County Administrator to speak David Johnson, the recently appointed County Administrator for Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, will be the featured speaker at the Membership Meeting of Business West at noon Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Rowe Ridge Vineyard and Winery, 11255 Leavenworth Rd. Johnston comes from Covington, Ky., where he was city manager. He [...]
Commissioner to speak at Membership Meeting Unified Comm. Melisa Brune Bynum (First Dist., At-Large) will be the featured speaker at the Business West Monthly Membership Meeting at noon Wednesday, Aug. 16 in the Board Room at The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Pkwy. in the Arrowhead Center. Her topic will be the recently [...]
The Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its legislative success, issuing its ‘’scorecard” at a luncheon meeting of its Congressional Forum Friday, July 21 at Legends Field. Areas of legislative concern included early education and workforce development, economic development, transportation, K-12 and post-secondary education, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the crime [...]
Membership Meeting to focus on Community College Kris Green, the Chief Marketing and Institutional Officer at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, will be the featured speaker at noon Wednesday, July 19 at the Membership Meeting of Business West in the Board Room of The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill , 8123 Parallel Pkwy. Her presentation [...]
Dave Mehlhaff wants everyone to know that they should appreciate the work that Congresswoman Sharice Davids does for the community. Mehlhaff, who is the chief spokesman for the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, expressed that sentiment at a meeting of the Congressional Forum when it met Friday, June 16 at Donnelly College. Rep. Davids [...]
About 70 members of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area of Chamber of Commerce and their guests attended the monthly meeting of the Congressional Forum, a division of the Chamber, to hear the new County Administrator, David Johnston, speak. He was chosen by a unanimous vote of the Unified Commission; more than 30 candidates sought the [...]
Business West members to learn of Chamber, BPU David Mehlhaff, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of Business West at noon Wednesday, May 17 in the Board Room of The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 [...]
Tourism manager to speak at Business West Meeting The Meetings and Sports Sales Manager for Visit KCK, Mindy Lallier, will be the featured speaker at the Business West Membership Meeting at noon Wednesday, April 19 in the Board Room of The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Pkwy., in the Arrowhead Center. Mindy will [...]
By Murrel Bland He came to Wyandotte County in 1879 with 90 cents. In the next 45 years, Junius George Groves developed one of the country’s most successful potato farms in Edwardsville, Kan. He also became one of the successful and wealthiest Black businessmen in the United States. The story of Groves was the subject [...]
Western Wyandotte County continues to be a good location for development. That was the message that Greg Kindle delivered at a membership meeting of Business West Wednesday, March 15 at The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill. About 15 members attended. Kindle is President of †he Wyandotte Economic Development Council. Among the recent major projects, as [...]