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News Release | 69Express Groundbreaking marks the State’s first Express Toll Lane Project
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Corey Cohn, ccohn@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7605 State and local officials break ground on 69Express – Kansas’s first express toll lane project (Overland Park, Kan.) February 17, 2023 – Governor Laura Kelly was joined the Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Shailen Bhatt, Representative Sharice Davids of the Kansas 3rd District, and other…
Read MoreNews Release | Overland Park Economic Development Council to recognize business contributions
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Overland Park Economic Development Council to recognize business contributions Contact: Tim Holverson, tholverson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7607 Overland Park, Kan., January 20, 2023 – The Overland Park Chamber Economic Development Council (OPEDC) will recognize 10 businesses and current Johnson County Community College Board of Trustee Greg Musil for their…
Read MoreNews Release | Chamber Foundation announces 2023 Leadership Overland Park class
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Overland Park Chamber Foundation announces 2023 Leadership Overland Park class. Overland Park, Kan., December 12, 2022 – The Overland Park Chamber Foundation has selected 38 business professionals to participate in its 2023 Leadership Overland Park (LOP) program. Now in its 40th year, LOP…
Read MoreNews Release | Chairman Eilert receives 2022 Worrel Award
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Chamber Honors Chairman Ed Eilert with 2022 Richard A. Worrel Community Legacy Award Overland Park, Kan., December 8, 2022 – The Overland Park Chamber recognized Johnson County Chairman Ed Eilert with the 2022 Richard A. Worrel Community Legacy Award. The award was present…
Read MoreNews Release | Bluhawk breaks ground on $750M multi-sport complex
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 Bluhawk breaks ground on $750M multi-sport complex (Overland Park, Kan.) Dec. 7, 2022 – Bluhawk celebrated its groundbreaking this morning on their gigantic $750 million indoor sports complex at 159th Street and US Highway 69 in Overland Park. The first phase of the…
Read MoreNews Release | Chamber Board endorses Blue Valley 2023 Bond
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin Walker, kwalker@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7602 Overland Park Chamber Endorses $251 Million Bond for Blue Valley Schools Overland Park, Kan., November 21, 2022 – The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has endorsed the Blue Valley School District’s 2023 Bond proposal, a $251,250,000 bond referendum that school…
Read MoreNews Release | HCA Midwest Health announces groundbreaking for Medical Plaza in Corbin Park
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 HCA Midwest Health announces groundbreaking for Medical Plaza in Corbin Park The HCA Midwest team, Chamber Staff, and City of Overland Park officials breakground on the $30 million project. (Overland Park, Kan.) August 24, 2022 – Menorah Medical Center – part of HCA…
Read MoreNews Release | CityPlace Breaks Ground on new Office Building to Support Continued Expansion of Health Technology Firm WellSky
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 CityPlace breaks ground for office building to support expansion of WellSky CityPlace in Overland Park secures a tenant for its coming third office building in the almost $1 billion development. In the background is CityPlace Corporate Centre I. (Overland Park, Kan.) June 28,…
Read MoreNews Release | 2022 Leadership Overland Park class graduates
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stan Lawson, slawson@opchamber.org or (913) 766-7601 2022 Leadership Overland Park class graduates Overland Park, Kan., June 16, 2022 – The 2022 Leadership Overland Park (LOP) class completed its six-month program and celebrated with a graduation ceremony luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park on June 16, 2022.…
Read MoreNews Release | Leadership Overland Park Class Presents Event on Mental Health & Teen Suicide Prevention
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leadership Overland Park class presents program on mental health and teen suicide prevention Overland Park, Kan., May 31, 2022 – The Leadership Overland Park Class of 2022 hosted an evening focused on teen mental health and suicide prevention for their class service project. The Leadership class designed the event to…
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