eNewsletter June 29, 2011

Dear North Kansas City Business Council Members,

The 4th of July weekend approaches! I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend whether you are heading out of town, staying home, or working. For those of you who aren’t skipping town early this Friday, start the day off right with some coffee and breakfast at ProPrint (they are hosting this month’s First Friday Coffee – see details below!). Also be sure to make an excursion out to the Famer’s Market to pick up some fresh produce (the watermelon is delicious!) for your weekend picnics. On the practical side, read below for information on today’s Armour Rd. lane and ramp closures.

Be sure to read below for more details on Business Council Events and Information, information Straight From… our Members, as well as other Items of Interest.

Thank you all for your continued support of the Business Council!

Lindsay

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Business Council Events and Information

First Friday Coffee @ ProPrint!

Friday July 1, 2011 7:15-9:00am
1916 Clay St. NKC

This month’s First Friday Coffee will be hosted by ProPrint! Join us for coffee and networking with other North Kansas City Business Council members!

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North Kansas City Farmer's Market… this Friday!

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

Free Coffee!
Stop by between 7:00-9:00am for free coffee provided by First Watch of North Kansas City. Thank you First Watch!

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The First Annual NKC TRIPLE PLAY Team Fun Night

A New Team Building Event for All North Kansas City Businesses!

Tuesday August 30, 2011, 4:00-9:00pm
AMF Pro Bowl Lanes 505 E 18th Ave. NKC

If you own, manage, or work in a business in NKC, this is for you! Teams from any NKC business will compete in BOWLING, BILLIARDS, & MINIATURE GOLF. In addition to the three competitive events, Go Karts, Ping Pong, Food and other activities are included in the price! Why should you participate? Business leaders, this is the perfect opportunity to reward great employees, stir up some friendly competition with local businesses, and gain bragging rights when your team is the NKC Triple Play Champion! Employees, this is a fun evening of games, competition, food, and prizes! Expect an email around the first of July with complete information!

Registration Form:
http://www.nkcbusinesscouncil.com/pages/news_notes/triple_play_registration_form.pdf

Logistics and Schedule:
http://www.nkcbusinesscouncil.com/pages/news_notes/triple_play_logistics_schedule.pdf

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Recap from Yesterday’s Business Focus Forum:
Uses of Social Networking to Improve Business Results

Yesterday’s presentation on social media by Dan Vick was an extremely helpful look at how and why social media can be used to improve business results. Here is the list of social media that Dan Vick recommended that businesses – large and small – should embrace to improve their sales effectiveness with very little cost except time invested:

• Website that is accessible by smart phones
• Facebook fan page
• Google Place profile
  (causes business name to appear on Google Maps – allows address, hours, etc to be displayed – can mark location exactly where it should be)
• Linked-In – good for professional networking
• Yelp profile
• Foursquare profile
• Twitter – 140 character limit is a good model, even for e-mail messages
• QR codes – can display “website” for property or product where found

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Straight From… our Members

From… Williams Law Offices

S. Preston Williams is in the process of moving out of his location at One Town Square and downsizing his office to his home. The office has sold most of the furniture, but still has many filing cabinets left! The following are still available until THIS Thursday (at which point all remaining items will be sold and removed):

• 2-Drawer legal-sized filing cabinet w/ working locks/keys (gray): $40
• 5-Drawer legal-sized filing cabinet w/ no locks (gray, forest green, or tan): $100
• All are in great condition. If you are interested contact Peggy at 471-3414 asap!

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From… The City of North Kansas City

Second Saturdays
July 9, 2011

Second Saturdays in Northtown is a FREE event held at 1900 Fayette Street, just south of Armour Road, in the City's historic downtown. This features live jazz music, an art market, and a classic car display. Area organizations will support the event by having food and drink for sale in and around the festival area. Second Saturdays will continue each month through September of 2011.

Second Saturdays in Northtown At-A-Glance

Northtown Art Market
Professional and Amateur Art Exhibits.
11:00 a.m. until at least 7:00 p.m.
1900 Fayette Street (Just south of Armour Road.)

Live Jazz Concert
FREE concerts by top regional jazz groups.
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1900 Fayette Street

Northtown Cruise Nights
Classic cars on display and music.
3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
1900 Fayette Street

For more information, contact Steve Beamer at (816) 412-7907 or sebeamer@nkc.org.

City Facebook Page

The City of North Kansas City now has an official Facebook page. To become a “fan/friend” you can click the following link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-North-Kansas-City/159393187457254?sk=wall This new page will help promote a lot of new and up to date information related to the high water event happening with the Missouri River. The City also has a Twitter account!

Attention Golfers!

If you would like more information on the 2011 Fairways 4 Fuzz Benefit Golf Tournament which will be held at Drumm Farm Golf Course Independence, MO on August 22nd, 2011, please contact Officer Brian Lawrence or Officer Bob Masterson, C.O.P.P.S. Unit, North Kansas City, MO Police Department. 816-412-7931/ COPPS@nkc.

From… North Kansas City Family and Cosmetic Dental Care, LLC

We have another 2nd generation business who would like to highlight! William L. Brown Sr. DDS graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1942. He attended Wentworth Military Academy and graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1947. Bill Brown Sr. practiced dentistry in North Kansas City from 1947 to 1994. His daughter, Julie, who graduated from NKC High School, practiced Dental Hygiene in his office beginning in 1973. William L. Brown Jr. DDS also attended NKC High School and began practicing dentistry in 1972 as the office expanded. Claudia (Poteet) Brown is currently the office manager. The Brown family has always appreciated the small town character of North Kansas City which has produced many special friendships with patients and acquaintances. If there are other 2nd or 3rd generation businesses, we would like to include your story too! Email me at ltate@nkcbusinesscouncil.com with a few sentences about your business and I will include it in my next e-newsletter!

From… North Kansas City Hospital

Northland Emergency Center at North Kansas City Hospital plans to start a $16 million expansion project this month that will provide all private rooms, renovate existing space, redesign the flow of patient services and include a dedicated scanner for emergency care when complete in February 2013. Construction on the Northland Emergency Center will enlarge the area from the current size of 18,000 square-feet to a new total of 30,800 square-feet. “Because North Kansas City Hospital is one of the busiest emergency departments in the Kansas City area, we believe the expansion and renovation is vital to ensure the availability and access to emergency services for our community,” says President and CEO David Carpenter. Currently, the Northland Emergency Center is one of the busiest ERs in the Kansas City area. Patient visits numbered over 65,000 last year. With the expansion, the new area is designed to accommodate over 80,000 patients. For more information contact Kim Shopper, Marketing Services, at (816) 691-3023 or at kim.shopper@nkch.org.

Trivia, Trivia, Trivia!

This question had three parts! Be the first to answer all three parts correctly and receive 2 movie passes to the Screenland Armour Theater, which I have on my desk right now! I will notify the winner and then send the answer out to everyone!

Question:

• a) Who was the person who had a vision to build what has become North Kansas City?
• b) When did he/she come up with this vision?
• c) When was North Kansas City actually incorporated as a city?

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Items of Interest

From… kcICON Project

Please note the following temporary closures will take place on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. There will be various brief lane closures on eastbound and westbound Armour Road near Interstate 29/35 between 9a.m. and 3:30p.m. for bridge painting. Brief closures of the ramp from eastbound Armour Road to northbound Interstate I-29/35 and the ramp from westbound Armour Road to southbound Interstate 29/35 will also occur during this time.