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President’s Message | APEX transforms and protects
President’s Message August 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter APEX transforms and protects Four billion dollars. Four thousand jobs. 300 acres. 2.5 million square feet. A behemoth project, Kansas ultimately competed toe to toe with Oklahoma to win the heart of Panasonic to bring production of its electric-vehicle batteries to the former Sunflower Army Ammunition…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Thankful for giants
President’s Message July 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Thankful for giants On June 18 we said good-bye to a cherished leader, Kirby Deeter. Kirby passed away December 5, and the June memorial brought together Kirby’s family with friends from the Chamber, real estate, Rotary, and his vast faith and community networks to celebrate a…
Read MoreNews Release | CityPlace Breaks Ground on new Office Building to Support Continued Expansion of Health Technology Firm WellSky
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 CityPlace breaks ground for office building to support expansion of WellSky CityPlace in Overland Park secures a tenant for its coming third office building in the almost $1 billion development. In the background is CityPlace Corporate Centre I. (Overland Park, Kan.) June 28,…
Read MoreNews Release | 2022 Leadership Overland Park class graduates
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 2022 Leadership Overland Park class graduates Overland Park, Kan., June 16, 2022 – The 2022 Leadership Overland Park (LOP) class completed its six-month program and celebrated with a graduation ceremony luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park on June 16, 2022.…
Read MoreNews Release | Leadership Overland Park Class Presents Event on Mental Health & Teen Suicide Prevention
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leadership Overland Park class presents program on mental health and teen suicide prevention Overland Park, Kan., May 31, 2022 – The Leadership Overland Park Class of 2022 hosted an evening focused on teen mental health and suicide prevention for their class service project. The Leadership class designed the event to…
Read MorePresident’s Message | The top priority for business
President’s Message June 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The top priority for business For the past year one topic has dominated our conversations with businesses: the challenge of attracting, retaining and aligning talent. If there’s a day we’re not talking about the workforce shortage with a business leader, then it’s because it’s a rare…
Read MoreNews Release | Overland Park Announces Three Grant Programs for Small Business Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release | Overland Park, Kansas Announces Three Grant Programs for Small Businesses Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act Community Capital Fund to administer grant for City May 26, 2022, Overland Park, Kan. – The City of Overland Park announces today three grant programs for the Overland Park small…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | May 23, 2022
This Week in Topeka May 23, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session It’s over. With the Kansas Supreme Court having ruled in favor of the State on redistricting maps just a few days earlier, the one-day session scheduled for Monday, May 23 was a lot less eventful than…
Read MoreNews Release | Gov. Laura Kelly Joins Spectrum to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Overland Park Retention Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release | Gov. Laura Kelly Joins Spectrum to Celebrate Opening of Retention Center in Overland Park Nearly $5 Million Invested in New State-of-the-Art Facility Hiring Underway for More Than 650 Positions   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly and Overland Park officials joined Spectrum for a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
Read MoreVeto Session Report | May 9, 2022
Veto Session Report May 9, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Lawmakers returned to Topeka on April 25 to convene the wrap-up period known as Veto Session. True to its name, senators and representatives attempted a handful of veto overrides while also wrapping up other items of business before…
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