The Fall 2020 enrollment at Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) was historic for the institution's College of Chiropractic, as 103 students began the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree program. It is the largest class of chiropractic students to start the program in 38 years.
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Kansas City, Missouri — A longtime member of the Helzberg School of Management’s faculty and administrative leadership has been named the new dean of the College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis at Rockhurst University.
The appointment of Myles Gartland, Ph.D., to oversee the college is effective immediately. Gartland has served as the interim dean of the college since last year.
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Small Business Celebration · Business Awards · Small Business
It’s a home run for Pro Athlete, Inc. The eCommerce business was named the KC Chamber’s 2020 Small Business of the Year at the Chamber’s first-ever virtual Small Business Award Event. CEO Andrew Dowis was virtually presented with the Mr. K Award, named after Kansas City’s legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ewing Marion Kauffman. “This is a huge honor,” said CEO Andrew Dowis accepting the award.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In partnership with the Kansas City Election Board, and with donations from the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes’ 15 and the Mahomies Foundation, Arrowhead Stadium will serve as a polling location for the 2020 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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I don’t know if you’ve all heard, but there’s this amazing movement happening from the heartland called the 31-Day Kindness Campaign. Many of you know we have a serious mental health crisis happening this year because of the pandemic and creating a ripple of kindness has the power to change that.
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Member News · Small Business Celebration · Business Awards · Case Study
To hear an insurance agency say “we love claims!” might make you a little skeptical. But when you hear the team at Traders Insurance say why they love claims, you can understand why the 46-year-old agency is a 2020 Top Ten Small Business. “We love claims,” said CEO Mark Concannon. “We don’t like the real trauma accidents cause, but we welcome the opportunity to deliver on our promise. It’s our opportunity to shine. We service thousands of claims every month and we constantly look for ways to achieve better, faster resolution of claims.”
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FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, JOE REARDON
I’ve heard from a lot of people about how they’re ready to see 2020 end. I don’t blame them. Yet despite the challenges of this year, there are so many men and women in our community who showed us acts of leadership, service, conviction, compassion, bravery and more this year. They were the best parts of 2020 and a big reason why KC is unstoppable.
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