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Your Chamber at Work - July 11, 2022

KU Cancer Center | Neighborhood Networking at Ambassador Hotel | POWER of Diversity and more... Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: June, 2022

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy Pride Month from WTC-KC! We support equitable economic access for the LGBT+ community and believe that trade is a crucial component of global equality. Check out several events surrounding pride and trade in our upcoming events section. This month at WTC-KC, we are reviewing applications for the Heartland Export Accelerator and are working on updating the region’s metro export plan. Please reach out with any trade needs. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 27, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Congratulations to the KC Chamber’s two Champions of Diversity and our three ACE Award winners. We’ll honor them all at our upcoming Power of Diversity Celebration Wednesday, July 20 at 7:30 a.m. at The LEX, 301 W. 13th Street, located in the lower level of Municipal Auditorium. (Click here to register.) Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 21, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO WE WANT GOT THE WORLD CUP! And what a thrill it was when they announced “Kansas City” as one of the host cities for the 2026 extravaganza. Kudos to Kathy Nelson of the Sports Commission and Committee Chair Katherine Holland for their leadership in securing the bid, and to the many many people who worked tirelessly on the many and varied details to make this happen. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 13, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO One of my favorite events of the Chamber year is this Wednesday – and you’re invited. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 6, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Connecting our members is the goal of the Chamber’s popular Neighborhood Networking series. And it works. “We want to host it again,” says Michele Orpin, Director of Development for Kansas City’s Veterans Community Project. “It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase our mission to the Kansas City community. The entire Chamber staff was so gracious and supportive and made everything so seamless.” Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: May, 2022

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR May is World Trade Month! WTC-KC celebrated World Trade Day on May 11 in partnership with the Kansas City International Steering Committee. We heard keynote speaker Pat Klein, Director of Aviation, Kansas City Aviation Department, speak on the event’s theme, logistics and distribution. Pat was followed by a knowledgeable panel, moderated by Chris Gutierrez, KC Smartport. Kansas City sits comfortably as the 40th largest metropolitan export area in the country. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 23, 2022

KCMO Chief of Police Report | Small Business Celebration Awards | Ribbon Cutting | and more... Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 16, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Kansas City has always been a city that’s grown by trade. It’s been significant since the Chamber was founded in 1887. At that time, trade was focused to the southwest and Mexico. Arthur Stillwell founded Kansas City Southern Railway that same year, with a vision of eventually expanding into Mexico. That vision eventually bore fruit in the 1990’s, so that today, KCS operates along 3300 miles of track in Mexico and the Panama Canal Railway. Stillwell’s vision is finally complete. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 9, 2022

Tax Incentives | ATHENA Global Café | Neighborhood Networking at Veterans Community Project and more… Read Article