can provide broadband speeds that are up to 10x faster than what most fiber networks can deliver today.

AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS' JENNIFER SIMMONS RECEIVES NICSA RISING STAR AWARD

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments® Financial Consultant Jennifer Simmons was recognized as a Rising Star by the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA).

Key Points: 
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Century Investments® Financial Consultant Jennifer Simmons was recognized as a Rising Star by the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA).
  • "Jennifer embodies all of the values of American Century," said Diane Gallagher, senior vice president, co-chief people officer.
  • "It is an honor to represent American Century Investments as a Diversity Project North American 2023 Rising Star," said Simmons.
  • Simmons joined American Century Investments in 2018 as an investment representative and has held several roles at the firm, including team lead and regional wealth specialist.

BUTLER NATIONAL PROMOTES CHRIS REEDY FROM COO TO PRESIDENT AND CEO

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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NEW CENTURY, Kan., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), a recognized provider of professional management services in the gaming industry and a leader in special mission aircraft modifications, announces the promotion of Christopher J. Reedy from his current position as Chief Operating Officer to President and Chief Executive Officer. Reedy's extensive experience and leadership skills will continue to guide the company's strategic vision and growth.  Additionally, Butler National has relocated its headquarters to a new facility at the New Century Airport. 

Key Points: 
  • Additionally, Butler National has relocated its headquarters to a new facility at the New Century Airport.
  • Reedy, who has been a pivotal part of Butler National for over two decades, brings a wealth of experience to the President and CEO position.
  • His proven, complementary experience and skills in both aviation and gaming establish him as the perfect fit for the role of Butler National President and CEO," said R. Warren Wagoner, Chairman of the Butler National Board of Directors.
  • It allows our leadership to be on-site at a modification facility and creates a central hub for engineers, sales and avionics operations," said Chris Reedy, President and CEO.

Kansas City Champions - $50,000 Awarded to three Women-Led Businesses at Third Annual HERImpact Pitch Competition

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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KANSAS CITY Mo., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, and 1863 Ventures awarded a collective $50,000 in business grants to three women-owned social enterprises based in the metropolitan area. The winning entrepreneurs of the HERImpact Kansas City Pitch Competition will leverage the cash prizes and business development support to scale their businesses.

Key Points: 
  • The winning entrepreneurs of the HERImpact Kansas City Pitch Competition will leverage the cash prizes and business development support to scale their businesses.
  • "Ford Motor Company Fund is vigilant of the capital and resources women-owned enterprises need, and I along with my team at 1863 Ventures are privileged to steward HERImpact.
  • The public "Shark Tank"-style event took place at the Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
  • Established by Ford Motor Company Fund and 1863 Ventures, HERImpact is designed to uplift women social entrepreneurs and scale their businesses.

Ford Motor Company Fund & 1863 Ventures Launch 3rd Annual Kansas City Pitch Competition Following HERImpact Entrepreneurship Summit

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 1863 Ventures and Ford Motor Company Fund announced the opening of applications for women business owners and social entrepreneurs in the Kansas City metropolitan area to compete for up to $50,000 in a Shark Tank- style competition to start and scale businesses. All women entrepreneurs located in Kansas City and the 14 surrounding counties are encouraged to apply. Since 2018, Ford Motor Company Fund has awarded $350,000 in total funding to women entrepreneurs in Kansas City, MO, Washington, D.C., Miami, FL and Detroit, MI. The deadline to apply is February 10, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Since 2018, Ford Motor Company Fund has awarded $350,000 in total funding to women entrepreneurs in Kansas City, MO, Washington, D.C., Miami, FL and Detroit, MI.
  • Last month, Kansas City entrepreneurs gathered on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus at the Bloch School of Management for the HERImpact Entrepreneurship Summit.
  • HERImpact, a partnership between Ford Motor Company Fund and 1863 Ventures, provides women business owners & social entrepreneurs with access to capital, training and other critical resources.
  • We are excited to return to Kansas City for the HERImpact Pitch Competition on March 8 to financially support women entrepreneurs and the emerging business development in Kansas City.

Counsel Ebonie Davis Joins Lathrop GPM Real Estate & Tax Credit Group and Kansas City Office

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Miss., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lathrop GPM is pleased to welcome Ebonie Davis to the firm's Kansas City office and Real Estate & Tax Credit Practice Group as counsel.

