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News 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,…

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News 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.…

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News 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…

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President’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…

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News 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…

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This 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…

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News 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…

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Veto 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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President’s Message | Things are good in OP – but not everyone is on the same page

President’s Message May 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Things are good in OP – but not everyone is on the same page Last month our Economic Development Council investors had an update from Jack Messer, Director of Planning and Development Services at the City of Overland Park. As expected, Jack was like Johnny Appleseed…

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This Week in Topeka | March 28-April 1, 2022

This Week in Topeka March 28-April 1, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session The main part of the 2022 Legislative Session has come to a close. Lawmakers will return to Topeka on April 25 for the veto session where they will consider potential gubernatorial vetoes and wrap up remaining…

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