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Membership Directory and Resource Guide 2011 Membership Directory Membership Directory and Resource Guide 2011 www.kcchamber.com Business Community Profi le An inside look at the Kansas City business community Involvement Guide Opportunities to be better connected for maximum exposure through your Chamber membership Diversity Business Connection Visit www.kcchamber.com for member benefi ts, features and Celebrating 10 years of success with the Herman A. Johnson Business Mentorship new members by using this code. SCAN THE CODE ABOVE with your Scan App, or: Buyer’s Guide 1. Visit itunes or your app store for Scanit, our own scan app. All the products and services you need provided by Chamber members 2. Then, scan the code above. 2011 Business Community Profi l e www.kcchamber.com 2011: The Year of the Arts in KC Kansas City: America’s Best Kept Secret for Young Professionals Kansas City Prepares Workforce of Tomorrow, Today Work. Live. Citi wants to make a real difference in Kansas City, to contribute to the community in many different ways. After all, Kansas City is where we work and live. It’s where we send our children to school, where we make lifelong friends, and where we enjoy everything the city has to offer. So it makes sense for us to invest our time, energy and money to help Kansas City grow. We’re proud to be one of Kansas City’s largest employers, and we support local groups and programs throughout the year. Our goal is that Kansas City will be a better place because we are here. By being a good neighbor as well as a great employer, we hope to make that happen. To learn more about careers with Citi in Kansas City, visit jobprescreen.citigroup.com or text Citi16 to CAREER (227337) for job info on your cell! An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. 2 • 2011 BUSINESS COMMUNITY PROFILE THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRODUCTION ONLY 6144417-SJ35814 CITIBA 7.5” x 10” Kimberly Campeau v.1 THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2011 BUSINESS COMMUNITY PROFILE • 3 From the President and CEO From the Chairman hank you for your membership with the Greater region of promise. A region of collaboration. That’s TKansas City Chamber of Commerce. It’s because of A Greater Kansas City. Our home. Whether you’re you that The Chamber exists and works for a brighter, planning to relocate here or if you’re a resident looking better, and all-inclusive region. to break ground in the business community, this is the Take a look through our Business Community Profile. perfect place in which to do it and the Greater Kansas City On the following pages you’ll learn about the innovators, Chamber of Commerce is the right organization to help leaders, and issues that keep Greater Kansas City growing you grow your company. and working toward a better quality of life for all residents. Although the nation has faced some very difficult The Chamber’s mission is to help our members do busi- economic times, one thing remains constant; Kansas City ness smarter, become more visible, and better connected is the hub for opportunity. From the bustling downtown in the business and civic community. What better way to Kansas City to the vibrant art scene and entertainment offer our members the opportunity to expand, green, or districts, our region has a lot to offer. With groundbreaking recruit young talent for their organization than to provide developments such as the Animal Health Corridor and our members with over 300 programs, events, and services other institutes for advancement, it is imperative that we in which to become acclimated with the business climate continue to reach across the state line and work together and business leaders in Greater Kansas City. in order to deliver continued success. While 90 percent of The Chamber’s membership is The Chamber is one of the oldest business organiza- small business, we welcome all entrepreneurs- everyone tions in our area. It includes a membership of 2,400 busi- from the international conglomerate to the small mom- ness and civic leaders whose companies and deeds span and-pop business. We’re here to serve you, our dedicated across Kansas and Missouri. For over 120 years, The members. I invite you to visit our new website, www. Chamber has been an organization that inspires hard kcchamber.com to learn more about The Chamber and work, progress, and innovation- and will for years to come. everything we can do for you and your business. As Chairman of The Chamber, we’ll continue the stra- tegic vision for the Greater Kansas City community. And Sincerely, with your help, we can’t go wrong. So just try us out. You won’t be sorry. Thanks for your membership, Sincerely, Jim Heeter President and CEO, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Greg Graves Chairman, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce CEO and Chairman, Burns & McDonnell 4 • 2011 BUSINESS COMMUNITY PROFILE THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Contents 2011 Cover photo of Union Station, The Chamber’s new home, by Bruce Mathews 2011: The Year of the Arts in KC ........................................................................................... 