By Murrel Bland Compassionate, but very careful. Simply stated, that is the view of U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Third Dist.) when it comes to immigrants. That was among his remarks when he attended the monthly Congressional Forum at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Kansas City, Kan., Friday, Nov. 20. The Kansas City, Kansas, Area [...]
By Murrel Bland Budget woes continue for the State of Kansas. That was the message from Cathy Damron, the lobbyist for the Kansas City, Kansas, Area Chamber of Commerce Friday, Nov. 13 when the Chambers Legislative Committee met. Damron said that the bad news came Friday, Nov. 6 when the states official forecasting group met [...]
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; [...]
By Marisa Gray Advocacy is an important service that Business West members receive. That includes taking a stand on legislative issues. Two unrelated matters before the Kansas Legislature were discussed at the recent monthly meeting of the Business West Board of Directors. The issues concerned tax deductions for those who purchase homes and reporting requirements [...]
Ft. Leavenworth has a considerable financial impact on the area. That was the message that Richard Keller, a retired lieutenant general, gave to the Wyandotte-Leavenworth Study Committee at its monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8 in the community room of the Country Club Bank. The committee recently helped in completing an extensive economic development study of [...]
By Marisa Gray It is a new year and Business West recently approved its program of work for 2013. Business West will move ahead in its final stages of developing a benefit district along the State Avenue and 78th Street corridor. The goal is to have the district operational by the end of the year. [...]
There has been considerable discussion in recent newspaper stories about economic incentives for developers-- everything from an extensive national series in The New York Times to editorials in The Big Daily Over Town. The question is-- what is too much? I remember a conversation I had with Jim Thompson who retired several years ago from [...]
Mayor Joe Reardon said he is bullish on new housing in Wyandotte County. That was his comment when a group of builders and developers met Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the new Holiday Inn Express in the Rosedale community. The Unified Government, the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities and the Wyandotte Economic development Council sponsored [...]