eNewsletter July 13, 2011
Dear North Kansas City Business Council Members,
If you are like me, then you are more than eagerly anticipating Friday’s opening of the final Harry Potter movie! Our very own new member, Screenland Armour Theatre, will be showing the movie, and has several special Harry Potter events going on this week (see below!) How’s that for getting to talk about my Harry Potter enthusiasm and still have it relate to Business Council news!
Next week, make sure to stop by the Business After Hours at The Tobacco House. You can read on for more details, but there will be free beer!
Also, registrations have started to come in for the First Annual NKC Triple Play! Don’t miss out! Check out the information below and send your team’s form in today! We want you ALL to participate!
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. Remember, feel free to send me news about what is going on with your business, and I will include it in my next e-newsletter!
Thank you!
Lindsay
Business Council Events and Information
Business After Hours
Wednesday July 20, 2011, 4:30 - 6:30pm
The Tobacco House, 1019 Armour Rd.
This month’s Business After Hours Event will be hosted by Rhonda Bowles of The Tobacco House. Beat the July heat by joining other NKCBC members for FREE BEER, snacks (pulled pork sandwiches!), door prizes, and product giveaways!
July Membership Luncheon
Thursday July 28, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Finnigan's Banquet Venue, 503 E. 18th Avenue
This month's speaker will be Tom Cook presenting "The Benefits of Employee Engagement, and How to Get Started." Harrah's of North Kansas City had the lowest Employee Opinion scores in the entire company in 2005. Additionally, from 2002-2006 financial performance and customer service scores were lower than expected. By the end of 2010, Harrah’s North Kansas City was Voted “Best Place to Work in Kansas City” by the Kansas City Business Journal. Additionally, the NKC location was one of only two properties in the corporation to improve their bottom line results in each of the last 4 years, and is on track to accomplish this again in 2011. Come hear their story, take a tip or two back to your organization, and improve results through attention to your employees!
First Friday Coffee ***Please note change of location below!***
Friday August 5, 2011, 7:15 - 9:00am
Hosted by: North Kansas City Hospital Occupational Medicine & Rehabilitation Services
***Location: North Kansas City Hospital Health Services Pavilion, 2790 Clay Edwards Dr.
Event will be held in the North Oak Room. Park in the south pavilion parking lot, and enter on the street level. Season’s Café will be directly on the right as you enter. Turn left past the information desk, and the North Oak Room will be on the left hand side. There will be a sign out for us. ***
August’s First Friday Coffee will be hosted by North Kansas City Hospital Occupational Medicine & Rehabilitation Services. Stop by for free coffee, breakfast, and networking with other Business Council Members. Tours of the clinic will be available as well as information about the work injury process on the hospital side.
North Kansas City Farmer's Market… every 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!
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.
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!
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
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 or would like me to help you with this! 816-472-7700, ltate@nkcbusinesscouncil.com
Straight From… our Members
From… Screenland Armour Theatre
The Screenland Armour will be showing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2! On Thursday July 14 there will be a costume contest and Quidditch match before the midnight premiere. On Saturday July 16 there will be free face painting at 1:00pm, a live owl exhibit by Operation Wildlife at 3:30pm, as well as games, prizes, and more! For show times call 816-994-7380 or go to www.screenland.com.
From… Pat’s Pub
We have another 2nd generation business who would like to highlight! Thirty years ago this August, Pat Kaser opened Pat's Pub at 1229 Swift. Eighteen years ago, the business relocated one block up the street to 1315 Swift. Pat fulfilled her dream of being a bar owner and she has now been serving NKC her homemade style of food and hospitality for 30 years. As of July 1, Kim Kaser & Bruce Gaston officially took over the bar and will continue the Pat’s Pub tradition in NKC. However, you can still catch glimpses of Pat around the bar -- rumor has it that she will continue to work lunches in the kitchen! 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… Colorado Technical University
You may remember an email blast back in May regarding CTU Kansas City partnering with Harvesters to donate supplies for Joplin, Missouri. Thanks to the initiative of CTU and the generosity of their students, faculty, staff, and the NKC community, the drive was a success. Several hundred pounds of items were donated from students, faculty and staff. The Student Senate donated $500.00 worth of products, and the North Kansas City Business Council called on its 200+ members to join in on the efforts, which brought in additional items. Due to the abundance of items, Harvesters had to deliver more barrels in order to transport the donations!
Congratulations to… Brian Hughes of Leisure World Pool & Hearth
The North Kansas City Business Council would like to congratulate Brian Hughes on his graduation from the University of Missouri Kansas City Bloch EMBA Program! Though we already knew of his achievement, we were reminded of it when we saw his name and face in the photo of the UMKC Bloch EMBA graduating class on page 10 of the latest Kansas City Business Journal.
From… The City of North Kansas City
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!
Trivia, Trivia, Trivia!
Thank you to Screenland Armour for sponsoring this (and the last two) trivia questions! Be the first to answer 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: What is the name of the farm who is a long time vendor with the NKC Farmer’s Market and who was recently featured in the most recent Business Council Going North printed newsletter? Good luck!
Items of Interest
From… Northwest Missouri State University’s M.B.A Program
M.B.A. Advisement & Information Night
Thursday, July 14, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Northwest Kansas City Center, Blue Jay Tower Plaza, 8 Victory Lane, Liberty, MO
The 18-month program offers class schedules for working adults (6-week classes meet every other Thursday night 6-10 p.m., every other Saturday 9-5 p.m.). Courses are taught by faculty with terminal degrees, and face-to-face classes are held in Liberty. The program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and the cost per credit hour is $342.69. For more information contact Brett Lind at
2012 Mickey Finn Scholarship Golf Classic
View the Centennial video by clicking here
Farmer's Market Application and Rules
Learn More About the Business Council - Click here for details
