Tagged: kansas

February 20, 2019 @ 7:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

TrueAccord, an automated debt recovery platform, has partnered with Lenexa, Kansas for its new shared services operation, committed to investing $1.34 million with a plan to expand to over 150 professionals over the next three years across sales, operations and technology functions. “We chose the… Read More

December 1, 2015 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Chicago-based real estate crowdfunding platform PeerRealty announced it has successfully crowdfunded two separate senior housing investment opportunities. The website’s user base of accredited investors used the online crowdfunding platform to help fund the Village Pointe Commons senior housing development project in Grafton, Wisconsin,… Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elation Media chairman Gerald Levin announced that Kansas business leader Paul Mai has taken an equity stake in the company, helping to close out the media start-up’s $150,000 seed funding round for an undisclosed amount. Levin is the former Chairman/CEO of Time Warner. He is also part of the team that founded HBO and served… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to end hate crimes and violence against the LGBTQ community, the “God Loves Gays National Billboard Campaign” project has been launched on YouCaring to raise $20,000 to post billboards in 20 states. Last year, the creator of the God Twitter and Facebook page… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Popular Internet search engine, Google, announced on Wednesday (September 10th) it has fully funding the classroom requests of every Greater Kansas City area teacher on the education crowdfunding site DonorsChoose.org. As a result of Google’s $194,370.90 donation, 152 Kansas City area teachers will receive materials for their 13,842 students — ranging from paper,… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 11:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If we were tallying states up today, Kansas, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin have made equity crowdfunding legal and are in some stage of implementation. Alabama, Washington, Maine and North Carolina are all considering exemptions. Of course, that may change tomorrow. Amidst all the hoopla about a… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 11:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Realty Mogul has crossed $4 million in real estate crowdfunding transactions according to their statistics page. 20 properties have been funded in full or in part through Realty Mogul’s platform, and $384,000 has been returned to investors. Realty Mogul is now operating in Washington, Texas,… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 8:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Wisconsin GOP lawmakers are expected to introduce a bill that would legalize intrastate crowdfunding in the state. Wisconsin is set to join Kansas, Georgia, Washington and North Carolina in either considering or adopting rules legalizing in-state crowdfunding. The bill will be proposed by Representatives… Read More

August 3, 2013 @ 9:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Realty Mogul issued the following release sharing the news that they’re now going to be active in four states in the US: Washington, California, Tennessee and Kansas. CEO Jilliene Helman shares a bit of insight into how Realty Mogul is strategically choosing which states to… Read More