“Holiday season” usually makes us think of parties, gifts, packed days, and double-booked evenings. Underlying the go-go-go nature of holidays is something that we often take for granted: a reset.
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While learning has gone virtual in many area school districts, Green Works in Kansas City has safely been able to serve a small group of Kansas City Public School high school students this fall in an expanded sustainable business program called the Green Works Lab. We're offering the Green Works Lab with funding support from the Missouri AfterSchool Network (MASN), the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and QuikTrip.
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Mission, Kan., (December 7, 2020) – Agenda: USA today announced the immediate addition of hospitality and events professional Kelley Douglass as Director of Client Services. Douglass joins Agenda: USA from New Orleans, Louisiana, where she worked since 2008 as an event producer in one of the premier convention cities, working with leading destination management companies (DMCs) and corporate clients.
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With over 75,000 area children in need this holiday season, the Overland Park Convention Center will serve as one of the largest area Toys for Tots donation sites through Dec. 16
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PROGRAM UPDATES
As a reminder, the Centurions modified timeline has begun; task forces will resume in March 2021 for the Spring cohort and in May 2021 for the Fall cohort. You can see full details here and a continued schedule for upcoming steering committee meetings at the bottom of this newsletter.
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FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO
The community spread of COVID-19 is raging across our region and the nation, with someone dying from the disease every minute. While new vaccines provide hope, we’re still in a dangerous slog with months to come before vaccinations can be widely implemented.
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Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, its design-build partner Clark | Weitz | Clarkson, and the Kansas City Aviation Department are preparing to celebrate a major construction milestone at the New Terminal project at Kansas City International Airport: completion of structural steel operations.
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Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission to offer the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Exercise Science degree. Beginning in January 2021, the new degree will be offered through the university’s College of Health Sciences and is ideal for those who have a desire to gain knowledge about movement and exercise to promote health, improve performance, and prevent disease.
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