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President’s Message | This region is on fire!

President’s Message March 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter This region is on fire! What a year – and we’re only two months in! First, the Chiefs! I could fill this newsletter with superlatives about the leadership and talents of Coach Reid, Patrick Mahomes, the coaches and entire team. They’ve put us on the map,…

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News Release | 69Express Groundbreaking marks the State’s first Express Toll Lane Project

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Corey Cohn, ccohn@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7605 State and local officials break ground on 69Express – Kansas’s first express toll lane project (Overland Park, Kan.) February 17, 2023  – Governor Laura Kelly was joined the Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt, Representative Sharice Davids of the Kansas 3rd District, and other…

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News Release | Overland Park Economic Development Council to recognize business contributions

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Overland Park Economic Development Council to recognize business contributions Contact: Tim Holverson, tholverson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7607 Overland Park, Kan., January 20, 2023 – The Overland Park Chamber Economic Development Council (OPEDC) will recognize 10 businesses and current Johnson County Community College Board of Trustee Greg Musil for their…

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News Release | Chamber Foundation announces 2023 Leadership Overland Park class

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Overland Park Chamber Foundation announces 2023 Leadership Overland Park class. Overland Park, Kan., December 12, 2022 – The Overland Park Chamber Foundation has selected 38 business professionals to participate in its 2023 Leadership Overland Park (LOP) program. Now in its 40th year, LOP…

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News Release | Chairman Eilert receives 2022 Worrel Award

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Chamber Honors Chairman Ed Eilert with 2022 Richard A. Worrel Community Legacy Award Overland Park, Kan., December 8, 2022 – The Overland Park Chamber recognized Johnson County Chairman Ed Eilert with the 2022 Richard A. Worrel Community Legacy Award. The award was present…

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News Release | Bluhawk breaks ground on $750M multi-sport complex

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Bluhawk breaks ground on $750M multi-sport complex (Overland Park, Kan.) Dec. 7, 2022 – Bluhawk celebrated its groundbreaking this morning on their gigantic $750 million indoor sports complex at 159th Street and US Highway 69 in Overland Park. The first phase of the…

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Chairman’s Message | The Year in Review

Chairman’s Message December 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The Year in Review One moment I have brown hair and I’m in the Young Lawyers’ section of the Bar Association. The next I have gray hair and I’m in the Senior Lawyers’ section. Time passes, nothing remains as is, and planning is critical. To my…

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President’s Message | Fall means thinking about the future

President’s Message October 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter We will prosper again October means early sunsets, crisp fall nights, turning leaves, sweatshirts and football. It seems we’ve waited a long time for fall this year through an especially hot, dry summer. Fall turns our collective eye to the coming year as companies and governments…

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President’s Message | Who?

President’s Message September 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Who? Last week I attended the college graduation of one of my nieces as she received her nursing degree. This has been a celebratory summer for our family, with this event occurring just a few months after her sister’s graduation with an elementary education degree. I’m…

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News Release | HCA Midwest Health announces groundbreaking for Medical Plaza in Corbin Park

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 HCA Midwest Health announces groundbreaking for Medical Plaza in Corbin Park The HCA Midwest team, Chamber Staff, and City of Overland Park officials breakground on the $30 million project. (Overland Park, Kan.) August 24, 2022 – Menorah Medical Center – part of HCA…

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