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April 2016

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City Councilmember Terry Goodman, Chamber President Tracey Osborne, several Councilmembers and other business leaders helped Hal Shapiro, REAL Property Group, celebrate a groundbreaking for InterUrban Lofts, 79th & Conser in Downtown Overland Park. Scheduled for completion in March 2017, the mixed-used development will feature 41 boutique apartments, approximately 7,000 square feet of class A office space and an underground parking garage. For details: www.theinterurbanlofts.com.

Chamber renovating Foundation Building For the first time since its completion in 2000, the Chamber Foundation Building in Corporate Woods is undergoing major renovations. In addition to new paint and carpet throughout the building and new technology in the upstairs Black & Veatch Education Conference Room, a new glass-walled conference room is being constructed adjacent to the building lobby. Other conference spaces also are being renovated. An open house to celebrate completion of the renovations is planned for Still under construction is a glass-walled conference room adjacent to the Foundation Building’s lobby area. this summer. Chamber members who attended our Membership Orientation last month were among the first to experience the newly renovated Black & Veatch Education Conference Room upstairs in the Chamber Foundation Building. The room features new chairs and tables and highdefinition flatscreens on all four walls.

Chamber Calendar Ribbon cutting

Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 4:00 p.m. Santee Floral, 7102 College Boulevard

Public Policy & Advocacy Committee Friday, April 8, 2016 - 12-1:30 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce, 9001 West 110th Street

$15 per person, members only (lunch included) To register, click here.

Wednesday Wake-up

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 8-9:00 a.m.

The Healthcare Resort of Shawnee Mission, 7600 Antioch Road Free for members; $10 for guests To register, click here.

Executive Leadership Series Featuring Roshann Parris, Parris Communications Friday, April 15, 2016 - 7:30-9:00 a.m.

DoubleTree by Hilton, 10100 College Boulevard Per person: $25 for members, $35 for non-members Table for 10: $280 for members; $385 for non-members To register, click here.

Community Blood Drive

Annual competition between the Young Professionals and Seasoned Professionals Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 12-4:00 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce, 9001 West 110th Street To schedule an appointment, click here.

Legislative Breakfast

Friday, April 22, 2016 - 7:30-9:00 a.m.

DoubleTree by Hilton, 10100 College Boulevard $21 for members; $26 for non-members To register, click here.

Ribbon cutting

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 8:30 a.m. Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park, 5100 Indian Creek Parkway Please make reservations at www.opchamber.org or call (913) 491-3600.

FROM THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT Chamber Board and Staff

Ready, fire, aim!

BOARD OFFICERS:

When I was a teenager I played on a softball team whose characteristics might best be described as enthusiastic but not holistically talented. In my small town all were welcomed at tryouts and were divvied up amongst the teams with varying degrees of success. My team, never at the top of any winner’s bracket, was sponsored by Ken’s Pizza and coached by willing mothers who wanted their daughters to have opportunities to play. For me, the “real” practice was conducted by my dad when I got home, where he covered all the basics with me from batting to pitching. Invariably when my results were less than favorable, Dad would ask me why and I would have to admit, “I took my eye off the ball.” Perhaps he knew those backyard drills would be applicable to my life for far more than my brief softball career. Keep your eye on the ball. What are we trying to achieve? Whether it’s consistency in the strike zone, launch of a new service or something as monumental as creation of new jobs in Kansas, we first have to identify what our goal is, then identify the steps required to achieve it, and not take our eyes off the target. What this doesn’t mean is to repeat your same processes and philosophy, without examination of your approach if you’re not Tracey Osborne, CCE meeting your goals. I recall many evenings practicing with Chamber President Dad, believing my eyes were on the ball, my form correct, @ traceylosborne but amazingly, the ball was not going where I intended. Clearly, adjustments had to be made. Adjustments must be made in Kansas. Currently our Legislature is on break, but at the end of the month they’ll head back for Veto Session where big decisions still loom. Prior to the break, your Chamber advocated for corrective course on a number of issues where we believe Kansas must adjust our course. The ball, our ultimate goal? A business climate and quality of life that is conducive to job growth and workforce strength. We joined others in opposing the property tax lid passed in the 2015 Legislative Session without hearings because it is counter to our local form of government and stifles our ability to provide public safety, infrastructure and services to our growing population here. Now we have opportunity to make this bad policy a little more palatable. We also joined a number of businesses and organizations across the state – yes LLCs and sub S corps – who asked our legislators to reinstate the passthrough income taxes removed in 2012 because of the detrimental across-theboard impacts to our state to pre-K-12 education, higher education, transportation and social services. In Area Development Magazine’s Q1 2016 issue, the results of its 30th Annual Corporate Survey is yet another indication that the Kansas-laser focus on lowering income tax is misdirected. The 2015 respondents selected availability of skilled labor as their number-one concern in site selection. A highly skilled workforce with a strong work ethic has been our top economic development tool in Johnson County for decades, but the state revenue challenges of recent years threaten our ability to continue to excel as a region and state in educating our students and current workforce for jobs of the future. In fact, Area Development reported, “Half the respondents also say workers are lacking the critical STEM skills.” Instead of following national trends, in Kansas we should be figuring out how to compete and win. By the way, availability of skilled labor jumped from 5th to the most important concern in site selection from 2014 to 2015.

