Posts Tagged ‘Overland Park Chamber’
News Release | Chamber EDC recognizes business contributions
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Libbey Tucker, Senior Vice President, Economic Development, ltucker@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7612 Overland Park Chamber EDC to recognize business contributions Overland Park, Kan., January 23, 2024 – The Overland Park Chamber Economic Development Council will recognize 11 businesses and organizations for their contributions to economic growth in Overland Park at…
Read MoreChairman’s Message | Looking to the year ahead
Chairman’s Message January 2024 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Looking to the year ahead I am honored to serve as Chairman of the Chamber Board in 2024. I have lived and worked in Overland Park for decades. I raised my family here and have spent most of my professional career in Overland Park – currently…
Read MoreNews Release | Chamber Foundation announces 2024 LOP class
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alex Cook, acook@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7603 Chamber Foundation announces 2024 Leadership Overland Park Class Overland Park, Kan., December 7, 2023 – The Overland Park Chamber Foundation has selected 34 business professionals to participate in its 2024 Leadership Overland Park (LOP) program. Now in its 41st year, LOP is designed…
Read MoreNews Release | Vicki Lilly receives 2023 Rick Worrel Community Legacy Award
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Osborne Oltjen, tosborne@opchamber.org or (913) 491-3600 Overland Park Chamber Honors Vicki Lilly with 2023 Rick Worrel Community Legacy Award Overland Park, Kan., December 6, 2023 – Vicki Lilly, executive director of the Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park, is the 2023 recipient of the Richard A. “Rick”…
Read MoreChairman’s Message | The Year in Review
Chairman’s Message December 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The Year in Review As I reflect on the Overland Park Chamber in 2023 it is summed up in one word – momentum. It was a year of starts and firsts and launches. We kicked off the first year of implementation of Opportunity NOW, our 5-year…
Read MoreNews Release | Students invited to participate in statewide civics essay competition
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin Walker, kwalker@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7602 Kansas middle schoolers invited to participate in first-of-its-kind statewide civics essay competition Overland Park, Kan., November 13, 2023 – The application portal opened today for 6th, 7th or 8th grade students in Kansas to enter the first-of-its-kind statewide civics competition. The Overland Park…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Each one counts
President’s Message November 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Each one counts Twenty-five percent. Seventeen percent. Seventeen percent. These percentages aren’t some fun sale to get you in the door. They’re the percentages for voter turnout in the most recent three local elections: November of 2021, 2019 and 2017. The “big” bump was for mayoral…
Read MoreNews Release | Chamber hires Libbey Tucker as Economic Development leader
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Osborne Oltjen, tosborne@opchamber.org, (913) 491-3600 Overland Park Chamber hires Libbey Tucker as Economic Development leader Overland Park, Kan., November 1, 2023 – The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Libbey Tucker, CEcD, as its senior vice president of economic development. Tucker will be responsible for…
Read MoreNews Release | Officials break ground on OsLo –Luxury Apartment Project on Corner of Antioch and 135th Street
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Corey Cohn, ccohn@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7605 Ryan Companies begins construction of luxury apartments at 135th and Antioch OVERLAND PARK, KS (October. 12, 2023) – Ryan Companies and EPC Real Estate Group representatives joined the Overland Park Chamber and local officials to break ground on the new OsLo project. The…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Playing the long game
President’s Message October 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Playing the long game We celebrated the long-awaited expansion of Overland Park’s Arboretum and Botanical Garden and its gorgeous LongHouse Visitor Center a few weeks ago. The Arboretum is one of my favorite places – both as a space to refresh and relax and to show…
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