Business Perspective February 2017

2017 Leadership class holds first session The Chamber Foundation’s 2017 Lead- health care, economic development, ership Overland Park class held its first education, quality of life and regionalism. session last month. Class members The class will learn about health and Our Mission: participated in exercises to get to know social issues this month and then go to To enhance the business environment each other and learn about different Topeka next month for State Day. and quality of life in our community. leadership styles. Their introduction to To see who’s in this year’s class, see page Overland Park and the Chamber includ- 6. ® ed a city tour, a presentation on the Our Special Thanks! history of Overland Park and discussions Connect with us at opchamber: on the city’s strengths and weaknesses in Healthy Eating/Lifestyle Sponsor:

Tour Sponsor: Chamber Calendar Economic Development Council Honors Lunch Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Boulevard $30 for EDC Investors; $40 for Chamber members Young Professionals Learning@4 Networking 101 workshop + Happy Hour Social In partnership with Overland Park Rotary Club and Overland Park South Rotary Club Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 4:00-7:00 p.m. Noah’s Event Venue, 7341 West 133rd Street Free and open to Young Professionals only Wednesday Wake-up Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 8:00-9:00 a.m. iFLY Indoor Skydiving, 10975 Metcalf Avenue Free and open to Chamber members only Legislative Breakfast #2 Sponsored by Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 7:30-9:00 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park, 10100 College Boulevard Scheduled speakers: Senator Pat Pettey and Representatives Linda Gallagher, , , Patty Markley and Jarrod Ousley Join us to hear Mayor Carl Gerlach present his annual Mayor’s State of the City Luncheon address highlighting accomplishments, issues and Sponsored by Saint Luke’s Health System future developments occurring in Overland Park. Wednesday, February 22, 2017 -11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 22 Overland Park Convention Center, 12:00-1:30 p.m. (registration begins at 11:30 a.m.) 6000 College Boulevard Chamber members: $35 per person; $385 for table Overland Park Convention Center Non-members: $45 per person; $495 for table of 10 Register by February 15 To make reservations, click here To register, click here or call (913) 491-3600 or call (913) 491-3600. FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Chamber Board and Staff Leading with our hearts BOARD OFFICERS: You have probably driven by his statue in downtown Overland Park numerous Michael Tracy, Chairman times. He’s our founder, William B. Strang, Jr., who purchased 600 acres of farmland OMNI Human Resource Management Brett Bogan, Chair-Elect at 79th and Military Parkway (now Metcalf) in 1905, platting six subdivisions and Lathrop & Gage LLP naming his planned community Overland Park. Not until 1960 would a group of Mike Hess, 1st Vice Chairman business and civic leaders determine the time had come to formalize this bit of land HNTB Corporation that had been rejected as neighboring communities grew and incorporated. Stacie Gram, 2nd Vice Chairman Swiss Re America Holding Corporation Seven years later the business community was ready for Chris Wally, Secretary CBRE Kansas City more, and a small group of businessmen undertook a Cham- Charles Laird, Treasurer ber membership drive that created a city-wide organization Menorah Medical Center to extend beyond the downtown to include all businesses, Brad Stratton, Past Chairman Overland Park Wealth Management not just retailers. In a leap of faith, they hired a professional director, Dick Molamphy, in whose memory a fountain was BOARD MEMBERS: built on 110th Street across from Lighton Tower in 1990. Marshaun Butler, Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas Lance Collins, YRC Worldwide This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. I hope by now Greg Crowley, Crowley Furniture you have received your new membership directory featuring Jim Edwards, Nothing Bundt Cakes our founding members, past chairmen, along with a tribute to Jarad Falk, Charter Communications one of our founders, Ben Craig, who we lost last summer. Tracey Osborne, CCE Chamber President Craig Jeffries, Empower Retirement You’ll see a nostalgic timeline celebrating important Overland Tim Kelley, Security Bank of Kansas City @traceylosborne Jodde Lanning, Payne & Jones, Chartered Park milestones. We’ve come a long way as a community, and Doug Lynn, Sprint the partnership of the City and the Chamber cannot be minimized in this success. Don Pearce, Pearce Construction Company From a population of 28,085 to 189,450 today, we have grown into a city of choice Kartsten Randolph, Shawnee Mission Health for both residents and businesses. Ryan Reeves, UnitedLex Corporation Bob Regnier, Bank of Blue Valley A few weeks ago the 34th Leadership Overland Park class convened for its opening Clint Robinson, Black & Veatch retreat. I had the opportunity to spend time with the class as they learned about Stephen Rhorer, SPX Cooling Technologies each other through a Leadership Compass Exercise, identifying the strengths and Tony Rupp, Foulston Siefkin LLP weaknesses of their individual leadership styles, and how we can capitalize upon the Mark Thomas, Copaken Brooks styles of others to maximize each team we are on, whether we are leading the Steve Troester, PGAV Architects, Inc. Dr. Todd White, Blue Valley School District group, or leading as a follower. Each style was defined as a direction on the compass Lori Wright, Kansas City Power & Light – North, South, East, West – but our discussion brought out that each of us is a hybrid of several directions and, for many, the diversity of our jobs may require us to EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS: position in the middle of our proverbial compass, spinning from one set of direc- Joe Andrick, True North Hotel Group [Convention & Visitors Bureau board representative] tional strengths to another, based upon the tasks at hand. This requires a heightened Bill Ebel, City of Overland Park sense of awareness of the incumbent weaknesses as well as the ability to bring in Mayor Carl Gerlach, City of Overland Park others to complement our personal styles. Dana Markel, Visit Overland Park Greg Musil, Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes The day ends with the appointment of the hypothetical “Mayor’s Commission” to [2017 Chair of Overland Park Chamber Economic identify Overland Park’s strengths and weaknesses in the areas of health care, Development Council] economic development, quality of life, education, transportation and regionalism. Tracey Osborne, CCE, Overland Park Chamber Dr. Joe Sopcich, Johnson County Community College This serves as a benchmark for the next six months of sessions, identifying areas for Greg Wolf, Dentons additional study and questions for speakers. We’ll see what modifications or edits the class makes to the list when they revisit this exercise at their final session. For several years the class has read a book along with their regular LOP coursework CHAMBER STAFF: to broaden their discussion and professional development. This year, it’s The Heart Tr a cey Osborne, CCE, President Led Leader: How Living and Leading from the Heart Will Change Your Organization and Stacey Cowan, Membership Director Frank Ebling, Controller Your Life by Tommy Spaulding. Spaulding teaches that the distance from your heart to Celia Fritz-Watson, Director of Events & Member Services your head is 18 metaphorical inches and that, rather than focusing on the six inches Tim Holverson, IOM, Recruitment & Retention Director, between our ears, those 18 connecting our intellect and our emotion are far more Economic Development Beth Johnson, CEcD, Senior Vice President of Economic important. He notes, “Heart-led leadership transcends numbers and spreadsheets. It Development is more sustainable and more rewarding. It also inspires, encourages, and influences Michael Kelley, EDC Policy & Communications Coordinator (continued on the next page) Stan Lawson, Communications Director Erin Murray, Assistant to the President Business Perspective is published monthly by the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce. Tom Robinett, Vice President of Public Policy & Advocacy 9001 West 110th Street, Suite 150, Overland Park, KS 66210 Amy Stock, Member Services Coordinator Phone: (913) 491-3600 • Fax: (913) 491-0393 • [email protected] • www.opchamber.org

