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Business West Bulletin – Mid-April 2023

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 |April 13th, 2023|Bulletins, News|

Successful Black farmer had very humble beginning

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 [...]

By |April 7th, 2023|Bulletins, News|

Western area continues to attract new development

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 [...]

By |March 21st, 2023|Bulletins, News|

Sports activity to provide economic opportunities

Michael Barrera had some advice for those who want take advantage of the special sports activity in the Kansas City Area. Barrera, the District Director of the Kansas City Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, advised business leaders to be prepared. Estimates from the City of Kansas, Mo., indicate that the National Football League [...]

By |March 20th, 2023|Bulletins, News|

Kansas City Kansas Public Library

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library has five branches, three mobile libraries, and an online eCommunity ready to serve all your information and entertainment needs. With a variety of books, movies, and music, including special collections such as a large fine arts collection, Spanish language collections, a cake pan collection, and the Kansas Collection of historical [...]

Legislature focuses on childcare issue

One of the major concerns of Wyandotte County employers is having a qualified workforce. Likewise, one of the major issues in having such a workforce is having affordable quality daycare. That was quite apparent in discussion Friday, March 10 at a meeting of the Public Policy Committee of the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of [...]

Business West Bulletin Mid-March 2023

Economic Development President to speak at Membership Meeting Greg Kindle, President of the Wyandotte Economic Development Council, will be the featured speaker at the monthly Membership Meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in the Board Room at The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Pkwy., in the Arrowhead Center. His talk was originally [...]

By |March 13th, 2023|Bulletins, News|

Business West Bulletin – Mid-February 2023

Economic Development President to speak at Membership Meeting Greg Kindle, President of the Wyandotte Economic Development Council, will be the featured speaker at the monthly Membership Meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Board Room at The Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8123 Parallel Pkwy., in the Arrowhead Center. Those wishing to eat [...]

By |February 14th, 2023|Bulletins, News|

Senator comments of surplus state funds

Jeff Pittman urges the Kansas Legislature, now in session, to use caution as it decides how to spend its estimated $2 billion surplus in state funds. Pittman, the Democrat Senator from the Fifth State Senate District, was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Congressional Forum Friday, Jan. 20 at Children’s Mercy Park. [...]

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