8 Kansas City: America’s Best Kept Secret for Young Professionals ........................................................................................16 30 West Pershing Road, Suite 301 Kansas City Prepares Workforce of Tomorrow, Today Kansas City, MO 64108-2423 (816) 221-2424 phone ........................................................................................26 (816) 221-7440 fax [email protected] www.kcchamber.com Diversity Business Connection ......................................39 This is a MetroMedia Publication Copyright © 2011 MetroMedia, Inc. 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 314A Fairway, KS 66205 (913) 951-8440 www.metromediapublishers.com 6 • 2011 BUSINESS COMMUNITY PROFILE THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2011: The Year of the Arts in KC The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will open in September. rts patrons in Kansas City should It is set to open in downtown Kansas City, Mo., with be in heaven in 2011. The grand a weekend of celebration. The Kauffman Center will opening of the Kauffman Center host back-to-back grand opening galas to inaugurate for the Performing Arts is sched- its two new performance halls, bringing legends Placido uled to take place in September Domingo and Itzhak Perlman to Kansas City. and, once it opens, there will be Serving as a cultural cornerstone for Kansas City’s an amazing range of programs dynamic downtown, the Kauffman Center will bring a presented under one glorious roof. new spotlight to the region’s performing arts commu- The $413-million project includes $326 million for the nity while simultaneously attracting some of the world’s Acreation of the performing arts center, a $40-million most talented performers and entertainers; further endowment, and a $47-million, 1,000-car underground establishing Kansas City as a major cultural destination. parking garage funded by the City of Kansas City, Mo. Jane Chu, the Kauffman Center’s president and The Kauffman Center will present a wide spectrum CEO, said the new venue will have a large impact on the of entertainers and performances from around the metropolitan area. world including classical, pop, and jazz music, ballet “The impact will be in several different areas – from and contemporary dance, Broadway productions, and a venue that facilitates the thriving culture in the metro- comedy shows. In addition, the Kauffman Center will politan Kansas City area, to playing a role in helping to be home to three of the region’s leading performing make Kansas City distinctive by drawing in visitors to arts organizations — Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City the Midwest,” she said. Symphony, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Harlan Brownlee, president and CEO of the Arts 8 • 2011 BUSINESS COMMUNITY PROFILE THE GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Year of the Arts Kauffman Center: A Cultural Cornerstone for Kansas City’s Dynamic Downtown Located on a new, 5-acre park, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, designed by architect Moshe Safdie, bridges three of Kansas City’s most dynamic downtown neighborhoods — the high-rise urban core of downtown to the north and east; the Crossroads Arts District, a low-rise neighborhood of industrial warehouses that has become a mecca of artist residencies, galleries, small business, and shops to the south; and the Power & Light District, an entertainment center and home to the recently opened Sprint Center, to the northeast. The Kauffman Center has been designed so it can accommodate future expansion along the eastern facade of the building. When it opens, the Center will be one of the most technically and architec- turally advanced performing arts centers in the nation, allowing its resident The Kansas City Ballet will be one of the tenants of companies and presenters to stage more sophisticated work, encourage inter- the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. disciplinary collaboration, and foster the cross-fertilization of audiences. The Center’s two performance venues will offer audiences engaging and Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, agrees intimate experiences, while at the same time provide its resident companies with Chu, saying this, along with Sprint with dramatically enhanced performance capabilities. Center, gives the city two major venues that Jane Chu, the Kauffman Center’s president and CEO, said the Center’s will make it a cultural destination for the board of directors put a lot of thought into the production areas of the region. Kauffman Center, to ensure that artists would fi nd it a satisfying place to “When you look at the Sprint Center a lot perform. For example, the back-of-house dressing rooms and warm-up rooms of people thought it wouldn’t be successful are soundproof and are located directly behind each performance hall which without a sports team.