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November 2011

Our Mission:
To enhance the economic
environment and quality
of life in our community.
Inside Perspective
2 Presldent's Message:
Dlstance provldes
perspectlve on communlty,
buslness lssues
3 Ho|lday ollers lrom
our members
4 Upcomlng events
5 Pecent event pbotos
6 Pecent event pbotos
7 828 Lxpo pbotos
8 New members
9 Pelnvested members /
Sponsor Spot|lgbt: KCP&L
1O Member news / Sponsor
Spot|lgbt: Over|and Park
Peglona| Medlca| Center
11 Lconomlc Deve|opment

Business
Perspective
TM
Please join us for the Chambers main membership
event of the year . . .
Chamber Annual Meeting & Luncheon
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
12:OO-1:OO p.m. (cbeck-ln beglns at 11:3O a.m.)
Overland Park Convention Center, 6OOO Co||ege 8ou|evard
Featured Program:
Tbe Year ln Pevlew by 2O11 Cbalrman ol tbe 8oard Steve Smltb
A Prevlew ol tbe Year Abead by 2O12 Cbalrman ol tbe 8oard Plck Worre|
Puckus on tbe Poad |lve program
$55 per person lor Cbamber members, $7O per person lor non-members
$65O lor a reserved tab|e ol 1O lor members, $8OO lor a reserved tab|e ol 1O lor non-members
$985 lor a Corporate Tab|e Sponsor (lnc|udes prelerred seatlng lor 1O and recognltlon ln tbe prlnted program)
Register on the Chamber Events page at www.opchamber.org
Lvent Sponsor:

