eNewsletter April 13, 2011

Hello again, NKCBC Members!

As of today I have been working here at the Business Council for six weeks! Time flies when you’re having fun (and I am ☺). I am getting settled in and starting to feel "at home" here. I want to say thank you to all of you for being so welcoming to me during this transition! This is a wonderful organization and I am proud to be a part of it!

Below you will find upcoming Business Council Events and Information, information Straight From . . . our Members, and some other Items of Interest.

Be sure to check out the useful information below – you never know what you might find . . .

Have a GREAT week!
Lindsay

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Business Council Events and Information

Business After Hours

Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
North Kansas City Cafe, 414 Armour Rd., NKC, MO 64116

So, why should you hang out in NKC after work? . . .
" . . .we did some networking that night, I got my friend a job and my other friend some advertising business. Wow, Great Party!!"

- Rhonda Bowles, after the March After Hours at American Inn

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April Membership Luncheon

Thursday, April 28, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Finnigan's Banquet Venue, 503 E. 18th Avenue, NKC, MO 64116

The speaker for April’s luncheon will be Todd Long with Leadership Innovations. He will present "FLIP Out – Infectious Celebration," a high-energy presentation which will show you how to turn praise into the most cost effective tool in your organization’s toolbox. Come learn how meaningful celebrations are a high-value, low-cost way to produce a greater return on your largest investment - your employees. Register online now!

We will also have a brief continuation of the Annual Meeting to elect Board members.

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North Kansas City Farmer's Market: Shop Local!

Every Friday Morning - May 6 – Oct. 28, 2011, 7:00am - 1:30pm
SE corner of Armour Rd and Howell St

Stop by on Friday mornings for fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, home-baked cookies, pies, and breads, jams, jellies, salsas, and honey from local hives! A big thank you to First Watch of North Kansas City who will be providing FREE COFFEE between 7:00-9:00am during the May and June Markets!

We are still accepting applications for vendors!! If you know of vendors who might be interested, guide them to http://nkcbusinesscouncil.com/pages/news.html for an application, rules & regulations, and for more information.

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Save the Date!!! 2011 Mickey Finn Scholarship Golf Classic

Thursday, June 9, 2011
Tiffany Greens Golf Course
Funds raised will provide scholarships for NKC High School Seniors!

Want to play? Wish to sponsor? Find an application or sponsorship package at: http://www.nkcbusinesscouncil.com/pages/news.html

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ChamberMaster

Don’t forget to post your job opportunities or hot deals on ChamberMaster! Go to www.chambermaster.com, enter your login and password, and on the left hand column there is a place to enter "hot deals" or "jobs." Email or call me if you need your login info! 816-472-7700, ltate@nkcbusinesscouncil.com

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Straight From . . . our Members

From . . . B&B Meat Company

Please join them for an Open House and Ribbon Cutting!
Thursday, April 28th, 11:00am – 4:00pm

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From . . . 3rd Generation Businesses

Next year – 2012 – is the Centennial year for North Kansas City! The business community has been a major part of the city since its beginning in 1912 as one of the first planned communities in the United States. Please let us know if your business is a 2nd or 3rd generation business in North Kansas City. We would like to share your story!

Mead O’Brien
Ron Morrison, President, represents the 3rd generation of what is now called Mead O'Brien. The company his grandfather purchased in 1961 was a branch office of the Moorlane Company that moved from 3rd & Baltimore to North Kansas City 1946. Mead O'Brien specializes in valves and valve automation, steam products and systems, process instruments, controls engineering, and field service.

North Kansas City Beverage Co.
In 1955 Vice President Chad Borland’s grandfather, Russell Borland, acquired the distributor that is now North Kansas City Beverage Co. and continued to manage the company with his wife, Margaret. The Borland family is still highly involved in the business with three of Margaret’s children working for the company: Curt Borland, President, Jayne Johnson, Corporate Secretary, and Lars Langhus, Executive VP. The company specializes in beer and non-alcoholic beverage distribution.

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Items of Interest

From MoDOT: It’s Personal!

Transportation is more than roads and bridges and projects. It’s personal! It is your connection to safety, work, business, family and better government. Go to either of the links below to see MoDot’s It’s Personal! presentation:

http://sharepoint/support/CR/Pages/itspersonal.aspx.
www.modot.org/itspersonal

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