nrcc february 2013

volume 21 • issue 2 February 2013

TheNorthlandVoicea publication of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce

What’s Inside

Legislative TripFebruary 4-5Jefferson City

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Business After HoursFebruary 6

Riverside Horizons5004 NW 41st Street

Sponsored by: NorthPoint Development

5-7pm

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Monthly LuncheonFebruary 19

Metro North Mall & Antioch Crossing Redevelopments

The Main Event [Briarcliff]12:Noon

Thank you Antioch Printing for printing this month’s newsletter in full color.

Antioch has donated this service to the Chamber to

show our members one example of the services they

provide. Thank You!

Reserve Your Booth Today!Reserve your booth for the 2013 Business Expo! This year’s expo is proudly co-sponsored by Zona Rosa and Citizens Bank & Trust. With our theme of the year, Trails to Success, we are sure to have another successful year. They event will kick-off with a luncheon at KCI Expo and attendees are encourage to step over to the Business Expo immediately following.

Booth applications must be submitted by February 25th and availability is based on first come service. No matter your company size, we have an opportunity for everyone to showcase! Applications found inside this newsletter. For more information contact [email protected] or 816/455-9911.

2013 Annual Banquet - Congratulations!

Congratulations, again to Northlander of the Year, Spencer Fields; Ambassador of the Year, David Parker; and Distinguished Volunteers, Darren Hennen, Brooke Hilt and Nancy Armstrong.

Thank you to our corporate sponsor, North Kansas City Hospital and our premier sponsors, Hunt Midwest, Zona Rosa, North Kansas City Hospital, Mercer, Citizens Bank & Trust and Sprint. Also, thanks to Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa for hosting us.

Nancy Armstrong, Patriots BankDavid Parker, Vanguard Business Solutions

Darren Hennen & Brooke Hilt, Olsson Associates

Spencer Fields, Mercer

Membership

Mission Statement To enhance the business

community, economic growth and quality of life

in the Northland.

2013 OfficersChair

Dave Mecklenburg, CEK Insurance

Past ChairLouise Welborn,

Nothland Community Foundation

Chair ElectChris Byrd, Christopher W Byrd, PC

TreasurerBruce Cramer,

Cramer Capital Management

Division ChairsBusiness Development

Rosemary Salerno Zona Rosa

Governmental AffairsSabin Yanez

Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers

LeadershipTony Reinhart

Ford Motor Company

Membership ServicesJanet Kenny

Citizens Bank & Trust

StaffChamber President

Sheila Tracy

Vice President Karla Martinez

Events & Communication Coordinator Hope Carriger

Administrative CoordinatorMary Vogel

Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce

634 NW Englewood RdKansas City MO 64118Phone 816/455-9911

Fax 816/455-9933www.northlandchamber.com

Email [email protected]

The Northland Voice is a monthly publication

of the Northland Regional Chamber. Notification of articles, information and

advertising is due in the Chamber office by the 10th of the month for the following month’s edition. We reserve the right to

edit or rewrite material submitted. Submit any suggestions, comments or

questions to Brianna Hernandez at 816/455-9911 or

[email protected]

A.S.&W. Wholesale of KC, IncACS Services, Inc.Asera CareBank of WestonThe Brickman GroupCM Mose & SonCARSTAR, A&B RiversideCCP CompositesCEK InsuranceChildren’s Mercy NorthlandClay Terrace ApartmentsCochran Head Vick & Co., CPA’sCollins Fowler LLCCrossroads Hospice of Kansas

CityCruise Connection LLCDick DavisFord & CooperFreddie Nichols

Heartland Technolofy ServicesHelzberg DiamondsHMN ArchitectsHyatt PlaceAmerican Jazz MuseumJE Dunn Construction Co.City of Kansas CityKing Hershey, PCLinville Management Services, Inc.Mary CrossMcCrite Plaza Senior Living at

BriarcliffMcGladrey, LLPMiles of SmilesMissouri Western State UniversityNick and Jake’s ParkvilleNorth Kansas City HospitalThe Northland Telephone

Directory

Northtowne Lincoln-Murcury-Mitsubishi-Suzuki

Northwest Missouri State University

Park Hill School DistrictPaychex, IncPlatte County Health DepartmentPlatte Valley Bank of MissouriRanger Trophies & SportsScrumptious CateringSmithville R-II School DistrictTanan Floral Company Triality, IncWestern Fireproofing Co. of

Kansas CityYMCA of Greater Kansas CityZona Rosa

Welcome to our New Chamber Members!

