GOING NORTH NEWSLETTER NOV-DEC 2012 ISSUE 125 406 ARMOUR RD, SUITE 240, NKC, MO 64116 816-472-7700 WWW.NKCBUSINESSCOUNCIL.COM NKC First Look Presidents Level Sponsors Have you looked recently at the North Kansas City Business Council website www.nk- cbusinesscouncil. com to see what it says about your business? The website was re- cently re-designed for us by North Kansas City-based TILPRO. It has a new, fresh look and some excellent features that can be good for your business. First, try the comprehensive Search Directory feature for all MEMBER businesses of the North Kansas City Business Council under the Business Directory tab. Every piece of informa- tion member businesses have pro- vided for the Business Directory will appear. The same information also appears on the once-a-year printed Business Directory, but the online directory can be updated at any time. This information includes not only the business category (multiple cat- egories if you wish), address, phone numbers and e-mail addresses but a description of your business (About Us) and links to your website, Face- book and LinkedIn. If you are a MEMBER business and want more information to be displayed or changes to be made, please contact Jennifer@nkcbusi- nesscouncil.com so we can update your information. If you are NOT A MEMBER business, this is another good reason to become a member of the North Kansas City Business Council. For more information about membership either contact Executive Director Rich Groves at 472-7700 or [email protected]or click on the “Become a Member” link at the upper right corner of the home page of the website. Next, look at “View Map” under the Business Directory tab. The map shows nearly every member busi- ness in North Kansas City. Zoom in with a few clicks to find your busi- ness and others in your part of town, or elsewhere in North Kansas City. If your business is a member business and is missing from the map or is inaccurate, please contact our office so we can guide you through how to add your business to the map. Other things you can do using www. nkcbusinesscouncil.com include: • View the five minute Centennial video produced by Times Two Creative earlier this year and sponsored by Ingredion (formerly National Starch) and CCP Composites • See the latest North Kansas City Business Council news • Learn all about the North Kansas City Business Council, its Board members, committees, etc. • Learn all about the North Kansas City Farmer’s Market managed by the Business Council • View the Events calendar for the Business Council and take action to register for events • See any “Hot Deals” or Job open- ings that members may have posted • View any current and past news- letters and enewsletters as well as current news • Browse through hundreds of photos taken at various Business Council events • Contact the Business Council office or learn where it is located • See the logos and details about our major sponsors • And, as stated earlier, “Become A Member” with a link from the home page MAKING YOUR BUSINESS MORE FIND-ABLE 100 Years of Holidays Business Council members, spouses and guests look forward each year to The Big Event Holiday Reception & Auction. This year, the event is Thursday, December 6, at Finnigan’s Banquet Venue, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The theme is “100 Years of Holidays”. Sixteen North Kansas City food providers will share their spe- cialties. Dozens of attractive items will be available for silent and live auctions, enabling attendees to purchase items for gifts or for their own personal use. Tickets can be purchased for $25 by contact- ing the Business Council office at 472- 7700 or [email protected].
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GOING NORTH NEWSLETTER NOV-DEC 2012 ISSuE 125 406 ARmOuR RD, SuITE 240, NKC, mO 64116 816-472-7700 WWW.NKCbuSINESSCOuNCIL.COm
NKC FirstLook
Presidents Level Sponsors
Have you looked recently at the North Kansas City Business Council website www.nk-cbusinesscouncil.com to see what it says about your business? The website was re-cently re-designed
for us by North Kansas City-based TILPRO. It has a new, fresh look and some excellent features that can be good for your business.
First, try the comprehensive Search Directory feature for all MEMBER businesses of the North Kansas City Business Council under the Business Directory tab. Every piece of informa-tion member businesses have pro-vided for the Business Directory will appear. The same information also appears on the once-a-year printed Business Directory, but the online directory can be updated at any time. This information includes not only the business category (multiple cat-egories if you wish), address, phone numbers and e-mail addresses but a description of your business (About Us) and links to your website, Face-book and LinkedIn.
If you are a MEMBER business and want more information to be displayed or changes to be made, please contact [email protected] so we can update your information. If you are NOT A MEMBER business, this is another good reason to become a member
of the North Kansas City Business Council. For more information about membership either contact Executive Director Rich Groves at 472-7700 or [email protected] or click on the “Become a Member” link at the upper right corner of the home page of the website.
Next, look at “View Map” under the Business Directory tab. The map shows nearly every member busi-ness in North Kansas City. Zoom in with a few clicks to find your busi-ness and others in your part of town, or elsewhere in North Kansas City. If your business is a member business and is missing from the map or is inaccurate, please contact our office so we can guide you through how to add your business to the map.