Brad Stratton, Chairman Overland Park Wealth Management Michael Tracy, Chair-Elect OMNI Employment Management Services, LLC Sandy Price, 1st Vice Chairman Sprint Brett Bogan, 2nd Vice Chairman Lathrop & Gage LLP Chris Wally, Secretary CBRE Kansas City Tom Fitzsimmons, Treasurer Central Bank of the Midwest Marga Spangler, Past Chairman First National Bank

BOARD MEMBERS: Marshaun Butler, Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas Lance Collins, YRC Freight Greg Crowley, Crowley Furniture Jarad Falk, Time Warner Cable Business Class Laird Goldsborough, Valbridge Property Advisors | Shaner Appraisals, Inc. Stacie Gram, Swiss Re America Holding Company Mike Hess, HNTB Russ Johnson, Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store Tim Kelley, Valley View Bank Charles Laird, Menorah Medical Center Don Pearce, Pearce Construction Company Karen Prange, Empower Retirement Ryan Reeves, UnitedLex Corporation Bob Regnier, Bank of Blue Valley Clint Robinson, Black & Veatch Stephen Rhorer, SPX Cooling Technologies Dr. Joe Sopcich, Johnson County Community College Mark Thomas, Copaken Brooks Lori Wright, Kansas City Power & Light

EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS: Joe Andrick, True North Hotel Group [Convention & Visitors Bureau board representative] Bill Ebel, City of Overland Park Andrew Fogt, Commerce Bank [2016 Chair of Overland Park Chamber Economic Development Council] Mayor Carl Gerlach, City of Overland Park Dana Markel, Overland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau Tracey Osborne, CCE, Overland Park Chamber Dr. Todd White, Blue Valley School District Greg Wolf, Dentons

CHAMBER STAFF: Tracey Osborne, CCE, President Stacey Cowan, Membership Director Frank Ebling, Controller Celia Fritz-Watson, Director of Events & Member Services Julie Hakan, Assistant to the President Tim Holverson, IOM, Recruitment & Retention Director, Economic Development Beth Johnson, CEcD, Senior Vice President of Economic Development Stan Lawson, Communications Director Tom Robinett, Vice President of Government Affairs Connor Stangler, EDC Policy & Communications Coordinator Amy Stock, Member Services Coordinator

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Business Perspective is published monthly by the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce. 9001 West 110th Street, Suite 150, Overland Park, KS 66210 Phone: (913) 491-3600 • Fax: (913) 491-0393 • [email protected] • www.opchamber.org

CHAMBER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS White joins Chamber board

Wednesday, April 13 - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Hosted by

7600 Antioch Road This networking event will be a great opportunity to see Overland Park’s new option for concierge-style health care and rehabilitation in a resort-style setting. The Healthcare Resort offers rehab suites and assisted living residences providing world-class health care and personalized hospitality. Series Sponsor:

Free for members; $10 for non-members To register, click here or call (913) 491-3600

Dr. Todd White, Blue Valley Schools, has joined the Chamber’s board of directors as an ex-officio member. Dr. White was named superintendent of Blue Valley Schools in February. Dr. White’s experience in educational leadership spans three decades and he has served as superintendent for the Harrisonville and North Kansas City school districts. He was named Missouri Superintendent of the Year in 2015. Dr. White has said it will be an honor and privilege to serve Blue Valley Schools. “It is abundantly clear that a

Executive Leadership Series

Sign up today to give blood! Annual Chamber Blood Drive Tuesday, April 19 Appointments beginning at noon at the Overland Park Chamber It’s Young Professionals vs. Seasoned Professionals in the Chamber’s annual blood drive competition to see which generation has the “Most Heart.” Schedule your appointment here or call the Chamber office at (913) 491-3600.