www.northlandchamber.com 2 February 2013

Morrill & Janes BankDonald Lewis1901 Swift AvenueNorth Kansas City, MO 64116(816) 398-7625Fax: (816) [email protected] Sunflower Food & Spice CompanyBrad Meyers4114 NW Riverside StreetRiverside, MO 64150(816) 741-1600Fax: (816) 741-1602brad@sunflowerfoodcompany.comwww.sunflowerfoodcompany.com

World Revival Church Briarcliff CampusJim Weedman1512 NW Vivion RoadKansas City, MO 64118(816) [email protected]

Thank you Chamber investment this month.for renewing your

New Member ReceptionWednesday, February 13

4-5 pmin the Chamber Board Room

634 NW Englewood RoadDon’t miss this opportunity to learn more

about what the Chamber has to offer!

Light refreshments will be provided.

If you attended the New Member Reception in November, you need not attend.

RSVP at [email protected] or 816/455-9911.

Jo

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Chamber News


International Travel Opportunity - Austria & GermanyThis year NRCC will be offering an international trip to Austria and Germany, featuring Oktoberfest. An informational meeting for this nine days and seven nights trip will be Monday, February 25, 2013 at 5:00pm. The departure date is set for October 4, 2013 from MCI Airport. For more information please contact NRCC. Chamber Explorations, along with its parent companies, have over 100 years of international travel experience. This international travel opportunity is $2,799 per person double occupancy. The tour includes:• Round trip air from Kansas City, MCI• Seven nights in a centrally located first class hotel• Daily breakfast and three dinners• Sightseeing with admissions per itinerary• Full time Tour Director• Modern air-conditioned motor coaches for all transfers and tours• Baggage handling outside the secure area at the arrival airport• Professional drivers and guides• All tours feature deluxe modern motor coaches, baggage handling and airport transfers

Northland Legislators’ BreakfastThank you to all our Northland Legislators for attending, and thank you to Riverside for sponsoring this breakfast!

Find updated Chamber news & see photos from our eventsfacebook.com/northlandchamber | twitter.com/northlandregion

Chamber News


Annual Banquet Photos

Thank You

Scott Robben

Photography!

Chamber News


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Networking Breakfast

Wednesday, February 27th7:30am-8:30am

Bridge View Hall1041 Burlington

North Kansas City, MO 64116

RSVP to northland@ northlandchamber.comSponsored by: Cramer Capital Management

Mark Your CalendarsThe Northland

“A Sustainable Choice”

Northland Days in Jefferson City

Monday,March 4, 2013

For more information contact us at [email protected]

or 816/455-9911

Thank You!

Ribbon Cuttings /Around the Northland


Mosaic Life Care in Burlington Creek is one of six locations opening in the Northland. Congratulations Mosaic on your

Submit your good news!Share with the membership news about your

business or organization! Submit a press release to [email protected]. Stories will be printed as space permits and must be submitted by the 10th of the month for inclusion in the next

month’s publication. All submissions are subject to editing.

Launch KC Welcomes Lewis and Clark Information Exchange to Kansas City, MO

The Mayor’s Task Force for the Arts (MTF•A) is designed to address the need for a public aspect to the development and promotion of the city’s cultural framework and an increasing need for Creative Peacemaking. The work of this Task Force and resulting report will create a path for the city toward deeper engagement with the citizens of Kansas City that will make the arts more purposeful, rewarding, and meaningful for our community. Kansas City has long been visionary in its commitment to art, design and culture. From the establishment of the Kansas City Art Insitute in 1885 to the construction of Sky Stations on Bartle Hall in 1994 through the City’s One Percent for Art program, our municipal and civic leadership have shown an ongoing vision and investment in the arts. This Task Force will report finding and recommendations to the May and City Council this year.

Mayor’s Task Force for the Arts

Need is great for community members throughout the area of and surrounding Kansas City to volunteer weekly to work with students. YouthFriends connects these students with caring adults in the community. Either mentoring for an hour once a week during school or tutoring after school, the impact this hour has on a student is significant and long lasting. YouthFriends started in 1995 as an initiative of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and area school districts. Each of the 30-some districts and charter schools that work with YouthFriends volunteers offers unique opportunities for the volunteers and students. Whether it is one-on-one mentoring during lunchtime or group tutoring during weekly after school tutoring, the options lend to the various schedules of each individual volunteer. YouthFriends volunteers can dedicate a school-year of service, though it is common for an adult volunteer and student stay paired together throughout the student’s schooling. This opportunity is given to the volunteers to make a long-lasting impact on a student’s life. More information can be found at youthfriends.org or by calling 816-842-7082.

