FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOBringing people together – that is a critical aspect of the work we do at the KC Chamber! Our staff works hard to provide opportunities for members to make connections that benefit their company or the businesses they represent. And this week, one of our more popular networking events, held at host locations throughout the metropolitan area, launches its 2024 season.
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FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO JOE REARDONHappy New Year, and welcome to 2024! As we return from the holiday break, I am reminded that beginnings are always filled with so much promise as we look to an unwritten future and feel inspired by all its possibilities. I hope the holidays provided time for rest and relaxation, allowing you to greet 2024 as excited as I am by all its potential.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 19, 2023) – UMB Bank, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corp., is pleased to announce a total donation of $2 million to non-profits across its footprint, including nine Kansas City-area organizations. Nine additional donations have been made to organizations in Denver, St. Louis, Phoenix and Dallas.
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FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOWe are in the thick of the holiday season with the end of the year rapidly approaching. Can you believe this is the final Your Chamber at Work of 2023? Where has this year gone? The adage, “Time flies” has never been truer.
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A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORHappy December from WTC-KC. We are wrapping up a year filled with programming. In October, the World Trade Center partnered with the International Relations Council and the University of Kansas to present China Town Hall: Chinese in America. This event featured a local program focused on Chinese demographics, education, and foreign real estate investment. The local program was followed by the national broadcast with speaker Nicholas Burns, U.S.
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December 13, 2023, KANSAS CITY, MO. The latest ideas in cutting-edge technology for agribusiness will be featured at a Feb. 13 Forum in Kansas City. The forum, hosted by the Ag Business Council of Kansas City, will showcase and celebrate ag technology in the Midwest according to Council Chair Dustin Johansen who is senior vice president at Farm Journal.
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