2 Business Perspective UPCOMING EVENTS

President’s Message continued . . . Mayors and City Council the world for the better. And members, dedicated staff at Join us at this networking event! that leads to even greater the Chamber and City who results, because it creates worked together and a Hosted by passionate teams to provide network of agencies and discretionary effort (effort elected officials across the beyond what’s required of county and state who be- them), teams that model lieved in the importance of heart-led leadership and pass education and quality of life Wednesday, February 8 10975 Metcalf Avenue it on to others.” as economic development 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Overland Park has been tools. Heart-led leaders are Join us for networking fortunate to have had many devoted to their mission, and over coffee and heart-led leaders who built we will celebrate them breakfast at one who we are: Chamber throughout 2017 even as we of Overland Park’s members, board members, seek leaders to take us into most exciting new the next 50 years. venues, iFLY Indoor Skydiving. iFLY gives you the chance to experience the thrill Legislative of skydiving in a safe, indoor environment. In addition to traditional flight packages, iFLY also offers team-building, Breakfast Series corporate events, birthday parties and field trips. Attendees also have the opportunity to join the 9:00 The Johnson County Public Policy Council presents these flight class at the reduced rate of $40. This special offer upcoming breakfasts in which Johnson County legislators is available to the first 24 flyers who contact Lisa at provide updates on legislative action at the Statehouse: [email protected] by February 3. Saturday, February 18 Free and open to members only Scheduled Speakers: To register, click here or call (913) 491-3600 • Sen. Pat Pettey • Rep. Jan Kessinger • Rep. Linda Gallagher • Rep. Patty Markley • Rep. Cindy Holscher • Rep. Jarrod Ousley Join us for this program Saturday, March 25 Executive featuring executive insight Scheduled Speakers: on business leadership. • Sen. Barbara Bollier • Rep. Leadership • Rep. Stepanie Clayton • Rep. Series Proudly sponsored by: • Rep. INSIGHTS FROM THE TOP Breakfasts are 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Kansas City-Overland Park, 10100 College Boulevard. Tuesday, March 21 To register, click here or call (913) 491-3600. 7:30-9:00 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park 10100 College Boulevard State of the County Address & Luncheon featuring presented by Chairman Ed Eilert Bob Regnier, President Bank of Blue Valley Tuesday, March 28 In 1989, Robert “Bob” Regnier started Bank of 12:00-1:15 p.m. (check-in at 11:30 a.m.) Blue Valley, a locally-owned and operated community bank Ritz Charles Overland Park that now has five locations throughout Johnson County. 9000 West 137th Street Regnier is a native Kansas Citian with degrees from Kansas State University and the University of Missouri Kansas City. He has been $30 per person active in dozens of community organizations and foundations and has $300 for a corporate table of 8 received numerous recognitions. RSVP by noon on March 21 Members: $30 per person or $330 for a reserved table of 10 To register, click here Non-members: $40 per person or $440 for a reserved table of 10 or call (913) 491-3600 To register, click here or call (913) 491-3600

