President’s Message
Chairman’s Message | 2024: The Year in Review
Chairman’s Message December 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter 2024: The Year in Review I have been so honored to be Chair of the Overland Park Chamber Board this past year. 2024 has moved incredibly fast and we had some great wins and some exciting “firsts” that occurred this past year that I wanted to…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Keep it small during the most wonderful time of the year
President’s Message November 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Keep it small during the most wonderful time of the year Halloween’s over! Pumpkins have been replaced by holly and glitter, which means it’s holiday movie time. What does nearly every feel-good holiday movie have in common? A small business owner! Probably because something is compelling…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Music leads to lasting friendships
President’s Message October 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Music leads to lasting friendships Music is an international language. What began more than 30 years ago as an exchange between the Shawnee Mission South Band and Bietigheim’s Musikschule grew into cherished relationships between families, formalized in 1999 by the City and Chamber in Overland Park…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Looking for talent? We’re here to help
President’s Message September 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Looking for talent? We’re here to help. While some sectors report the labor market is softening, we have had no indications that attracting and retaining top talent is easier. If anything, the factors influencing decisions for employers and employees have just become more complex. The timing…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Expand your pipeline by hiring heroes
President’s Message August 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Expand your pipeline by hiring heroes Last month the Chamber hosted our second Hiring Our Heroes cohort graduation. Hiring Our Heroes is an established, premier program to connect transitioning veterans with businesses, providing training and hands-on experience that translates into a smoother civilian transition. Seven local…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Rankings, opportunities and vision
President’s Message July 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Rankings, opportunities and vision Overland Park consistently enjoys top rankings as a “best place.” This year alone some of our top ten rankings include: #2 – Top 5 Places to Raise a Family (WalletHub) #2 – 10 Best Places for Families to Live in the U.S.…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Support impacted businesses during road and street closures
President’s Message June 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Support businesses during road and street closures Orange barrels on our streets seem to pop up faster than dandelions in a field. While we all hate the short-term inconvenience of lane closures and traffic shifts, we will ultimately enjoy the long-term benefits of more efficient traffic…
Read MorePresident’s Message | We the people . . .
President’s Message May 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter We the people . . . Can you recite the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution? If you’re like me you can, while silently humming that jaunty School House Rock earworm, a favorite from my elementary school Saturday morning cartoon days. Those tunes taught us how bills…
Read MorePresident’s Message | When you want to clone yourself . . .
President’s Message April 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter When you want to clone yourself . . . We all have days – too many of them – when we need to be two people – one at a meeting and the other at our desk plowing through work. Or, we need four hands to…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Vision Metcalf becomes a reality
President’s Message March 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Vision Metcalf becomes a reality It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years since our community imagined and created a new strategy for our original commercial corridor. When the Overland Park City Council adopted the Vision Metcalf Plan in 2008, its goal was to address the…
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