Posts Tagged ‘Overland Park’
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…
Read MoreNews 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…
Read MoreNews 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…
Read MoreNews 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…
Read MoreChairman’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…
Read MorePresident’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…
Read MorePresident’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…
Read MoreNews 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…
Read MorePresident’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…
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