Friday, April 22

– 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park 10100 College Boulevard

Join us for breakfast and hear updates from members of the Johnson County Legislative Delegation. $21 for Chamber members; $26 for non-members Register by April 15 - click here

Dr. Todd White

shared focus and collaborative spirit exists between staff, students, board and community,” he said. “The synergy that is present today in Blue Valley is a tribute to the past and is the key to student success in the future.”

Join us for this program featuring executive insight on business leadership. Proudly sponsored by:

INSIGHTS FROM THE TOP Overland Park Chamber of Commerce

Friday, April 15

7:30-9:00 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City-Overland Park 10100 College Boulevard

featuring

Roshann Parris, President & CEO

Parris Communications, Inc. Roshann Parris is the founder of Parris Communications Inc., which in 28 years has developed a reputation for strategic communications and crisis management efforts for clients nationwide. During this time, she has maintained an active public sector career in Washington, D.C., including six years on the U.S. Senate staff and service on the campaign staffs of nine presidential candidates. During the Clinton and Obama administrations, she has led White House advance teams accompanying the President and First Lady to more than 60 countries. In 2013, she became the fourth woman in 126 years to chair the Board of Directors of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Members: $25 per person or $280 for a reserved table of 10 Non-members: $35 per person or $385 for a reserved table of 10

To register, click here or call (913) 491-3600

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NEW MEMBERS / REINVESTED MEMBERS Welcome new members! We are pleased to introduce these new Chamber members: Experimac - Overland Park Oscar Bautista, Owner 7572 West 119th Street Overland Park, KS 66213 (913) 258-8833 [email protected] www.experimac.com/overlandpark-ks Computer Service & Repair, Electronics - Retail

Fogel-Anderson Construction

New EDC Investor! Roger Summers, Partner 1212 East 8th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 842-6914 Fax: (816) 842-0946 [email protected] www.fogel-anderson.com Contractors - General, Construction Management

The Guin Group, LLC

Stephanie Guin, Principal and Founder 13725 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park, KS 66223 (913) 486-9080 [email protected] www.guingroup.com

Kansas Health Foundation Chan Brown, Program Officer 309 East Douglas Avenue Wichita, KS 67202 (316) 491-8450 [email protected] www.kansashealth.org

Non-Profit Organizations, Health & Wellness

Leading People Partners, LLC

Todd Averett, President 6021 Southwest 29th Street, Suite A Topeka, KS 66614 (785) 478-0023 [email protected] www.leadingpeoplepartners.com Business Consultants, Human Resource Consultants

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Austin Short, District Manager 6475 West 135th Street Overland Park, KS 66223 (913) 906-8645 Fax: (913) 239-0690 www.potbelly.com Restaurants, Caterers

Human Resource Consultants, Training and Development Referred by Mary Birch

City Council President Paul Lyons and Chamber representatives helped Patty Zimmerman, sales manager, celebrate a ribbon cutting for Village Cooperative of Overland Park. To be built on 151st Street, Village Cooperative will offer a maintenance-free lifestyle for active adults, 62+. For more information: (913) 745-7392 or www.villagecooperative.com.

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City Councilmember Dave White, Chamber President Tracey Osborne and Chamber Diplomats helped Russ Johnson, Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store; and Bob Bonney, Saint Luke’s Health System; celebrate a ribbon cutting for the opening of Saint Luke’s Convenient Care inside Hy-Vee Food & Drug Store, 8501 West 95th Street. Skilled advanced nurse practitioners offer high-quality health care seven days a week and no appointment is necessary. For more information: www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/hy-vee.

Member Renewals We thank these companies for their membership reinvestments in February 2016:

20+ Years

Abdallah Shriners Ashok B. Bavishi, C.P.A. Benefit Trust Company Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas Copaken Brooks Courtyard by Marriott Overland Park Embassy Suites Hotel GlynnDevins Advertising & Marketing Services Heavy Constructors Association HMN Architects, Inc. Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City Homewood Suites Kansas City Business Journal Kansas City Power & Light Overland Park Nursing and Rehab Center, Inc. Saint Luke’s South Hospital Sandler Training Santee Floral Designs, Inc. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. St. Joseph Medical Center Stinson Leonard Street Swiss Re America Holding Corporation UMB Bank n.a.

10-19 Years

Agenda: USA Burnett Automotive, Inc.

