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INTRODUCTION FROM JEFF BOERGER 2008 CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD
I invite you to become a member of Wyandotte County’s most active,
beneficial, results oriented business association, the Kansas City Kansas
Chamber of Commerce.
Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County have enjoyed extraordinary successes
over the past 10 years. On the business side, the area has become “the place to
be,” from Kansas Speedway to Village West to Schlitterbahn to a potential
destination resort casino in Wyandotte County. On the housing front, the growth
has continued, especially in eastern northwestern Kansas City Kansas. Being
actively engaged in the community right now should be a priority for everyone.
For over a century, the Kansas City Kansas Chamber of Commerce has met the
needs and wishes of this community and we will continue to search out new
economic opportunities for Kansas City Kansas and look to redevelop our urban
areas.
We will also begin to implement a $2 million five-year plan with our sister
organization Wyandotte Development, Inc. that will allow us to concentrate on
five core areas:
- Retention and expansion of existing businesses
- Marketing and recruitment of new businesses for targeted industries fitting
our community’s assets
- Workforce development to ensure our existing and future job needs are met
- A downtown resource center to house the “New Chamber and WDI” as a portal to
the new downtown. This space will continually tout the successes of the campaign
and community redevelopment as a whole
- Flexible resources for special or emerging economic development
opportunities
The board, staff and I look forward to engaging the Kansas City Kansas
community in continuing the chamber’s mission to create a quality community in
which to live and work. I hope that you will join us in our mission.
Jeff Boerger
2008 Chairman of the Board
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