Business West co-sponsors Candidates’ Forum
Business West, along with Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, is sponsoring Candidates’ Forums that will air on the College’s public access channels, Channel 17 on the Spectrum cable network and Channel 146 on the Google system. It also is being seen on You Tube. See the attachment for a complete schedule.
Cerner to sell office buildings
The Cerner corporation has announced to its employees it will sell the two buildings in Village West. In June, Cerner announced that most of its employees would not be required to come to offices after about a year of working remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a daily newspaper article, the company does not need the office space. Cerner is the largest private sector employer in the Kansas City Area with about 13,000 persons. It has about 26,000 worldwide. The Unified Government is reviewing the incentives it provided Cerner to determine what claw-back opportunities might exist.
Business West encourages holding the line on property taxes
Business West is visiting all elected officials in Wyandotte County, encouraging them to hold the line with property taxes. Overall, the assessed valuation of property in Wyandotte County has increased about 13 percent compared to last year.
Warning sounded about telephone scam
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities is warning customers about a scam. According to a BPU representative, a person, alleging to represent BPU and using the telephone, demands payment, threatening to shut off utilities unless a payment is made within 30 minutes. The caller claims payment can be made using a gift card or prepaid debit card. BPU customers should hang up and telephone BPU customer service at 913-573-9190.
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