President’s Message
We celebrate small business!
President’s Message May 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter We celebrate small business! If someone has just one image in their mind of what a chamber of commerce does, it’s the classic ribbon cutting. You can picture it now. Smiling people gathered under a shiny new sign, proud owners front and center holding those giant…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Our Opportunity is NOW
President’s Message April 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Our Opportunity is NOW On March 28 your Chamber celebrated a milestone. Thanks to 69 investors ranging from small businesses to some of our largest employers, we’ve committed nearly $3.2 million over the next five years to an aggressive economic and community development strategic plan. That…
Read MorePresident’s Message | This region is on fire!
President’s Message March 2023 From the Business Perspective Newsletter This region is on fire! What a year – and we’re only two months in! First, the Chiefs! I could fill this newsletter with superlatives about the leadership and talents of Coach Reid, Patrick Mahomes, the coaches and entire team. They’ve put us on the map,…
Read MoreChairman’s Message | The Year in Review
Chairman’s Message December 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The Year in Review One moment I have brown hair and I’m in the Young Lawyers’ section of the Bar Association. The next I have gray hair and I’m in the Senior Lawyers’ section. Time passes, nothing remains as is, and planning is critical. To my…
Read MorePresident’s Message | The time is NOW
President’s Message November 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The Time is NOW! Last month the Chamber celebrated an historic first. We announced that 39 local businesses have pledged $2.34 million toward a $3 million goal to invest in a five-year workforce, community and economic development strategic initiative. Why? Our plan addresses critical pain points.…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Fall means thinking about the future
President’s Message October 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter We will prosper again October means early sunsets, crisp fall nights, turning leaves, sweatshirts and football. It seems we’ve waited a long time for fall this year through an especially hot, dry summer. Fall turns our collective eye to the coming year as companies and governments…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Who?
President’s Message September 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Who? Last week I attended the college graduation of one of my nieces as she received her nursing degree. This has been a celebratory summer for our family, with this event occurring just a few months after her sister’s graduation with an elementary education degree. I’m…
Read MorePresident’s Message | APEX transforms and protects
President’s Message August 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter APEX transforms and protects Four billion dollars. Four thousand jobs. 300 acres. 2.5 million square feet. A behemoth project, Kansas ultimately competed toe to toe with Oklahoma to win the heart of Panasonic to bring production of its electric-vehicle batteries to the former Sunflower Army Ammunition…
Read MorePresident’s Message | Thankful for giants
President’s Message July 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter Thankful for giants On June 18 we said good-bye to a cherished leader, Kirby Deeter. Kirby passed away December 5, and the June memorial brought together Kirby’s family with friends from the Chamber, real estate, Rotary, and his vast faith and community networks to celebrate a…
Read MorePresident’s Message | The top priority for business
President’s Message June 2022 From the Business Perspective Newsletter The top priority for business For the past year one topic has dominated our conversations with businesses: the challenge of attracting, retaining and aligning talent. If there’s a day we’re not talking about the workforce shortage with a business leader, then it’s because it’s a rare…
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