The Mid-America LGBT Chamber revealed new branding during its monthly B2B Network event. The branding was created by Hallmark, one of the organization’s Founding Partners.
Kansas City, Missouri | Tuesday, September 10, 2019– The Mid-America Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Chamber of Commerce revealed new branding tonight during its monthly B2B Network event. The new branding follows the decision to rename the chamber and the design was created by Hallmark, one of the Chamber’s Founding Partners. The new branding was revealed through a promotional video in front of a crowd of over 150, including members, prospective members, board members, and members of the
Chamber Announces New Executive Director
Kansas City, Missouri // Friday, August 30, 2019 // www.maglcc.org – The Mid-America Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Chamber of Commerce has formally announced the selection and instatement of its new full-time Executive Director, Suzanne Wheeler. Wheeler’s tenure officially began on August 1, 2019, and she was introduced to chamber membership at the August Business-to-Business (B2B) Network event on the same day. The search for a new full-time Executive Director was announced nearly a
Kansas City Teacher Residency Announced as New 100Kin10 Partner Ahead of Network Exceeding Goal of Training 100,000 New STEM Teachers by 2021
Kansas City, MO. – 100Kin10, a national organization dedicated to solving the STEM teacher shortage by 2021, announced today that Kansas City Teacher Residency joins 40 other new programmatic partners in its ranks this year. In addition to Kansas City Teacher Residency, new partners include Chicago Public Schools, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Council of Chief State School Officers, among others. This is the seventh and final cohort of partners for 100Kin10 during its first 10 years.
Polsinelli’s Russ Welsh to be Honored with the Adele Hall Spirit of Caring Award; Garmin to Receive the Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Community
Kansas City, Mo. – As the United Way of Greater Kansas City (UWGKC) embarks on its 101st year of raising essential funds to provide a network of support for those in need, it is recognizing one individual who has dedicated many decades to community leadership, and a Kansas City-area company for the significant contributions it has made over many years to the community. W. Russell Welsh, chair emeritus of Am Law 100 firm, Polsinelli, will be honored with the Adele Hall Spirit of Caring Award, for his
New Technology Available on Campus to Assist the Visually Impaired
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County Community College (JCCC) takes pride in offering a great experience for all people on campus. The College is happy to announce they are the first school in Kansas to offer a service to people with vision loss that helps navigate their daily lives. This technology, Aira, went live on campus Aug. 5, 2019. Through either glasses equipped with a high-definition camera and a speaker or a mobile phone application, Aira users can send a live stream of what’s happening
Linwood Gardens celebrates new development with a groundbreaking ceremony.
Linwood Gardens celebrates new development with a groundbreaking ceremony. Linwood Gardens, the grounds of one of Connecting For Good's computer lab locations, is introducing a new housing project set to open in the fall of 2020. Community partner leaders (pictured below) break grounds with the first step of the venture. The housing area will allow domestic violence survivors to benefit from low-cost housing in Kansas City's urban core, conveniently located next to Connecting For Good, ReStart
American Public Square at Jewell and Donnelly College Announce Partnership on Programming Series
NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release September 3, 2019 Contact: Claire Bishop Contact: Craig Doty Executive Director & COO Director, Marketing & Communications American Public Square at Jewell Donnelly College (816) 601-1003 (913) 621-8700Claire@AmericanPublicSquare.org
School of Economics to open new downtown location in UMB bank building
If you grew up in suburban Kansas City in the 1990s, you probably remember taking a field trip to Exchange City or the Blue Springs School of Economics, simulated towns run entirely by 10-year-olds. Exchange City closed years ago, but the Blue Springs program still teaches 12,000 elementary students a year about money, scarcity, opportunity cost and supply and demand. And next month, the School of Economics is opening a new downtown location in the UMB bank building. “Everybody wants to be mayor,” said
The Folly Theater introduces new board member
The Newest Member of the Folly Board of Directors From Southern Vietnam to California through Texas and North Carolina, Hoang-Anh Tran has transplanted herself from education to finance and the Folly Theater Board!We invite you to learn more about the newest member of the Folly Family Hoang-Anh was born in Southern Vietnam but raised in California. As we shared above, she’s a bit of a geographical hybrid! From California, Hoang-Anh studied in Dallas, TX and Wilmington, NC before moving back to California
Kansas City Area Foundations Establish Fund to Support Participation in 2020 Census
A coalition of Kansas City area public and private foundations has established a Metro Kansas City Census Equity Fund to support localized education and outreach efforts aimed at ensuring full participation in the 2020 Census. The Census Equity Fund will support local efforts to mobilize and connect with people in traditionally hard-to-count communities as identified through regional census data. The Fund will begin to accept proposals in August 2019. Grant applications will be submitted to the Census
KC's Rightfully Sewn wins in national SBA competition
Kansas City-based Rightfully Sewn is among 12 winning makerspaces that received funding from the U.S. Small Business Association as part of the Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring Pilot Competition. The SBA awarded a total of $1 million, which was divided into several categories: Seed — $25,000 awarded to help small workforce development programsProof of Principle — $100,000 awarded to bolster programs with a proven history of training and/or workforce developmentScale — up to $200,000 awarded
Wayside Waifs Breaks Ground on $8 Million Project
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Wayside Waifs is celebrating its 75th anniversary year in a very big way – breaking ground on an $8 million construction project that will add 20,000 square feet to the south Kansas City, Missouri pet adoption campus. The project includes an Education & Training Center for large event hosting, dog training classes, youth education programming, and staff offices; along with a Canine Behavior Center, the second of its kind in the nation, that will exclusively serve shy, fearful and
Arts & AGEing KC Proudly Announces New Leadership
After founding and directing Arts & AGEing KC since 2014, Deb Campbell is stepping away from the position of Executive Director in order to devote more time and energy to her family and pursue her passion for creative aging as a presenter, playwright and educator. We're thrilled to announce that Kelly Jander is our new Executive Director. “It's been exciting to be part of the creative aging movement over the past ten years. Launching and building Arts & AGEing KC has been a wonderful journey! I'm grateful
