Tag: Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Kansas Citians of the Year: A business power couple who built a legacy of civic service

By Tommy Felts / November 27, 2024

A core requirement to earn the KC Chamber’s highest honor: simply making Kansas City a better place, said Joe Reardon, announcing local business icons Peggy and Terry Dunn — a former mayor and the longtime top executive at JE Dunn Construction — as the 2024 Kansas Citians of the Year. “Together, Peggy and Terry exemplify…

World Cup is sprinting closer; entrepreneurs should be preparing now, say regional biz leaders

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2024

Kansas City is kicking plans into high gear as the 2026 FIFA World Cup heads to the pitch — with local leaders eager to capitalize on the massive economic impact expected from the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “The 2026 World Cup will be the largest event mankind has ever put on, and it’s going to be the…

KC Chamber set to honor steward of economic inclusion with its 2024 ATHENA award

By Tommy Felts / September 3, 2024

Transformational leadership guides Qiana Thomason’s purpose, officials with the KC Chamber said, detailing the Health Forward Foundation executive’s commitment to health equity through strategic community investments and policy influence through seasoned social capital.  Thomason is set to be honored 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Starlight Theatre during the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s 2024…

KC Chamber, businesses: We won’t back down from DEI initiatives; city’s top diversity advocates honored

By Tommy Felts / August 2, 2024

LeAna Flores knows those three little letters — DEI — can trigger a lot of people these days, she said. “For me, as a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) practitioner, I live and breathe by this quote — especially in the climate that we have right now — ‘They tried to bury us, but they…

Firm with deep KC ties wins Small Business of the Year thanks to tenacity, hyperlocal focus

By Tommy Felts / June 13, 2024

Editor’s note: The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is a non-financial partner of Startland News, which serves as the media partner for the Small Business Superstars program. A decades-long commitment to Kansas City clients — and the belief that rising tides lift all ships — helped propel Walz Tetrick Advertising to the award stage…

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