State Avenue Committee plans Annual Meeting The State Avenue Corridor Planning Committee will hold its Annual Meeting for landowners and other interested persons at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Conference Center at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, 7250 State Ave. The guest speaker will be Rob Richardson, the Director of Urban Planning and [...]
Business West to hold Annual Meeting Business West will hold its 28th Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the home of Dr. Tim and Allison DeWitt, 4200 N. 123rd Ter., in the Piper community. There will be no charge for the meeting or the dinner. However, reservations are strongly encouraged. All area [...]
Business West to sponsor social media workshop Business West will offer a social media workshop starting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Room 3632 Flint Hall at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, 7250 State Ave. A continental breakfast will be served and there will be time for networking. Paige Cahill, the Regional Development Director [...]
Business West to sponsor social media workshop Business West will offer a social media workshop starting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Room 3632 Flint Hall at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College. A continental breakfast will be served and there will be time for networking. Paige Cahill, the regional development director for Constant Contact, [...]
Mayor Holland to speak at membership meeting Mayor Mark Holland will be the featured speaker at the membership meeting of Business West at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13 in the Board Room at Sunset Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Pkwy., in the Arrowhead Center. Those attending may order off the menu. The mayor, who was [...]
Learn about mobile marketing Business West members are invited to attend a Business Solutions breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 14 in Room 3632 Flint at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, 7250 State Ave. Bridget Koan of the Chamber of Commerce staff will lead the session on “Mobile marketing—maximizing your mobile device.” The cost will [...]
Mission Statement: Business West Inc. advocates orderly growth, timely information and problem-solving for Western Wyandotte County. Business West to co-sponsor personnel workshop Business West, in cooperation with Kansas City, Kansas, Community College and other community organizations, will sponsor a personnel workshop from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the upper level of [...]
By Marisa Gray Business West, in cooperation with Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, will help sponsor a human resources workshop from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the Conference Center at the college. Kay Jarvis of the Power Group in Overland Park will lead the session. Jarvis has worked for more than [...]
A recent article in Business Travel News reported the demand for hotel rooms in the United States last December reached an all-time high with 91.7 million nights. And predictions through room demand are expected to show an increase. I wanted to know what the situation was and probably will be locally. So I talked to [...]
President Barack Obama mentioned in his recent State of the Union address to Congress that community colleges will play a critical role in training future job forces. Ray Daniels, a member of the Board of Trustees at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College would certainly agree with the president. President Obama cited the schooling in Germany; [...]