Kansas City’s Gigabit City Summit Educates Civic Leaders Around the Country

On May 16-18, 2016, hundreds of civic and technology leaders from more than 75 cities around the country gathered in Kansas City to learn how to “seize the gigabit opportunity” at the second annual Gigabit City Summit.   Kansas City’s acquisition of Google Fiber’s gigabit Internet in the winter of 2011 positioned the city as […]

Software Development Company, Twentyseven Global, Shares the Importance of the Gigabit City Summit Coming to Kansas City in May 2016

Software development company, Twentyseven Global, congratulates Kansas City for continuing to showcase its entrepreneurial and tech communities in hosting the second-annual Gigabit City Summit in May 2016. Cities from across the United States will come to learn from Kansas City’s personal experience with gigabit Internet access and how to use it to create maximum impact. […]

How Google Fiber Made Kansas City A Worldwide Entrepreneur Hub

The Kansas City Star announced the Global Entrepreneurship Congress has ranked Kansas City in the top five places for entrepreneurship in a worldwide competition. People across the country have been flocking to Kansas City in the past couple of years as the area grew into a startup and entrepreneur hub, thanks in part to Google […]

Kansas City Had Strong Startup Spirit Before Google Fiber

By Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global The high-speed power of Google Fiber may have given Kansas City entrepreneurs a boost, but a new report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation reveals that Kansas City’s tech-driven business culture isn’t a recent phenomenon. Read about how Twentyseven Global is supporting Kansas City entrepreneurship. Steve Roatch, CEO […]

Prairie Village Gives Google Fiber the Green Light

By Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global Google Fiber will be welcomed into yet another Kansas neighborhood after the City Council of Prairie Village, Kan. approved a deal for Google’s high-speed Internet service. This approval makes Prairie Village the 12th city in the world to have a “Fiberhood.” According to the Prairie Village Post, the […]

Hack the Midwest Shows Innovation is Alive and Well in KC

by Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global A few weeks ago, Hack the Midwest took place at Sporting Park. More than 150 developers participated in the event, which lasted 24 hours and about 30 apps were presented. Hack the Midwest is an amazing event put on by Michael Gelphman of Kansas City IT Professionals and […]

Twentyseven Global Looks Forward to KC Startup Crawl 2.0

by Steve Roatch, CEO of Twentyseven Global Twentyseven Global is looking forward to KC Startup Crawl 2.0, which is sponsored by Google Fiber, next week. KC Startup Crawl is one of the most anticipated events of 1WeekKC, which celebrates entrepreneurialism in Kansas City.  The crawl starts at 4 pm and lasts until 9 pm. Learn more […]