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Your Chamber at Work - March 7, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO One of our biggest events of the year – the POWER of Diversity Celebration – is coming up in a few months, but nominations for those awards are open now. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - February 28, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Sobering statistics: 2.4 million women left the workforce during the pandemic. One of the key reasons: the lack of childcare. In Kansas City, 30 percent of childcare facilities have closed during that same time. Meanwhile, there are 95,000 jobs available in our region, and our businesses are having difficulty filling those positions. The lack of available childcare is a business issue, and the Chamber is responding. Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: February, 2022

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy February! This month, at WTC-KC, we have been hard at work prepping for an exciting quarter, and year, ahead. The focus at the KC Chamber will be all about Small Business. This year, the KC Chamber recognized 2100 Small Business Superstars, who will be celebrated at Small Business Celebration this spring. The Celebration features the Weida Award, given to the International Small Business of the year. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - February 22, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Spring is nearly here (we hope) and that means one thing: the KC Chamber’s Small Business Celebration is underway! Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - February 14, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Two items to share with you this week: Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - February 7, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO At last report, there were more than 95,000 jobs open in the KC metro area. Beyond the data, we’re getting anecdotal evidence from our member companies that they’re having difficulty filling their vacancies. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - January 31, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO The KC Chamber’s Big 5 Transportation has infrastructure on its mind throughout its two years of work. And that subject got a lot of attention last week: Missouri Governor Mike Parson met with the Chamber Board, and I spent part of Friday with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Kansas City, Kansas as he discussed the possibilities from the bipartisan infrastructure funding bill. Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: January, 2022

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy New Year from World Trade Center Kansas City! After a packed 2021, the WTC-KC is setting our goals and resolutions for 2022. What are your company’s New Year’s resolutions? Is this the year you take your company global? We are here to help! We have been hard at work planning events and creating resources to help your company reach its international goals in 2022. Keep an eye on this newsletter for resources and upcoming events to help you jump-start your international aspirations. Read Article

Your chamber at Work - January 24, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO “I feel like we won the Super Bowl!” No, the woman who said that last week wasn’t talking about football, she was talking about the news that Kansas City Public Schools had been awarded full accreditation by the Missouri state school board. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - January 18, 2022

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO It’s one of the most moving ceremonies one can witness – and you’re invited. On Thursday, January 27 at 10 a.m., people from 61 different countries will become United States citizens, and the ceremonies will be live-streamed on YouTube. Their countries of origin include Afghanistan, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, India, Mexico, Nepal, South Korea, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Venezuela, just to name a few. Read Article