February 2017 3 CHAMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Members sponsor Chamber Building meeting spaces Thank You! We are pleased to acknowl- Thank you to these members for edge and thank several their ongoing support of the Chamber members for their Overland Park Chamber: sponsorship of public meeting rooms as part of the recent renovation of the Overland Park Chamber Foundation Building in Corporate Woods. Thank you to David Gordon and Meeting spaces at the Cham- Grandma’s Office Catering ber Foundation Building for sponsoring Business Intelli- include: gence Report, a monthly elec- tronic publication featuring • Ben Craig Leadership business startegies, tips and Center sponsored by trends for our members. Central Bank of the These meeting spaces are ing, contact Amy Stock at Midwest available for rent by small and [email protected] • Black & Veatch Educa- large groups. Many of them or (913) 491-3600. tion Center feature technology such as • Sprint Board Room Flat LCD Smart TVs and Thank you to our Coffee Bar Sponsor: • Rau Conference Room WiFi. To find out more about Thank you to Santee Floral • Affinis Collaboration Room Designs for the weekly floral • Sunderland / Ash Grove renting meeting space in the Chamber Foundation Build- displays in the Chamber Building Terrace lobby.

Dr. Dan Lorenz tells attendees about Specialists in Sports hosted on January 11 by and Orthopedic Rehabilitation.

Rick Worrel, Affinis Corp; Ed O’Connor, PC Partners, Inc.; Tom Oltjen, Equity Bank.

