2018 Women Who Mean Business: Meet the honorees
We asked this year’s 25 Women Who Mean Business honorees about the turning points in their career that they said led to the success they
September 2018
KCBJ celebrates the 2018 Women Who Mean Business [PHOTOS]
The Women Who Mean Business award honors outstanding professional women who have made significant contributions to their business or industry, as well as their community.
KC Women In Tech
For the fourth year in a row, Kansas City has been listed as the second best city for women working in the tech industry according to
Web development program at UCM underway
With a goal to prepare individuals to fill high-demand information technology jobs, the University of Central Missouri – Lee’s Summit is offering a new certificate
May 2018
More jobs than job seekers? SnapIT-led tech partnership trains next wave of workers
Corporations and tech startups alike are desperate to get their hands on programmers who know Java, said Neelima Parasker. “Big organizations have it embedded in
April 2018
Immigrating To U.S. Prepared Overland Park Entrepreneur For ‘Hard Road’ Of Starting A Company – By LAURA SPENCER
The co-working space in south Overland Park where Neelima Parasker has set up shop includes the amenities young, energetic and collaborative workers want: a coffee
March 2018
Neelima Parasker, Kansas City’s NextGen Leader
The goal of the NextGen Leaders program is to identify those in the Kansas City business and civic community who are beginning to exert their
CEO warning: Talent pipeline collapsing with fewer immigrants; tech training needed at home
Editor’s note: The following story on challenges within KC’s talent pipeline is part of a three-part series on the potential for immigrant or foreign-born entrepreneurs
February 2018
Ranking: KC defies gender pay gap, again earns No. 2 for Women in Tech – By: Leah Wankum
KC Women in Tech Second only to Washington, D.C., in a new national ranking, Kansas City boasts a noteworthy statistic: Women in tech jobs are paid,
October 2017
Fed Governor Tours KC’s Workforce Initiatives
The Federal Reserve System operates under a dual mandate: price stability and maximum sustainable employment. While decisions of the Fed System are affected greatly