YouthFriends Looking for Mentors

The Lewis and Clark Information Exchange (LACIE) improves health and economic status of our region through facilitation of data sharing. This health information technology is one of the most prominent health care systems provided in the Midwest. LACIE is one of the first fully operational, multiple-state HIE’s in the country, providing patient information to prominent healthcare systems and providers in the Midwest. For more information visit www.lacie-hie.com.

Park University Selected “Military-Friendly School” for Fifth Straight YearFor the fifth consecutive year, Park University has been selected as one of the top military-friendly colleges and universities in the country by Military Advanced Education magazine. Park was selected for inclusion on the list in the magazine’s 2013 Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities, which provides information about the wide range of benefits the 300 schools provide in four key categories of consideration to servicemembers, veterans, their spouses and dependents (in order of assigned weighting): • Support services • Flexibility • Financial assistance • Military culture The Military Advanced Education honor is yet another in a string of recent tributes to Park University’s efforts to educate members of the U.S. military. In September 2012, Park was named a military-friendly school by G.I. Jobs magazine.

YOU’RE INVITED

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2013 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM

THE NORTHLAND REGIONAL CHAMBER AFTERHOURS

TO SEE THE NEW

Please join us at Gallagher North America, located in the Horizons Business Park, which is a NorthPoint Development.

Riverside Horizons has gained much publicity this year as the metro’s fastest growing business park.

Riverside Horizons has just passed two phenomenal benchmarks hitting 1,000,000 S.F. of developed space and 1,000 new jobs to the area.

Gallgher North America5005 NW 41st Street | Riverside, MO. 64150

[located south of Highway 9 on Horizons Parkway]

W W W . R I V E R S I D E H O R I Z O N S . C O M

For questions please contact NorthPoint DevelopmentP: 816-888-7380F: 816-888-7399

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February Luncheon

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ChAIRMAN’s CLuBCALeNDAR

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February 2013Monday 4 Legislative Trip to Jefferson CityTuesday 5 Leadership Session 7Wednesday 6 5-7pm Business After Hours Riverside Horizons 5005 NW 41st Street Sponsored by: NorthPoint DevelopmentThursday 7 11:30am Ambassador Committee Smokehouse BBQ [Zona Rosa - RSVP]

Friday 8 7:30am Executive CommitteeTuesday 12 7:30am Board of Directors

8am-2pm Youth Leadership Session 2Wednesday 13 12:Noon Education Committee

4-5pm New Member Reception [RSVP]Thursday 14 7:30am Planning & DevelopmentFriday 15 12:Noon Legislative Affairs [Trezo Mare - RSVP]

Tuesday 19 12:Noon Monthly Luncheon Metro North Mall & Antioch Crossing Redevelopments [The View at Briarcliff - RSVP]

Monday 25 12:Noon Leadership Committee

5pm International Trip MeetingTuesday 26 7:30am Parks & Recreation Committee

Wednesday 27 7:30am Networking Breakfast [Bridge View Hall, NKC - RSVP]

Thursday 28 7:30am Planning & Development Committee

All meetings held at the Chamber office unless otherwise noted.

Air Charter TeamBank of The WestBank of WestonBriarcliff VillageBuffalo Wild WingsCARSTARCosentino’s Price ChopperCoventry Health CareCurry Investment CompanyEmbassy Suites Kansas City- Int’l AirportCity of GladstoneGraingerHeartland Health

Hilton Kansas City AirportHy-Vee Food & Drug Store JR & Co IncLathrop & Gage, L.C.M&I BankMail Print, Inc.MCC-Maple WoodsMid-Continent Public LibraryCity of North Kansas CityNorth Kansas City SchoolsKindred Hospital NorthlandPark Hill School DistrictPark UniversityPatriots Bank

Platte County, MissouriPlatte Valley Bank of MissouriPolsinelli Shughart, PCPort Authority of Kansas CitySprintTyco Integrated Security, LLCUMBUS BankWhite Goss Bowers March Schulte & WeisenfelsWilliams Spurgeon Kuhl & Freshnock ArchitectsYMCA of Greater Kansas City Your City Sampler

AT&TBlue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas CityFirst Bank of Missouri

Hunt Midwest Enterprises Inc.JE Dunn Construction Co.Zona Rosa

Tuesday, February 19 | The View at BriarcliffMetro North Mall & Antioch Crossing Redevelopments

Sponsored by: North Kansas City Schools$25/Members • $30/Non-Members

Return registrations & make checks payable to:NRCC | 634 NW Englewood Road | Kansas City, MO 64118 | Phone: (816) 455.9911 | Fax: (816) 455.9933

RSVP on our website at www.northlandchamber.com

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