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Your Chamber at Work - July 15, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOPublic safety is a vitally important topic to ensuring a thriving region and you’ll hear me talk a lot on the subject, particularly when progress is made toward creating a safer community for those who live and work in Kansas City. Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: July 2024

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORHappy July! The World Trade Center – Kansas City (WTC-KC) had an exciting June, including the celebration of the Spring 2024 Heartland Export Accelerator (HEA) Cohort. Our graduates developed strategic export plans and gained insights from trade experts. Congratulations to our HEA graduates on embarking on their global export journeys! Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - July 8, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOAs children, we dream about what we want to be when we grow up based on the working example of the adults in our lives. As adults, we try to secure high-quality educational systems for future members of our workforce, knowing this is the key to helping them achieve their dreams. That is why the KC Chamber works diligently with state departments of education, legislators and leaders throughout the region to ensure our children are receiving the knowledge and skills necessary for them to be anything they can imagine. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 24, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOOn Tuesday, July 23, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., our business community has the unique opportunity to hear from Kansas City’s top safety leaders as they share insights into current priorities and concerns related to public safety. During this free, virtual event, police, fire and EMS will unite to share the challenges and opportunities they each face as well as how they work together to resolve issues that improve safety throughout Kansas City, MO. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 17, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOMost of what hear about the work of the KC Chamber involves convening people to collaborate on regional issues, but we also love to celebrate. And since the start of the year, we’ve been celebrating Kansas City’s small business community – first by honoring all the Small Business Superstars across the area before showcasing 70 candidates in anticipation of announcing the Top 10 Small Businesses. Last Thursday, we reached the pinnacle of our Small Business Celebration by revealing Walz Tetrick Advertising as the 2024 “Mr. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 10, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEORemember when you were just starting out in your career and feeling like you were stumbling your way forward in the dark? That was a reality for many of us as interns or young professionals. This is why the KC Chamber’s genKC program looks to connect the region’s early career professionals with their peers, providing a network of support that sustains them as they grow as community leaders. Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: June 2024

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORHappy June from World Trade Center – Kansas City. The LGBTQ+ community is an integral part of the international trade ecosystem. We are proud to celebrate Pride Month by recognizing the impact the LGBTQ+ community has on Kansas City and by providing resources to help our LGBTQ+-owned businesses thrive. Businesses that export earn higher revenues create more jobs, pay better wages, and are less likely to go out of business. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 3, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEONearly 40 years ago, the KC Chamber began its annual celebration of small businesses from across the region. Our Small Business Celebration has since grown to be one of the largest in the United States with a focus on honoring the extraordinary efforts of our small business community. Now, what started in February, will culminate with the exciting announcement of the 2024 Small Business of the Year at an awards luncheon on Thursday, June 13. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 20, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOLast week’s KC Rising Horizons event revealed the transformational power of collaboration and the synergy that ignites much of our regional success. CPKC Stadium offered the ideal setting to highlight the collective energy that propels progress, including a multi-use development at Berkley Riverfront Park. And KC Rising’s commitment to community partnerships serves to amplify a shared vision of inclusive regional prosperity – a strategic imperative of the KC Chamber as well. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 13, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOFor the last several years, the KC Chamber has worked to break down systemic barriers to economic growth in underrepresented communities by helping minority-owned businesses and innovative entrepreneurs gain access to capital. With generous support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, along with entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs) and lenders, we are working to establish a more inclusive business community that works for all. Read Article