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Tweet The wave of aging baby boomers coming down the pike — a “silver tsunami” — is likely to revolutionize the makeup of first-ring suburban communities like those in northeast Johnson County, says Gene Wilson, the retired senior vice president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Wilson delivered the keynote speech at yesterday’s Northeast Johnson [...]
Tweet City and county officials joined UMB staff yesterday for a formal groundbreaking ceremony on the new bank building at 6900 Mission Road, the former site of Roney’s Service Station. The new UMB location, tentatively slated to open in late September or early October, is being constructed to meet LEED certification standards. The environmentally friendly [...]
Tweet Yesterday saw the second ribbon cutting in as many months for a pediatric care office in Prairie Village. Village Pediatrics, a practice with seven practitioners, opened up in the Corinth Office Center, 8430 Mission Road, earlier this month, moving from its previous location in the Mission Bank building. The University of Kansas Physicians opened [...]
Tweet Members of the Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce met Thursday to discuss their 2011 legislative agenda and begin forming a new legislative committee. The chamber members discussed a legislative platform that included enhanced state and local economic development efforts, preservation of public education excellence, energy and the environment, taxes, health care, and transportation.
Tweet The Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner Nov. 20 at the Overland Park Marriott, 10800 Metcalf Ave. The evening will feature a silent and live auction, as well as dinner and dancing. Organizers predict attendance of around 300 guests. Tickets cost $95 per person, or $180 per couple. For [...]
Tweet The Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce has begun accepting applications for its annual Leadership Northeast leadership program. The program, now entering its 22nd year, consists of a nine session curriculum that organizers say is “devoted to identifying and strengthening the leadership skills of participants and putting that knowledge into action in the Northeast [...]
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