FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEOIt’s no secret that there’s a workforce crunch – we’ve been hearing that from our members for a while now. There’s an effort underway in response to that you need to know about: KC Scholars.KC Scholars is working to move 50,000 Kansas Citians from unemployment or underemployment to high-paying jobs. KC Scholars President & CEO Earl Phalen talked about it recently with the KC Chamber Board. As he told us, “The best social program is a job with great benefits.”
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LENEXA, Kansas. – Sept. 21 – GBA is proud to announce numerous well-deserved promotions that help complete our new organizational senior-leadership structure.
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A new grants program developed by one of Kansas City’s biggest scaleups was founded with a clear purpose, said Jay Lott, announcing the effort’s first three nonprofit recipients and touting C2FO’s ongoing commitment to community engagement within the Kansas City region.“We want to support the nonprofit organizations that are focused on intentionally elevating Black entrepreneurs,” said Lott, sales director for the Leawood-based fintech company that boasts a global on-demand working capital platform.
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Kansas City, Missouri — Rockhurst University earned a number of accolades for individual programs and for the University as a whole — including a best-in-area ranking — in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report Colleges list, released today.
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A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORSummer is behind us at the WTC-KC and we are ready for a busy fall. We finished out the summer with a Talking Trade: Coffee & Networking Event at Dentons in partnership with the Heartland Black Chamber. We love connecting with companies and businesses doing business internationally throughout Kansas City. Applications for the fall cohort of the Heartland Export Accelerator have closed.
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