4 Business Perspective NEW MEMBERS / REINVESTED MEMBERS

Welcome new members! Member Renewals We are pleased to introduce these new Chamber members: We thank these companies for their membership reinvestments in December 2016: State Farm Insurance - ResettleMe LLC Henry Sandate Agency Peggy Shults, President 20+ Years Mutual of Omaha Henry Sandate, Agent 10650 Roe Avenue, #102 Ash Grove Cement Company, Inc. PNC Real Estate - Midland Loan 10281 West 87th Street, Suite 102 Overland Park, KS 66207 Bank of Blue Valley Services Overland Park, KS 66212 (913) 667-2301 Black & Veatch Saint Thomas Aquinas High (913) 438-2249 [email protected] Fastsigns of Overland Park School [email protected] www.resettleme.com Hepler & Associates SpringHill Suites by Marriott www.hsandate.com Movers, Accountants Kansas City Business Journal Insurance Marriott Kansas City Overland 5-9 Years Sharp Connections Park The Athletic Club of Overland Outpost Worldwide Stephanie Sharp MC Realty Group, LLC Park Kyle Stanley, Account Services 21109 West 81st Terrace McGilley & Hoge Johnson CBRE Group Inc. 1810 Charlotte Street Lenexa, KS 66220 County Memorial Chapel Chick-fil-A at Oak Park Plaza Kansas City, MO 64108 (913) 579-4376 Memorial Events of Johnson Fred’s Train Shop (913) 235-1174 [email protected] County - 82nd & Metcalf Great Getaways [email protected] www.sharpconnections.biz Suburban Lawn & Garden Talk of the Town Grill & Bar- www.outpostworldwide.com Marketing Services TPP Certified Public Leawood Video Production Services Accountants, LLC Waterford Property Company LLC Varnum/Armstrong/Deeter, L.L.C. Refer potential new Chamber Oxford Realty LLC Wallace Saunders 1-4 Years James Clark, Owner members and earn credits toward YRC Worldwide The Burris Group LLC 9305 Tomashaw Lane event registrations or advertising Zurich North America Cornerstone Home Lending Lenexa, KS 66219 when they become a member. Commercial Davidson Architecture & (913) 406-5677 Send referrals to scowan@ Engineering [email protected] opchamber.org. 10-19 Years Deer Creek Family Dental Care Real Estate - Investments Bott Radio Network / KCCV FM Grimaldi’s Pizzeria AM The Healthcare Resort of Cancer Action, Inc. Shawnee Mission Member News & Events Costco Wholesale #369 Hillcrest Transitional Housing of Valley View Bancshares dishes that highlight season- Dean & Deluca Kansas completed the merger of its ally available produce. Erickson Solutions Group LockPath, Inc. Fidelity Bank Miracles With Water - Cathy seven BancAbility brands The Rotary Club of Over- under the Security Bank of Grandma’s Office Catering Weaver land Park members pro- Nifty Promotions Kansas City charter. Security Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham vided 57,404 children’s books Overland Park Occidental Management, Inc. Bank of Kansas City is now with a monetary value of Kathleen’s Flowers Parisi Cafè the third-largest bank based more than $600,000 to 87 McAuley & Crandall, PA Point Commercial in the Kansas City area and local educational and chari- Memorial Events of Johnson The Sovereign at Overland Park County - 112th & Metcalf has the area’s third-largest table organizations. branch network with 44 Shawnee Mission School branch offices. These businesses have invested in our community to keep it vibrant. District received a $373,508 We encourage you to use them first when purchasing goods and services. Blue Valley Recreation grant from The Early Educa- Commission has opened its tion Funders Collaborative at new Recreation Center at the the Greater Kansas City Sunflower Bank’s signature produced in cooperation with Hilltop Campus. Community Foundation. ABC program, which raises the Kansas Restaurant & money for local schools and Hospitality Association. The Birth Center at Shaw- St. Joseph Medical Center students, runs through March nee Mission Medical has launched Senior Comfort For the third time in a row, 31. Total donations since the Center welcomed a record- Services to help seniors Shawnee Mission Medical program began are over breaking 5,092 babies in navigate their care. Center has earned five stars 2016. $1,000,000 supporting more from The Centers for Medi- The Downtown Overland than 300 schools in Colorado, Shawnee Mission Medical care & Medicaid Services’ Park Partnership has a new Kansas, and Missouri. new Hospital Compare Center has opened a Harvest web page with information Mize Houser & Company, website. Overland Park Kitchen as part of the hospi- about several redevelopment PA, has launched Mize Regional Medical Center tal’s $22 million renovation of projects bringing new vitality Houser Minutes, an online and Saint Luke’s South the original hospital tower. to Downtown Overland Park. The new restaurant features series of educational videos (continued on page 8)

February 2017 5 2017 LEADERSHIP OVERLAND PARK CLASS

Afam Akamelu Aaron Attebery Janet Barrow Amber Beverlin Julie Brewer Lyndsay Burden INTRUST Bank Black & Veatch WaterOne DLR Group UCS of Children’s Mercy Johnson County Hospital

Ben Canther Eric Clemenson Chris Cole Shawn Cross Jason Davis David Erlbacher Shawnee Mission Sunflower Bank JE Dunn McCownGordon Affinis Corp First National Bank Health Construction Company Construction

Kathleen Faulk Rollie Fors Jennifer Gerlach David Green Jill Grotzinger Ellie Haire Humana, Inc. Colliers McCarthy Building Foulston Siefkin LLP The Arts & Recreation Downtown Overland International Companies Foundation of OP Park Partnership

Greg Highbarger Audrey Hill Tony Hofmann Todd Lawler Cameron McGown Jacob Merriman Shawnee Mission Saint Luke’s City of Overland Park Terracon HNTB Corporation Burns & McDonnell Health Health System Engineering Company

Phillip Murphy II Shelli Palacio Josh Powers Taylor Pruitt Bethany Rambo Julie Ross Law Offices of Blue Valley Johnson County Bravadas Wigs Bank of Blue Valley Empower Phillip M. Murphy II School District Government and Extensions Retirement

