As you know, improving childcare access has been a top priority for the KC Chamber and area businesses for the past decade. Now the KC Chamber is asking for your help in advocacy to address the lack of accessible childcare seats in our region, which has been a major barrier to getting our full workforce back into jobs and hampering the ability of employers to fill critical workforce needs. Currently 41% of all Missouri counties lack accredited childcare facilities, greatly hampering the ability for workers to participate in the workforce.
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The Missouri House of Representatives is considering legislation on a critical upskill credentialing program and they need to hear from Kansas City area employers who support this grant program to help address the workforce needs. Please email your Missouri House member today and request their support of HB 417.
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Parkville, Mo.—February 6, 2023 — Park University has appointed Dorice “Dori” Woodruff to serve as senior director of human resources and as the University’s first chief officer of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, effective today.
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FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO
It’s a game-changer.
When the new terminal at KCI opens February 28, Kansas City will have a new and welcoming front door to visitors when they come calling. And those of us here will enjoy a terminal vastly improved from the three-terminal configuration we’ve used for the last fifty years.
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