Last April, the KC Chamber and the Kauffman Foundation hosted a webinar introducing the Real World Learning initiative (Link to the Webinar: https://vimeo.com/454169358/c13ee81c64).
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[Liberty, Mo.] Understanding the true cost for higher education can be a challenge, and William Jewell wants to do its part to change that.
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Today we announced the Honeywell Fan Favorite Award for the Small Business Celebration Candidates’ Showcase Day 2 from August 20. Viewers voted and they chose Messenger Coffee Co and Ibis Bakery! We turned the member spotlight on Messenger to share more of their small business story.
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As the Folly staff continues to stay ever observant on the COVID-19 health regulations we have determined that moving forward with the previously scheduled October 17 and December 12 Folly Jazz concerts wouldn’t make sense both for health safety and financial reasons. Only being able to seat approximately 200 patrons when socially-distanced would make it difficult to cover our most basic costs for each concert. The October 17 Karrin Allyson concert will be moved to January 22 and the December 12 David Benoit concert has been postponed until next season.
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KANSAS CITY, MO – BioNexus KC has been awarded a $42,900 grant from the Health Forward Foundation to collaborate with Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center and Helix Health in using advanced data analytics to improve outcomes of patients who are at increased risk of COVID-19 complications due to underlying chronic conditions and socioeconomic disparities.
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The prestigious group of women leaders receiving the ATHENA Awards has grown by two. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2020 ATHENA Leadership Award will go to Karen Daniel, former Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and President of the Global Finance & Technology Solutions division for Black & Veatch. Chelsea Laub, President of Crossroads Wealth Management, has been named the 2020 Young ATHENA.
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KJO Media is our first Honeywell Fan Favorite from the Small Business Celebration Virtual Candidates’ Showcase. Their presentation to the judges that day received the most votes from viewers watching online. This doesn’t affect the official judging for the Mr. K and specialty awards, but it does mean we get to learn more about KJO.
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