The Urban League of Greater Kansas City and 22 other deserving nonprofit organizations were chosen from among more than 170 applicants as 2018 Spectrum Digital Education Grant recipients — part of an overall $1 million commitment by Spectrum to provide digital education in the communities it serves.
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Short Items of Interest – Economy | Uncertainty – The Bane of Business Existence | Speaking of Uncertainty | Breaking the China Impasse | Syrian Reversal | What Else Can You Get from Armada? | The Workers | New Chart – Chinese Trade
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FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO | CENTURIONS SPRING CLASS OF 2021 ANNOUNCED! | NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKING WITH SAMUEL U. RODGERS HEALTH CENTER | HEALTHYKC: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATIONS IN WORKPLACE WELLNESS | 2019 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUMMIT – LEARNING FROM A PAINFUL PAST. HEALING IN THE PRESENT. WORKING TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE | CANDIDATES AND COLD ONES
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KANSAS CITY, MO - Arrow Truck Sales, Inc. has announced that Jeffrey Oldham has been appointed company president. Jeff will replace Steve Clough who has retired from the company.
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Short Items of Interest – Economy | Where Will the Workers Come From? | Border Wall – Round 45 | Worst Case Scenario Looms in the UK | Spain Heads Back to the Polls | What Else Can You Get from Armada? | Things I Really Don’t Understand | New Chart – Climate Disasters
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The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce congratulates our newest class of Centurions. These 35 young professionals will begin the two-year, self-directed program that prepares emerging leaders across Greater Kansas City.
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KANSAS CITY, MO — The Greater Kansas City Home and Lifestyle Show is pleased to announce that Bethenny Frankel, the self-made businesswoman, TV producer, natural foods chef, multiple New York Times bestselling author and mother, will headline the 2019 show. Frankel is the founder and CEO of Skinnygirl, a lifestyle brand offering practical solutions to women. She was listed on Forbes' top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities, has a TV production company, B Real, is a “guest shark” on
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Kansas City, MO – BioNexus KC is pleased to announce the selection of Dennis Ridenour as its next President and CEO. A large number of candidates from across the nation competed for the executive role to lead the strategic development of the regional life sciences. Dennis currently serves as the CEO of BioKansas and was previously a researcher at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Dennis brings a deep appreciation of the nexus of human and animal health. He also brings with him an established regional network.
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The Centurions Fall Cohort (Class of 2019-2020) descended on Kansas City once again for their January Task Force, which focused on transportation in Kansas City. Transportation is, after all, “more important than sex and air,” according to Frank White, III, co-chair of the planning committee. Transportation ties every industry together, from job access to healthcare to education. It is the critical path to hold it all together.
And so, we began our deep dive into transportation.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 11, 2019)—Stinson Leonard Street LLP is excited to announce that the firm has been recognized by the Women's Foundation of Greater St. Louis' Women in the Workplace as a top-scoring employer on their 2018 Employment Scorecard.
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