Jessica Salazar Barb Silin Ann Stevenson Jen Stickney Laura Tyson Randy Weber Overland Park Regional Overland Park Swiss Re America UnitedLex Shafer, Kline & Johnson County Medical Center Convention Center Holding Corporation Corporation Warren Community College ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1967 vs. 2017 The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce has seen many changes in 50 years. Here is a then and now comparison of the Chamber:

Chamber Chairman Michael Tracy and Chamber President Tracey Osborne helped owners Steve, Brad & Rachel Dailey celebrate a ribbon cutting for 1967 2017 Zaxby’s, 9500 West 135th Street. The Zaxby’s menu features chicken wings, chicken fingers, sandwiches and salads. For more information: Total budget (913) 538-4067 or www.zaxbys.com. $27,000 $1.7 million Membership Unemployment 249 850 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2015 Member dues Overland Park 3.2% 3.0% $10-$100, $83 average $415 base, $766 average Johnson County 3.1% 2.9% Chamber staff Kansas City Metro MSA 3.8% 3.8% 2 11 State of Kansas 3.8% 3.6% Office location (These percentages are not seasonally adjusted) – Kansas Labor Information Center (KLIC) Breyfogle Building, corner Corporate Woods, of 79th & Marty streets Building 29 Overland Park Retail Sales Board of Directors October 2016 18 35 $400,000,000 Programs: $350,000,000 • Day of Decision • Economic Development • Press party to announce Council $300,000,000 business plan • Public policy and advocacy $250,000,000 • Golf outing • Leadership Overland Park $200,000,000 • Poolside party • Young Professionals • “Progress Overland Park” • Executive Leadership $150,000,000 Series Day $100,000,000 • Good Morning, Overland • Annual Christmas party & $50,000,000 dinner dance Park! • VoteJoCo.com $- Overland Olathe Lenexa Shawnee Leawood Other Cities • Conference space Park Significant issues: • Transfer of Olathe Airport • New school funding Building Permits in Overland Park to Johnson County formula New Institutional, Other Totals • Community College • State tax reform Commercial Schools Commercial • Building rapport with • Enhancing quality of place Dec. 2016 1 0 36 37 Topeka for next generation Square Feet 8,486 NA NA 8,486 • Sunday sales law • Redevelopment Value $1,065,672 $0 $3,718,884 $4,784,556 • Growth south of I-435 • Workforce • Transportation funding – City of Overland Park

February 2017 7 Thank you to our 2017 Sponsors!

9001 West 110th Street, Suite 150 Corporate Partners Overland Park, Kansas 66210 (913) 491-3600 • www.opchamber.org

Corporate Sponsors Affinis Corp Member News & Events First National Bank Hospital received four stars. Menorah Foulston Siefkin LLP, has named Tony JE Dunn Construction Company Medical Center, St. Joseph Medical Rupp partner-in-charge for the Kansas Johnson County Center and The University of Kansas City-area office. Hospital each received three stars. Community College Olsson Associates announced several Jodi Fincher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN, leadership changes: Jamie Fain was Kansas City Power & Light FABC has been named administrator of promoted to office leader in Overland Kansas Gas Service St. Joseph Medical Center. Park, Sterling Cramer was promoted Johnson County Airport Commission into a regional leader role overseeing Saint Luke’s Health System has named Aaron Otto as its executive eight offices, Brad Strittmatter is now Stoltz Management director. chief executive officer and Ryan Beck- man is the firm’s new president. Shawnee Mission Health welcomes The University of Kansas Abram Chrislip, CPA, and Sean Dawson, Edwards Campus four new physicians: Albert Chmielews- ki, MD; Katie Lorentz, MD; Aleksandra CPA, have been admitted as sharehold- (Ola) Siwkiewicz, MD, and Elizabeth ers at Mize Houser & Company P.A. Volk, MD, who will serve patients at Harmon Construction has hired Matt Leadership Circle Sponsors Shawnee Mission Primary Care locations Miller as a project leader. The company Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas in Johnson County. also announced the addition of Rob Pitkin to the company’s Advisory Board Memorial Events of Johnson County MarksNelson LLC, has hired Jennifer Katrulya, CPA, CITP, CGMA, as a of Directors. Overland Park Wealth Management practice leader; and Betsy Teegardin as a Brock Heyde, Valbridge Property senior staff accountant. Advisors, received his MAI designation To add your name to this list each month, Dana Knapp has been appointed interim from the Appraisal Institute. contact Tracey Osborne at (913) 491-3600 or president and CEO of ArtsKC during the organization’s search for a CEO. Submit company news to Stan Lawson at [email protected]. [email protected].