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Centurions NOW - July 8, 2024

Alumni Annual Meeting | Pinnacle Social Coffee | Apex Legacy Selection and more... Read Article

Your Chamber at Work - July 8, 2024

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOAs children, we dream about what we want to be when we grow up based on the working example of the adults in our lives. As adults, we try to secure high-quality educational systems for future members of our workforce, knowing this is the key to helping them achieve their dreams. That is why the KC Chamber works diligently with state departments of education, legislators and leaders throughout the region to ensure our children are receiving the knowledge and skills necessary for them to be anything they can imagine. Read Article

Bar K Named “Best Dog Bar” in USA TODAY’S 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards

KANSAS CITY – (July 3, 2024) – Bar K, the popular dog park/bar/restaurant/event space with locations in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City, has been named “Best Dog Bar” in the country in USA TODAY’s “Reader’s Choice Awards.” Nominees were submitted by a panel of experts, and USA TODAY’s editors narrowed the field to 20 finalists. USA TODAY’s readers took it from there, voting for their favorites through June 24, with winners announced on July 3. Read Article

Park University’s Board of Trustees Adds Three New Members

Parkville, Mo.—July 1, 2024 — The governing body of Park University — its Board of Trustees — has elected three individuals to serve a three-year term on the board, effective today. Elected were Andrea Hendricks, Ed.D., Merideth Rose and Kathrine Swanson, Ed.D.Profiles of the new members of Park’s Board of Trustees:Andrea Hendricks, Ed.D. Read Article

Midwest Transplant Network CEO receives Lifetime Achievement award; CFO elected to AOPO Board of Directors

Westwood, Kansas – During its annual meeting, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) recognized two executive leaders of Midwest Transplant Network, the organ procurement organization that serves Kansas and western Missouri to increase awareness and education about the need for organ, eye and tissue donation.  Read Article

Multi-branded National Construction Company Unites Around One Brand

MMC Corp and its companies, MW Builders, the MMC Contractors entities, and BCS will rebrand around the new name Cerris Read Article

Agenda: USA Welcomes Hospitality Industry Professionals Jill Campbell and Lauren Harlan

Mission, Kan., (June 25, 2024) – Agenda: USA, Kansas City’s first and only Accredited Destination Management Company (ADMC), is pleased to welcome two respected hospitality industry professionals to the team. Read Article

Linda Hall Library Hosts Rare Book Exhibition Featuring Original 17th Century works from Galileo and Kepler

The Library becomes the only place in the world to house the three original printed versions of Galileo's "Sidereus nuncius." Read Article

Chad Thompson and Kent Rettig Join Lamp Rynearson’s Kansas City Office

The Lamp Rynearson Kansas City Office welcomes two new hires, Chad Thompson, PE, and Kent Rettig. Thompson joins the Civil Design Group as a Senior Project Manager, and Rettig will support the Aquatics Group as a Senior Project Advocate. Read Article

Academy Bank, N.A. to Acquire Mountain View Bank of Commerce

KANSAS CITY, Mo., and WESTMINSTER, Colo. – Academy Bank, N.A. and its parent, Dickinson Financial Corporation, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Westminster, Colorado-based Mountain View Bank of Commerce (MVBC). Read Article