College President to speak at Annual meeting Dr. Greg Mosier, who was recently appointed as President of Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, will be the keynote speaker at the Business West Annual Meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28 in the Multi-Purpose Room of the College’s Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave. Dr. Mosier comes [...]
Business West to co-sponsor Candidates’ Forum Business West, along with Kansas City, Kansas, Community College, will co-sponsor a Candidates’ Forum starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 18 in Upper Jewell at the Community College. Democratic Candidates for District Judge who plan to attend are Mike Nichols, Tony Martinez and Jane Sieve Wilson. Panelists who will [...]
Population in Western Wyandotte County continues to increase In 1968, Western Wyandotte County’s population (west of 38th Street) was 35,000. Today, that area has a population of about 60,000. This area has continued to grow during the past 50 years despite the loss of overall population in Wyandotte County. Wyandotte County’s overall population peaked in [...]
Commission seeks continuation of sales tax The Unified Commission will be asking residents of Kansas City, Kansas, to renew a 10-year sales tax in the Aug. 7 Primary Election. The tax helps fund public safety and neighborhood infrastructure projects. Voters approved this three-eighth cent sales tax in 2010 by a 70 percent margin. A community [...]
Mayor to speak at Membership Meeting Mayor David Alvey will be the keynote speaker at the spring Membership Meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the West Wyandotte Library Auditorium, 1737 N. 82nd St. The cost will be $25 a person and will include lunch. A reservation form is attached. Mayor Alvey, who was [...]
Mayor to speak at Membership Meeting Mayor David Alvey will be the keynote speaker at the spring Membership Meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the West Wyandotte Library Auditorium, 1737 N. 82nd St. The cost will be $25 a person and will include lunch. A reservation form is attached. Mayor Alvey, who was [...]
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 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 [...]
Unified Government adds site to help business The Unified Government has launched a new website which provides easier access to information that businesses need to know about zoning ordinances, land development and city and county codes. Encode Plus is a new internet cloud-based editing and presentation system. It provides information about all commercially listed properties [...]