Casa de Fuentes Consolidated Communications Dana F. Cole & Company, LLP Fry-Wagner Moving & Storage Hyatt Place Overland Park/ Convention Center Leawood Family Dental, LLC National Catastrophe Restoration, Inc. Principal Financial Group Sheraton Overland Park Hotel SpringHill Suites by Marriott United Way of Greater Kansas City Yaeger Architecture, Inc.

5-9 Years

Comfort Keepers Home Care Conference Technologies, Inc. Crowne Plaza Kansas CityOverland Park First Citizens Bank Fortune Business Solutions Hearts At Home HighPointe Financial Group, LLC MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital Quintiles, Inc. Servpro of Olathe/Lenexa, Blue Valley, Shawnee/Merriam Stallard Technologies, Inc. Staples, Inc. Sunlight Day Spa (continued on next page)

RECENT EVENTS President’s Message continued . . .

The second factor was highway accessibility, which certainly is a concern to us at the Overland Park Chamber given the number of “sweeps” made from the Kansas Department of Transportation to shore up the State’s sagging General Fund over the last few years. At the end of March, KDOT had to postpone letting 14 projects due to lack of funds. Not good news for an economy built upon efficient transport of people and just-in-time delivery of goods. Number #3? Quality of life, which includes housing

availability and costs, health care facilities, ratings of public schools, cultural and recreational opportunities and higher education. Why rated so high? According to the magazine, there is more emphasis today on work-life balance, especially by millennials. What about the Kansas emphasis on low taxes? Corporate tax rate comes in at #7, so while a factor, it’s not the decision driver. Let’s keep our eye on the ball and make sure we can deliver everything businesses need to succeed, instead of just one thing that makes us miss the strike zone entirely.

Leadership class studies state government

Reinvested Members continued . . .

Click advertisements below for details.

Super 8 Overland Park Talk of the Town Grill & BarOverland Park The Tasteful Olive Oil and Vinegar Shop 3&2 Baseball Club of Johnson County, Inc. Truss

1-4 Years

Benefit Communication Insourcing The Club at Indian Creek Corner Bakery Cafe-Corbin Park Cornerstone Home Lending Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes Goody Tickets Haven at Prairie Trace Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors National Auctioneers Association Overland Park Mazda Suture Express White | Goss, a Professional Corporation

Last month the 2016 Leadership Overland Park class spent the day in Topeka where they met with state officials and other representatives involved in the state government process. This month they are studying county and city government processes.

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RECENT EVENTS / MEMBER NEWS Member News & Events Saint Luke’s South Hospital will host its 9th annual Books and Boutiques luncheon featuring Lesley Stahl on April 29 at the Overland Park Convention Center. www.BooksAndBoutiques.org Johnson County Community College invites businesses to participate in a career fair to network with students seeking technology career opportunities, 2-4 p.m. on May 12. Olsson Associates recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. An employee-owned engineering and design firm, Olsson has 950 employees in nearly 30 offices across the Midwest and Southwest U.S. The Olathe School District has 22 finalists in the 61st

National Merit Scholarship program. Registered voters in the Olathe School District will vote in a June mail-in election on a $156 million bond to help the district address growth, safety and security, technology, and aging facility needs. Kansas State University Olathe has added two new graduate certificates focused on team science and professional skills for managers in STEM fields. Twenty-one students recently received scholarships funded by donations to The Builders’ Association Scholarship Foundation established to support careers in the

hosted on March 2 by

commercial construction industry. Overland Park Regional Medical Center is now the official health care partner of the Kansas City Sports Club, one of the largest club baseball organizations in Johnson County. Tallgrass Creek retirement community’s Post-Acute neighborhood has been named a 5-Star facility by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. MarksNelson LLC was named one of the top accounting firms in the Midwest and also one of the fastestgrowing firms in the U.S. by Accounting Today.

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Working Lunch hosted on March 1 by

Dr. Mark Scott presents a 30-second commercial on his new business, Scott Natural Vending LLC.

Tom Robinson, KCP&L; Ed O’Connor, PC Partners; Chuck Milde, AAA Missouri; Scott Wixson, Scott Wixson Insurance Ageny.

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Chamber members Black & Veatch, Shafer, Kline & Warren and TranSystems received the American Council of Engineering Companies’ annual Engineering Excellence Awards. WaterOne recently donated more than a $1,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City from the proceeds of scrap metal in the disposal of old metal locks and keys. The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College has opened the Kansas Focus Gallery, which will be devoted to artists associated with Kansas.

ECOMOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Partner Spotlight:

Menorah Medical Center and Overland Park Regional Medical Center are part of HCA Midwest Health Kansas City’s largest network and recognized leader in healthcare, consisting of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, physician practices and surgery centers. Every day the employees at these premier hospitals live out the mission of the organization, “Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.” Through community engagement, servant leadership and a commitment to the highest medical standards, Menorah Medical Center and Overland Park Regional Medical Center have helped make Overland Park one of the healthiest communities in the nation. Both hospitals are part of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute, a leader in cancer care. Menorah’s Breast Center is designated as a Breast Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. It is the only hospital in Johnson County to offer both 3D mammography and 3D ultrasound. The hospital is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and is certified by the Mammography Quality Standards Act. Additionally, the hospital is home to the region’s only Genitourinary Cancer clinic, specializing in Genitourinary Oncology, Genitourinary Malignancies, Urinary Tract Malignancies, Male Genital Malignancies and many other urinary tract conditions. Overland Park Regional Medical Center’s level III NICU offers the area’s most advanced level of NICU care. The hospital provides comprehensive care for all NICU babies, including advanced surgical care for micropreemies and other babies with serious health issues. Additionally, Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a certified Level II Trauma Center and a designated trauma center for the state of Kansas. This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for sudden, life-threatening injuries. The OPRMC trauma center provides highly trained, boardcertified physicians, specialists, critical care nurses and support staff who are available around the clock to care for the most serious health care needs.

Antonio Soave, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce, was the speaker at last month’s Economic Development Council Investors Lunch. Posing with Secretary Soave are Mayor Carl Gerlach; Beth Johnson, Senior Vice President of Economic Development; Tracey Osborne, Chamber President; and EDC Chairman Andrew Fogt, Commerce Bank.

Unemployment Rates Feb. 2016

Feb. 2015

Overland Park

3.3%

3.7%

Johnson County

3.3%

3.8%

Kansas City MSA

4.4%

5.9%

State of Kansas

4.3%

4.6%

– County Economic Research Institute

Building Permits in Overland Park New Institutional, Other Commercial Schools Commercial

February 2016 Square Feet Value

Totals

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2

65

70

58,087

68,147

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126,234

$6,852,786 $14,959,975 $27,478,911 $49,291,672 – City of Overland Park

Overland Park Retail Sales December 2015

For more information, visit www.hcamidwest.com.

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Thank you 2016 Corporate Partners and Sponsors for your continued support!

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

Corporate Partners

Member News continued . . .

Corporate Sponsors Affinis Corp First National Bank JE Dunn Construction Company Kansas City Power & Light Kansas Gas Service Saint Luke’s South Hospital Stoltz Management The University of Kansas Edwards Campus

Leadership Circle Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas EDZ Systems Johnson County Community College Overland Park Wealth Management

To become a Corporate Sponsor, contact us at (913) 491-3600 or [email protected].

Blue Valley Schools named Dr. Todd White as its new superintendent. Enterprise Bank & Trust named Scott Coup as its new Kansas City regional president. He replaces Linda Hanson who held the role for the past 15 years and has been promoted to regional vice chairman. Overland Park Regional Medical Center has appointed Steven R. Cleary as Chief Financial Officer. The Olathe School District named three new high school principals: Jason Herman at Olathe North High School, Chris Zuck at Olathe Northwest, and Clint Albers at Olathe South. Shawnee Mission School District’s Education Foundation has hired Kimberly Hinkle as its executive director. WaterOne has hired Janet Barrow as Director of Human Resources. MarksNelson LLC hired Brett Hedberg, CPA, MBA, as manager to the Accounting Services and Business Advisory Department.

Carl Petz accepted a new role at Black & Veatch as Associate Vice President and Global Marketing Director joining the Power/Oil & Gas Marketing team. Trish Reedy has joined Central Bank of the Midwest as a mortgage loan officer. Dr. James Mirabile, Mirabile M.D. Beauty, Health & Wellness, has been named medical director for SottoPelle. Josh Beck, EDFP, a Partner with MarksNelson LLC, will serve a one-year term on the board of directors for the Kansas City Chapter of CoreNet Global, an international corporate real estate network. Dr. Steven Hechler, Hechler Orthodontics, served the past year as president of the Kansas Dental Association. The Courtside Fresh Grill & Bar at The Athletic Club, 10440 Marty Avenue, is now serving breakfast Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and it has extended Saturday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Submit company news to Stan Lawson at [email protected].