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Your Chamber at Work - July 10, 2023

POWER of Diversity Breakfast | Neighborhood Networking | American Cross Blood Drive and more… Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: July 2023

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORHappy July from WTC-KC! We are excited to host the inaugural Heartland Export Accelerator Public Showcase this month. Launched in Fall 2022, the Heartland Export Accelerator (HEA), powered by World Trade Center – Kansas City, prepares businesses to compete and grow successfully in the global marketplace. Our inaugural showcase event culminates the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 cohorts. Each company will present their business, their HEA experience, and their global ambitions. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 26, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO The KC Chamber Board meets today and one of the main items on our agenda is approval of the Chamber’s Public Policy Agenda for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Our public policy agendas (including agendas for Kansas, Missouri, and the federal government) serve as the guiding documents as we advocate for the business community and the Kansas City region in the various legislatures in which we interact. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 20, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Congratulations to Fahteema Parrish and Parrish  & Sons Construction – the KC Chamber’s Mr. K Award winner and Small Business of the Year! Turns out the third time was the charm – Parrish & Sons was named a Top 10 Small Business in 2021, 2022, and this year – taking home the top prize at our annual Small Business Celebration held last week. It’s the first time in our long Celebration history that a Black woman-owned business has won the prestigious award. Read Article

World Trade Center-Kansas City News: June 2023

A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy June from World Trade Center – Kansas City! June is Pride Month and supporting Kansas City’s LGBTQ+ owned businesses with their international trade needs is important to our mission. Business that export earn higher revenues, create more jobs, pay better wages, and are less likely to go out of business. During Pride month, it is important that we ensure equity in trade and strive to make resources available, specifically to LGBTQ+ businesses, to empower them to export. Resources: Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - June 5, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Before you know how to move forward, you have to understand where you are. That’s the premise behind the KC Chamber’s upcoming Education Data for Action Summit, and business leaders across the metro are invited. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 30, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO We’re just a couple of weeks from one of my favorite events the KC Chamber holds all year – the Small Business Celebration Awards Luncheon. What began in 1987 has grown into one of the biggest and most prestigious small business award celebrations in the country. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 22, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO We’re getting organized for Kansas City’s World Cup 2026! A news conference was held last week to announce the formation of KC2026 and its Board of Directors, made up of business executives, civic leaders, and elected officials. I’m pleased and excited to be part of that group. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 15, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO “I’m listening.” That was the message Kansas City, Missouri Police Chief Stacey Graves reiterated several times during last Thursday’s Listening Session in South Kansas City. The session was the first of what will be quarterly events organized by the Public Safety Coalition, the group of 16 organizations of which the KC Chamber is a member. Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - May 8, 2023

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO Transparency and accessibility were two of the qualities Kansas City wanted in a new police chief as determined in the Public Safety Coalition’s listening sessions and surveys prior to the selection of new KCMO Police Chief Stacey Graves. (The Chamber is one of 16 civic, business, and faith-based organizations that make up the Coalition.) Read Article