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Greater KC Chamber of Commerce Month in Review: March 2012
03/06/12: Kansas City Big 5 Community Conversation for The Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) @ Scottish Rite Temple, KC, Mo. A crowd of 200 was expected, but over 400 came to discuss the Troost Corridor. Mayor Sly James in attendance.
02/26/12: Chamber Chair Frank Ellis addresses a question during the Kansas City Big 5 target neighborhood press conference at the Nutter Ivanhoe Neighborhood Center.
02/26/12: Kansas City Big 5 announces target neighborhood for The Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) at a press conference at the Nutter Ivanhoe Neighborhood Center.
Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sylvester "Sly" James addresses the media at a press conference about the targeted neighborhood for the Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) from the Kansas City Big 5 Campaign. 2:09m
01/12/12: Leo Morton discusses moving UMKC's World-Class Arts Programs to a New Downtown Location on KCPT. Clip courtesy KCPT.
Kansas City Big 5: Moving UMKC’s World-Class Arts Programs to a New Downtown Location - KCPT (used with permission).
Making Kansas City "America's most Entrepreneurial City" continues to make progress through their 7th community conversation, hosted at the Kauffman Center on February 21, 2012. Peter deSilva, the champion for this item from the Kansas City Big 5 campaign addresses the audience before breaking off into table discussions.
After months of dialogue and dozens of meetings, the Greater Kansas City Chamber announced its “Big 5” ideas for the region and introduced the “Champions” who will lead the efforts for each. “The Big 5 build on strengths we already have regionally,” said Greg Graves, Chamber Chair and Chairman & CEO of Burns & McDonnell. “Taken together, they propel the community forward, enhance our quality of life, and create jobs.” “We started with 182 big ideas,” said Jim Heeter, Chamber President and CEO,...
Kansas City Big 5: Revitalizing Our Urban Neighborhoods Through the Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI)