UMKC Enactus featured in UMKC’s BLOCH Magazine
BLOCH Magazine wrote an article about UMKC Enactus, talking to several Enactus members about their experience in the organization and where it led them after college. There is also a short piece on UMKC Enactus’s ranking in the National Exposition.Kansas City’s Yoli Tortilleria recognized as semifinalist for James Beard Award
One of Feed KC’s partners has been recognized as a semifinalist for the James Beard Award, an award given to restaurants all over the United States to support America’s food culture. Check out Yoli Tortilleria’s incredible story!Startland News: UMKC alums aim to transform recycled plastics into functional home décor
We are Nicole Dover and Tony Jordan, UMKC Enactus and UMKC Bloch School Alumni. We are two innovators who started a plastic recycling project in college and have decided to keep our mission alive post-graduation. We are looking to grow our business to recycle more pounds of plastic, reducing effects on the environment and giving people access to recycled home decor that is functional and stylish.BLOCH Magazine: Enactus Continues Streak of Excellence at Nationals
Another year, another top ranking.UMKC Today: Enactus Team Finishes in Top Eight Nationally
The team spent the year focused on global impacts with multiple social entrepreneurship projects, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic gripping our region and the world.Startland News: Why Betty Rae’s new owner traded a finance career for waffle cones
“Everybody has told me do it — and do it now,” Rodgers continued. “Not only because of my age and ability to take risks (no family at home depending on me), but because it’s an interesting time to start something, when you can learn how to be agile and really run something like an ice cream shop as a startup.”Startland News: Dart – Startup to Watch
Dart pedals more than a prototype: E-bikes as a route to equitable employment access. Free bus rides aren’t the only solution to a lack of equity in Kansas City’s transportation options.
National Geographic: Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic
Nervous consumers hoard groceries and restaurants go take-out, while unemployment skyrockets and food pantries suffer. But solutions exist.Food and Environment Reporting Network: Food waste-and food insecurity-rising amid coronavirus panic
In the best of times, the United States wastes 40 percent of its food annually, amounting to 63 million tons. The collective response to the coronavirus pandemic, from panic buying at grocery stores to restaurant closures, is bound to inflate that percentage, food loss experts say, at a time when food insecurity is on the rise.KCTV5 News: UMKC students create new solutions for food waste, hunger
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Restaurants in Kansas City have more unsold food at the end of the day since they have to rely on take out and delivery due to the spread of COVID-19. Students at UMKC are making sure it doesn’t go to waste.UMKC Today: Enactus’ FeedKC Launches New Web App
With demand at food banks growing, UMKC Enactus students have developed a new app to help restaurants donate excess food to local pantries for people in need.UMKC Enactus team kicks open front door to KC innovation scene with final four win
As the number of teams left standing in the Enactus U.S. nationals started to dwindle, members of the competitive entrepreneurial development program’s team at the University of Missouri-Kansas City rode a pulsating wave of excitement and emotion, recalled Ali Brandolino.UMKC Enactus is Fourth in the Nation
For the first time in UMKC Enactus history, the team placed fourth in the nation at the 2019 Enactus USA National Championships. Andrea Savage received the Enactus USA Project Leader of the Year award; and Ali Brandolino received the the Enactus USA Membership Leader of the Year award…