FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEODespite recent progress, women are still paid less than men, and, according to data, the pay gap worsens with age. Women bear a disproportionate burden from family caregiving responsibilities leading many to either reduce their work hours or leave employment altogether. (One of the reasons the KC Chamber works so hard to promote childcare accessibility.) And only 22 percent of board seats and C-suite roles are held by women.There’s still a long way to go, obviously.
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Lisa Ginter, CEO of CommunityAmerica Credit Union, has been elected Chair of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The vote came at the Monday meeting of the KC Chamber Board of Directors.Ginter is a native of Kansas City and, since becoming CEO in 2015, has grown CommunityAmerica’s assets from $1.5-billion to nearly $4-billion. She previously served as Chair of the Kansas City Area Development Council.Other officers elected at Monday’s meeting include:
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FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOThe KC region is on a roll, so this year’s Annual Dinner theme is especially appropriate: ‘Keep it coming KC.’ We’ll learn how the KC business community is preparing for a surge of power, progress, technology, and people that will lead our region to generational change. Our 136th Annual Dinner meeting will be held Tuesday, November 21 in the Kay Barnes Grand Ballroom at the KC Convention Center. Networking starts at 4 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 5:30.
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Kansas City, MO - October 20 - Evergy will hold its first ever Supplier Diversity Week, October 30 – November 3. The marquee event of the week will be the Supplier Diversity Summit, Wednesday, November 1 at our Downtown Kansas City headquarters, 1200 Main.
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