LEAWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEAWOOD Leawood Chamber of Commerce 2012-2013 COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE & PROFILE 2012-2013 Community Resource Guide & Member Directory Leawood, Kansas COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL DONE BY MASTER ELECTRICIANS Why Choose Us? 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Helpful Numbers ............................................................. 34 Membership....................................................................... 38 Who’s Who .......................................................................... 57 Buyer’s Guide.................................................................... 68 Index of Advertisers ..................................................... 120 2012 CHAMBER ADVANTAGE SPONSORS Presidential Sponsors: Ambassador Sponsors: Partner Sponsors: Country Club Bank CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. American Companion Care CrossFirst Bank Commerce Bank Bank of Blue Valley KCP&L DEMDACO One Nineteen Shawnee Mission Medical Center Discover Vision Centers St. Joseph Medical Center M&I, A part of BMO Financial Group Town Center Plaza COMMUNITY PROFILE / RESOURCE GUIDE 2012-2013 • 1 WELCOME From the Chair From the Mayor Dear friends: Dear friends: Whether you are Leawood is widely part of our business recognized as one of the community, a resident or a premiere cities in the visitor, it’s easy to see why United States. Our lovely Leawood is “Growing neighborhoods, beautiful with Distinction”. The parks and excellent Leawood Chamber of schools make Leawood Commerce is pleased to a very desirable place provide this Community to live, work and raise Resource Guide and a family. Membership Directory Leawood was origin- for the Kansas City area’s ally established over 60 most vibrant community. years ago as an upscale This directory will give you quick access to important residential community; however, our commercial numbers for our numerous retail shops, excellent endeavors have greatly expanded during the past decade. restaurants and other area businesses, as well as valuable Leawood’s Chamber of Commerce, under the capable information about our community. I have personally leadership of its Board of Directors and dedicated found it to be very valuable in fi nding businesses that can professional staff, has also experienced tremendous fi ll all of the needs I have. growth over the years. The support of our members has made the Leawood Along with the Chamber’s progress, the addition Chamber one of the largest Kansas City area Chambers of of mixed-use, new urbanism projects have resulted in Commerce. We are the voice and face of businesses in and Leawood achieving a greater economic balance. People around Leawood, supporting members and enhancing from all over the metropolitan region regularly visit and the area business climate to build a vibrant community. enjoy a multitude of restaurants and retail shops. “Building Connections, Building Community” continues We welcome and are grateful for the privilege of to be our core value. We encourage you to do business building stronger relationships with our business with Leawood Chamber members; you’ll always be glad partners. It is truly the community spirit and pride of our you did. residents along with members of our business community To learn more about the Chamber and our upcoming that defi ne Leawood’s outstanding quality of life. events, please visit www.LeawoodChamber.org, or call Along with an emphasis on sustainability initiatives our offi ces at 913-498-1514. in many arenas, we are also committed to and recognize On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you again the importance of ongoing reinvestment for a promising for your support of the Leawood Chamber of Commerce. future. Working together, we will stay focused on our I look forward to seeing you at Leawood Chamber “growth with distinction.” member businesses, and at our upcoming events. Thank you very much for your continued interest and support. Sincerely, Sincerely, Marnie Clawson Chairman, Leawood Chamber of Commerce Peggy J. Dunn Clawson Benefi t Concepts Mayor, City of Leawood 2 • 2012-2013 LEAWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE a l o COMMUNITY PROFILE / RESOURCE GUIDE 2012-2013 • 3 “Everything at the Leawood Chamber of Commerce is done well. From monthly luncheons to the very successful A Taste of Leawood, it’s clear the Chamber is “Building Connections, Building Community” in a way its members and the City can be proud of.” – Doug Spear, Shawnee Mission Medical Center LEAWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Why the Leawood Chamber? their location. We also allow members to post The mission of the Leawood Chamber of special events, news announcements, product Commerce is to provide our members with and service promotions and company profi les a meaningful voice in the community and on our website; another way for members to to maximize our members’ opportunities to showcase their business, FREE OF CHARGE. enjoy business success. We support member Using the items posted on the web site, the businesses by providing a variety of activities Chamber distributes a weekly e-newsletter, and services, which allow organizations to called the Member Memo, to over 1,600 expand their network of contacts and reach + business representatives. Our member out to the community. surveys tell us that over 75% of the recipients Our members tell us that the Leawood forward this email to another associate. The Chamber is just the right size, and attendees Member Memo, along with the Chamber don’t feel lost in the crowd at our gatherings. web site, provides members with advertising This provides an ideal environment to build opportunities that increase their exposure to strong connections. Membership in the potential and current consumers. Leawood Chamber allows your organization The Chamber also produces two print to be associated with a growing, prosperous publications each year for Chamber members, Chamber and community. Leawood citizens, and visitors. The Community Photo by Valerie Reed Resource Guide and Chamber Member How can the Chamber help Directory are distributed to each member grow my business? business, as well as in new resident packets in As with any endeavor, you will get more cooperation with the City of Leawood. Six value out of your membership the more you thousand “Where’s That?” A Leawood Area utilize the Chamber’s many services. We Community Maps are distributed not only provide multiple opportunities for you to through the Chamber offi ce, but can also be grow your business. We receive a variety of found at Leawood City Hall and in many other inquiries from local residents, as well as out- businesses throughout the area. of-towners, looking for services, and we We also serve as an advocate for our members provide them with a list of Chamber members with regards to local, county, state, and national that can help. We refer Chamber members to legislation that affects our members and their people whenever we get the chance, and we employees. The Chamber often works with encourage our membership to make fellow area economic development groups to help Leawood Chamber members their fi rst choice bring more businesses and more consumers to for personal and business needs. our members and our community. What are the benefi ts? How does the Chamber The busiest pages on our highly functional help me network? website get over 80,000 page views each month. The