Other things you can do using www.nkcbusinesscouncil.com include: • View the five minute Centennial video produced by Times Two Creative earlier this year and sponsored by Ingredion (formerly National Starch) and CCP Composites• See the latest North Kansas City Business Council news• Learn all about the North Kansas City Business Council, its Board members, committees, etc.• Learn all about the North Kansas City Farmer’s Market managed by the Business Council • View the Events calendar for the Business Council and take action to register for events• See any “Hot Deals” or Job open- ings that members may have posted
• View any current and past news- letters and enewsletters as well as current news• Browse through hundreds of photos taken at various Business Council events• Contact the Business Council office or learn where it is located• See the logos and details about our major sponsors• And, as stated earlier, “Become A Member” with a link from the home page
Making Your Business More Find-aBle
100 Yearsof Holidays
Business Council members, spouses and guests look forward each year to The Big Event Holiday Reception & Auction. This year, the event is Thursday, December 6, at Finnigan’s
Banquet Venue, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The theme is “100 Years of Holidays”. Sixteen North Kansas City food providers will share their spe-cialties. Dozens of attractive items will be available
for silent and live auctions, enabling attendees to purchase items for gifts or for their own personal use. Tickets can be purchased for $25 by contact-ing the Business Council office at 472-7700 or [email protected].
Bridging the CenturyCentennial Book
With input from many current and former North Kansas Citians who donated photographs, news articles and interviews, well-known former North Kansas City High School teacher and librarian Gus Leimkuhler has written a comprehensive coffee table book celebrating North Kansas City’s Centennial. The book, titled Bridging the Century, was introduced at the October 25 Monthly Membership Lun-cheon of the North Kansas City Business Council. Gus explained some of the processes and dis-coveries that went into the book, offered it for sale and made him-self available for autographed copies.
The Centennial book is avail-able for sale for $35 at the North Kansas City Business Council office at 406 Armour Rd, Suite 240 (above the marquee of the Screenland Armour Theatre).
Two events in November will con-clude the year-long celebration of North Kansas City’s first 100 years. A series of Centennial events began with the Business Council’s Monthly Membership Luncheon on January 26 with over 200 attendees and inter-esting displays by 30 historic North Kansas City businesses.
On Sunday, November 4, begin-ning at 2:00 p.m., a “birthday party” will be held at City Hall. This is the actual anniversary date of incor-poration of North Kansas City as a municipality. This informal event, open to the public with no admis-sion charge, will include sharing of a celebratory birthday cake, viewing of artifacts found in the 25 year-old time capsule and the items to be put in a new time capsule, a brief review of highlights of North Kansas City’s
unique history and a time of sharing North Kansas City experiences with other North Kansas City friends.
Saturday evening, November 10, is the date of the Centennial Gala at Harrah’s, beginning at 7:30 p.m. In addition to a first class banquet dinner and a brief program, several professional musicians with North Kansas City connections will per-form. Radio personality Dick Wil-son, also a North Kansas City High School graduate, will be the emcee.
More solar energY newsLast month we mentioned several solar energy installations in North Kan-sas City. One we should have included is an extensive installation by Siggins Co. According to Siggins Regional Manager Chris Siebenmorgen their proj-ect is a solar array consisting of 180 panels. It is expected to produce 63,600 kW per year which should reduce their CO2 emissions by 1,248 tons over a 25 year period and should lower their power bills by approximately 70%.
Andy Homoly, owner of Homoly Construction, offered a tour of his own unique energy-independent residence near Parkville as well as other “green” energy projects on Saturday, October 6. Andy’s home, built both as a residence for his family and as a demonstration home, features solar energy panels that provide most of his electric energy requirements as well as geothermal heating and cooling, collection of rain water to use for flush-ing all toilets (which represents 35% of normal residential water usage), air-tight, sound-tight, dust-tight icynene foam insulation, his own “Perfect Wall” system that encases the home like “a giant Igloo cooler” and other maintenance-free and energy conservation features. Andy’s business spe-cializes in green, sustainable, high-performance buildings – both residential and commercial.
Andy’s sister company, Solar and Wind KC, installed the 25kW ground mounted solar panel system at his home. Andy reported that the solar panels have offset his entire electric bill, making his home “net zero”. With current rebates and tax incentives, these systems can be installed at 95% off retail cost, with a payback of less than 2 years, and then provide 25+ years of free electricity. Commercial flat roofs are the perfect application.
Conversationsat Chappell’s
Jim Chappell and the co-author of his new book Con-versations at Chappell’s will present the program at the November 15 monthly mem-bership Luncheon at Finni-gan’s. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. The book is an interesting and organized compilation of the many encounters Jim has had at his restaurant with famous athletes and person-alities. His establishment has certainly become a destina-tion in North Kansas City.
