By Murrel Bland In the 1950s, it became obvious that as air travel continued to grow, Municipal Airport in Kansas City, Mo., would soon outgrow its space. One of the proposed solutions was to combine Municipal with the nearby Fairfax Airport across the Missouri River. The opportunity was there to create a bi-city airport authority [...]
When a commercial real estate agent first approached Brent Miles of Northpoint Development about selling a tract of about 125 acres along the Turner Diagonal corridor, the answer was a flat no. Miles told that story Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the annual membership meeting of Business West at the Mary Ann Flunder Lodge by the [...]
By Murrel Bland Colleen McCain Nelson said she came back to the Midwest because she missed the connection with the community. Nelson, who recently was named a vice president and the editorial page editor for The Kansas City Star, spoke at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Congressional Forum last Friday, Aug. 18 at Children’s [...]
To be a successful business, it is important to have a vision and build systems. That was the message of Aaron Brauch, a Lenexa business owner who was the keynote speaker at an all-day workshop Friday, Aug. 11 at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College. The 50 or so persons attending the workshop included those wanting [...]
Business West to sponsor scholarship benefit for Community College at Schlitterbahn Business West, in cooperation with its nonprofit partner, Business West Endowment Foundation, will sponsor a benefit dinner and band concert from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Schlitterbahn Water Park, 9400 State Ave. Money raised from “The Legends of the Dotte” [...]
Candidates’ Forum planned July 18, 19 at Community College Business West, in cooperation with Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, and other neighborhood business associations, will sponsor a Candidates’ Forum for the Primary Election Tuesday and Wednesday, July 18 and 19 at Upper Jewell at the Community College. The election will be Tuesday, Aug. 1. Other [...]
County Administrator Doug Bach will present the proposed 2018 Unified Government budget when the Unified Commission meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6 in the Commission Chamber at City Hall. Bach, who spoke at a membership meeting of Business West Wednesday, June 28 didn’t reveal what the dollar amount of the budget might be. However, [...]
County Administrator to speak at Business West Membership Meeting Doug Bach, the County Administrator for Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, will be the featured speaker at the summer quarterly membership meeting of Business West at noon Wednesday, June 28 at the Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Pkwy. In the Arrowhead Center. He [...]
By Murrel Bland It is important that the Wyandotte County District Attorney be proactive and also focus on crime prevention. That was the message from Mark Dupree who became the Wyandotte County District Attorney Jan. 9 earlier this year. He defeated the Democrat incumbent Jerry Gorman last August after a spirited election contest. Dupree spoke [...]
By Murrel Bland The way Kathy Damron sees it, the most likely solution to the financial woes afflicting the State of Kansas would be an increase in the income tax. That was her prediction as she met last Friday, May 12 with the Legislative Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce. She [...]