Key Points: 
  • This month, real estate and tax attorney Ebonie Davis joins Lathrop GPM's Real Estate & Tax Credit Practice Group as counsel in the Kansas City office.
  • KANSAS CITY, Miss., Dec.1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lathrop GPM is pleased to welcome Ebonie Davis to the firm's Kansas City office and Real Estate & Tax Credit Practice Group as counsel.
  • "Ebonie brings a depth of experience, and I am pleased to welcome her to the firm," said Christopher Pierce, leader of the Lathrop GPM Real Estate & Tax Credit Practice Group.
  • "Her experience with real estate financing, mergers and acquisitions, and tax credit transactions will be beneficial to our clients."

Foundation releases new research on “Employment Empowerment” during National Career Development Month

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Now, after surveying 16,000 people, the findings point to a formula: career literacy + network strength = employment empowerment.

Key Points: 
  • Now, after surveying 16,000 people, the findings point to a formula: career literacy + network strength = employment empowerment.
  • Study participants who exhibit high career literacy and strong networks have more employment empowerment than those with lower career literacy and weaker networks.
  • The DeBruce Foundation will continue this longitudinal trend survey to track employment empowerment, career literacy, and network strength in the American workforce over time.
  • They invite civic leaders, workforce development professionals, and educators to use this research to build employment empowerment.

The 2nd Annual HERImpact Women's Entrepreneurship Summit

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HERImpact is a national program powered by the Ford Motor Company Fund, the global philanthropic arm of the Ford Motor Company and 1863 Ventures since 2018, designed to help social entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses in order to increase their impact and long-term sustainability.

Key Points: 
  • The HERImpact Kansas City Entrepreneurship Summit is a free, public event taking place on Friday, November 11 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
  • The HERImpact Kansas City Entrepreneurship Summit is a day of empowerment replete with technical assistance, mentorship and business development resources to encourage creatives, startup and small business owners to accelerate and enrich their communities.
  • Following the summit in November will be the HERImpact Kansas City Pitch Competition in early 2023, reserved for women social entrepreneurs to apply for various cash prizes.
  • "Entrepreneurship is an increasingly viable pathway to build wealth," said Melissa Bradley, Founder and Managing Partner of 1863 Ventures.

Nile Emerges to Lead Network Market Transition with Disruptive Simplicity; Unveils industry’s First, Self-Driven Network Platform Taking Direct Aim at $75B Annual Enterprise Operational Spend

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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“This journey is all about a once in a decade opportunity to create something disruptive -- not just for the sake of disruption -- but to create something that can resolve the complexity of networking and deliver simple access to a very reliable, extremely high-performance network – and we’ve done it,” said Pankaj Patel, CEO, and co-founder of Nile. “Why is that important? Because while the world has changed, networking largely hasn’t. Of the $25 billion in hardware spent each year in wired and wireless access technology, we estimate another $75 billion is spent in operations. This simply isn’t sustainable, yet the entrenched incumbents have not responded, with business models, ecosystems, and an installed base to protect and they’d have to completely re-engineer their own existing platforms. Nile changes that – now watch us grow.”

Key Points: 
  • Of the $25 billion in hardware spent each year in wired and wireless access technology, we estimate another $75 billion is spent in operations.
  • Nile enters the market with the license and the experience to disrupt the status quo.
  • CIOs and CISOs have long viewed the network as one of the greatest single sources of security risk, conflict, and workload in the enterprise.
  • Nile is redefining the network experience for customers with disruptive simplicity, delivering true network-as-a-service consumption, built in hardened security, lifecycle management without the management and backed by the industrys only verified, performance-based SLAs.

PlatformQ Education Introduces Strategic Hires Led by New VP of Marketing

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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NEEDHAM, Mass., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PlatformQ Education (PQE), the leader in video-powered engagement for student recruitment and yield, today announces four strategic hires in support of the next phase of the company's growth and brand evolution.

Key Points: 
  • Additional talent adds 40 years of higher education and edtech experience as PlatformQ Education creates new roles in support of client success.
  • Brandon will lead PQE's in-house agency marketing team, supporting the execution of content and event marketing campaigns on behalf of college and university partners.
  • "The experienced team at PlatformQ Education leads the way in video-powered student recruitment for higher education.
  • PlatformQ Education is the leading provider of video-powered student recruitment, conversion and yield in higher education.