Centennial wrap-upCentennial wrap-up
More solar energY news
Christmas TreeDecorating Contest
Once again, the North Kansas City Business Council, in cooperation with the City of North Kansas City, is coordinating the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest as part of the City’s Winter Wonderland program. The final deadline for tree orders is Friday, November 2. Trees will be ready to be creatively decorated the fol-lowing Monday. Judging will occur on Friday, Novem-ber 16 to determine winners of three categories – Centen-nial, Traditional and Busi-ness as well as a Grand Prize winner. Winners will be an-nounced and presented with a plaque at The Big Event Holiday Reception & Auction on Thursday, December 6. As usual, lighted trees will be mounted on light poles along Armour and Swift. There may also be some trees along portions of Burlington.
new options Fornewsletter inserts
Member businesses, both big and small, have new opportu-nities with lower prices to use the North Kansas City Busi-ness Council newsletter to advertise events, promotions, sales or special services. The printed newsletter is mailed to approximately 1,200 business addresses in North Kansas City, to both Business Council members and non-members.For $100 you can include your pre-printed, full color or black and white flyer in our mailed newsletter. You will need to provide 1,200 copies which must be delivered to Proprint Dig-ital by the designated inclusion date or arrange for ProPrint to print them.Or, for $50 each, we have eight smaller spaces available on a front-and-back, black and white combined insert. These spaces will be a quarter section on one 8 ½ x11 sheet of paper. This is a perfect opportunity to publicize an event or offer a coupon to our members. All information must be mailed or emailed to Jennifer at [email protected] by the designated date along with payment. This page will only be printed if there are four or more ad spaces purchased. If there are less than four, your money will be refunded.
Some thoughts about an important problem facing North Kansas City businesses…and some possible solutions. The problem is the scarcity of qualified workers in some industries—particularly manufactur-ing and information technology. The Business Council is helping move solutions forward in a way that will benefit North Kansas City businesses.
CAPS – Center for Applied Professional Studies in the NorthlandThis is still in the early stages. Intended to serve the Northland counties of Clay and Platte, it will be modeled after a center in the Blue Valley School District (and others around the country) to provide training in a variety of employable skills. The major “strands” to be included are: information tech-nology, healthcare, public service, engineering and manufacturing. It will eventually be centered in a
physical facility where special training will occur. North Kansas City Superintendent Dr Todd White is the co-chair of this initiative along with Dr Mindy McCallum from Metropolitan Community College. More information will follow when it is available.
ACT Certified Work Ready Community & National Career Readiness CertificateThis is a concept to create and utilize certification coming from an emerging A.C.T.-developed exam that focuses on three skills expected by employers whether an employee candidate has a college degree or not: 1) ability to read for information, 2) applied mathematics, and 3) ability to locate information. Implementation is dependent on having a “Certified Work Ready Community” (i.e. Clay County) which is organized to educate businesses about it and to educate educators, parents and students about it. Missouri is one of four states that will pilot this program (also Oregon, Kentucky and South Caro-lina). More information can be found at http://workreadycommunities.org. The Business Council is helping to form the Clay County work ready community.
Internships, Student Tours and In-Class PresentationsThe Business Council is cooperating with North Kansas City High School Principal Dan Wartick to facilitate helpful inter-action between North Kansas City business professionals, high school teachers and high school students at North Kansas City High School. The hoped-for outcome is greater awareness by students (future employees) about what really happens in work places, the type of preparation and curriculum that is required and the awareness of real possibilities for produc-tive careers. In some cases, this will encourage pursuit of careers that do not require a four-year college degree. We will be determining what the school district requires and obtaining useful advice from North Kansas City businesses about pos-sible field trips to business sites, internships and in-class presentations when a site visit isn’t appropriate.
Rich Groves
Executive Director’s Comments, by Rich Groves
NKC Business Council406 Armour Road, Suite 240North Kansas City, MO 64116
exeCutive levelsponsors
reCent event HostsCountry Club Bank—Thanks to Ryan Coppess, Anne Lopez and Joe Close for the First Friday Coffee on Sep-tember 7 at Country Club Bank.
American Inn—Thanks to Jason Milbradt and Ashley Motley for the Business After Hours on September 19 at the Spirits Restaurant at the American Inn.
Latin Bistro Express—Thanks to Angelica Ramos and Chef Tito for the Business After Hours and ribbon-cut-ting on October 18 celebrating the re-located Latin Bistro Express, now on the corner of 21st Ave and Swift.
Innovative Networks—Thanks to Jason Crowley and staff at Innovative Networks for the First Friday Coffee on October 5 at their new office suite at 1321 Burling-ton, Suite 300. Innovative Networks recently upgraded their membership to be at the President level. Their logo is now in a prominent position on the banner of this newsletter and on the Business Council website.
upCoMing eventsFIRST FRIDAy COFFEE
North Kansas City Fire Department, 1815 Howell, Fri, Nov 2, 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. meet new North
Kansas City Fire Chief Gary Fisher.
RIbbON CuTTINGT-mobile Store, 304 Armour Rd,
Thurs, Nov 8, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
buSINESS AFTER HOuRSFirst Federal bank, 1200 Armour Rd, Wed, Nov 14, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