www.twltter.com/opcbamber
www.lacebook.com/opcbamber
Ruckus on the Road brings lively discussion
to Chambers Annual Meeting
Tbe Over|and Park Cbamber's Annua|
Meetlng wl|| leature a |lve presentatlon
ol Puckus, a program ol KCPT. Puckus ls
a |lve|y roundtab|e dlscusslon ol tbe blg
tlcket lssues belng ta|ked about around
tbe Kansas Clty metro area. |t leatures
an ensemb|e ol lndlvldua|s expresslng
tbelr conservatlve and |lbera| oplnlons on
tbe lssues.
Tbe Puckus program wl||
be moderated by Mike
Shanin, a veteran Kansas
Clty broadcaster wltb
experlence ln botb radlo
and te|evlslon. He bas
moderated tbe Puckus
program slnce lts lntroductlon on
cbanne| 19 ln Marcb 1995.
Tbe pane|lsts, a|so known
as Puckettes, wl|| lnc|ude:
Yael Abouhalkah - Kan-
sas Clty Star co|umnlst
Woody Cozad - attorney
and lormer cbalrman ol
tbe Mlssourl Pepub|lcan
Party
Gwen
Grant
- presldent & CLO ol tbe
Urban League ol Greater
Kansas Clty
Mary OHalloran - lor-
mer |owa |egls|ator and a
po|ltlca| consu|tant
Addlng a bomegrown
[obnson County perspectlve wl|| be
Specla| Guest Pockette Steve Rose.
Pose ls tbe lormer owner and pub|lsber
ol Sun Pub|lcatlons and a
|ongtlme communlty
|eader. He current|y ls a
week|y co|umnlst lor tbe
Kansas Clty Star.
2 Business Perspective
FROM THE PRESIDENT
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 opcc@opchamber.org www.opchamber.org
Pecent work-re|ated trave| bas provlded your cbamber |eadersblp wltb severa| opportu-
nltles to rel|ect upon our communlty's strengtbs and opportunltles. No, lt's not a case ol
dlstance (or absence) maklng our bearts grow londer, but ratber tbe opportunlty ol
gettlng away provldlng a cbance to galn perspectlve.
As we do eacb year, our |eadersblp partlclpated ln tbe
Greater Kansas Clty Cbamber's Leadersblp Lxcbange. Tbls
ls a trlp deslgned to vlslt anotber metro area slml|ar to ours
ln demograpblcs, assets and cba||enges ln order to |earn
and brlng bome great ldeas. We appreclate tbe cbance to
partlclpate as tbe trlp losters understandlng between tbe
|eaders ol our reglon even as we |earn about tbe clty we
are vlsltlng.
Tbls year we went to Cbar|otte, N.C. Cbar|otte ls lmpres-
slve, and struck me most lor tbe beauty and c|ean|lness ol
lts downtown. Tbe clty exudes vlbrancy, and lts pub|lc
spaces were ll||ed wltb peop|e wa|klng to and lrom work,
enjoylng museums, art and restaurants. One ol tbe |essons
| brougbt bome was mentloned numerous tlmes by our
guest speakers: tbe lmportance ol commltment to tbe
communlty's p|an. Tbe communlty's |eadersblp remalned
commltted to tbe strateglc p|an, tbrougbout cbanges ln e|ected |eadersblp tbrougb tbe
years. Tbls, above a||, was relerenced as a cornerstone ol tbe clty's success tbrougb tbe
decades, and lnterestlng|y, bas been one ol tbe bencbmarks ol Over|and Park's success
as we||.
[ust a lew weeks prlor to tbls trlp,
Cbamber |eaders trave|ed to Wasblngton,
D.C., to ta|k wltb our e|ected de|egatlon
and gatber lnlormatlon be|plu| to our
buslness communlty at bome. Wbl|e our
Pepresentatlves and Senators and tbelr
stall teams are very accesslb|e |oca||y, lt ls
uselu| to a|so meet ln D.C., wbere we
can ta|k wltb tbelr stall specla|lsts and get
tbe |atest lnlormatlon lrom Caplto| Hl||.
Durlng our wblr|wlnd vlslt we bad
brlellngs wltb tbe U.S. Cbamber and
tbelr stall dlrectors ln tbe areas ol
envlronment and regu|atory po|lcy, bea|tb care, sma|| buslness and transportatlon. We
met a|so wltb stall ol tbe Senate Commlttee on Sma|| 8uslness and Lntrepreneursblp.
A|| meetlngs provlded tbe opportunlty lor dlscourse on lssues re|evant to Over|and
Park's buslness communlty, sucb as extenslon ol blgbway lundlng and tbe need lor
reautborlzatlon ol a mu|tl-year p|an, tbe lmpact ol excesslve regu|atlons on buslness
costs, |ack ol c|arlty ln bea|tb care regu|atlons, and tbe need to repea| tbe tbree-percent
wltbbo|dlng mandate. Some ol tbese ltems are current|y part ol tbe Cbamber's ledera|
|egls|atlve agenda, wbl|e otber lssues dlscussed wl|| be added to tbe 2O12 agenda.
|t's a|ways great to come bome, rel|ect upon |essons |earned and determlne bow to best
caplta|lze and app|y tbem to our best advantage. Over|and Park and tbe Kansas Clty
reglon stack up admlrab|y we|| agalnst Cbar|otte, and we lntend to |earn as mucb as we
can lrom tbem. As lor our D.C. trlp, we took our co||ectlve Cbamber volce tbere to
advocate lor our buslnesses, and wl|| not stop just because we are bome. Look lor our
updated agenda ln your lnbox soon. We bope you wl|| engage wltb us as we bead lnto
tbls e|ectlon year to keep our comblned volces strong.
1rocey Osborne, CCL
Coobor lrosluoot
Distance provides perspective on community,
business issues
Chamber Board and Staff
BOARD OFFICERS:
Steve Smltb, Chairman
Midland Loan Services
Plck Worre|, Chairman Elect
Afnis Corp.
Terry McCallerty, Vice Chairman
Zurich North America Commercial
Steve Gl|key, vlce Chairman
Kansas City Power & Light
Cralg Zabnd, Secretary
Swiss Re
[lm Ho||and, Treasurer
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Ld O'Connor, Past Chairman
PC Partners, Inc.
BOARD MEMBERS:
8rett 8ogan, Lathrop & Gage LLP
Dr. Terry Ca|away, Johnson County Community Col-
lege
A||lson Dar|lng, GoalGETTERS
Tom Fltzslmmons, Metcalf Bank
[alme [ones, Sprint
Laura Lalben, Culinary Center of Kansas City
Mlke La||y, Olsson Associates
Gus Meyer, Rau Construction Company
Gary Nevlus, Nevius Serig Palmer Architecture
Leo Nunnlnk, UMB Bank
Car| Petz, Black & Veatch
Todd Poberts, Pepsi Beverages Company
Kar|a Pocker, Oak Park Mall
8rad Scale, Benet Trust Company
Dr. Tom Trlgg, Blue Valley School District
Sam Turner, Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Larry Wlnn, |||, BHC Rhodes
Klrk Young, Job Match Assessment, Inc.
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS:
Fred Merrl||, [r., 2O11 Cbalr ol Over|and Park Cbamber
Lconomlc Deve|opment Councl|
Dr. [erry Cook, Overland Park Convention & Visitors
Bureau
8l|| Lbe|, City of Overland Park
Mayor Car| Ger|acb, City of Overland Park
Tracey Osborne, CCL, Over|and Park Cbamber ol Com-
merce
Cbery| Troxe|, DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas City -
Overland Park
Greg Wo|l, SNR Denton
CHAMBER STAFF:
Tracey Osborne, CCL, President
Andrea 8ruenlng, Member Services Coordinator
[ennller 8runlng, Vice President, Government Affairs
Frank Lb|lng, Controller
Tlm Ho|verson, |OM, Recruitment & Retention Director,
Economic Development Council
Ann [udd, Assistant to the President
Stan Lawson, Communications Director
Danle||e Naven, Policy & Communications Coordinator,
Economic Development Council
Davld Pruente, |OM, Membership Director
Laura Slmmons, CAL, Director of Member Services
[ennller 8runlng, Tracey Osborne, Pep. Kevln Yoder,
Tom Poblnett, American Academy of Family
Physicians, and Plck Worre|, Afnis Corp.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFERS
November 2011 3
UPCOMING EVENTS
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[oln us at tbls networklng event!
Wednesday, November 9
8-9 a.m.
[oln us lor collee and buslness networklng wbl|e |earnlng
more about tbe Over|and Park campus ol Natlona|
Amerlcan Unlverslty. |n addltlon to a strong buslness and
lnlormatlon tecbno|ogy currlcu|um, tbe |oca| campus
ollers two nurslng programs. We'|| see you tbere!
RSVP by noon on November 8
10310 Mastin Street
Come hear the good news happening
around Overland Park at our annual feel-
good breakfast program . . .
Tuesday, November 8
7:3O-9:OO a.m.
Sheraton Overland Park Hotel
61OO Co||ege 8ou|evard
Master ol Ceremonles: Greg Musl|, Polsinelli Shughart PC
$25 lor members, $35 lor non-members
$28O lor a tab|e ol 1O lor members, $38O lor a tab|e ol 1O lor non-members
proudly sponsored by
Reservations due by noon on November 1
Peglster on|lne at www.opcbamber.org
GOOD MORNI NG
OVERLAND PARK!
[oln us at tbls networklng event!
Wednesday, November 30
5-7 p.m.
Lnjoy networklng, lood and drlnks, and |earn more about
tbe co||ege tbat produces more tban one ln every 1O
cblropractors practlclng ln Nortb Amerlca.
RSVP by noon on November 29
10850 Lowell Avenue
Young Professionals
Learning@Lunch
Thursday, November 10
Deer Creek Golf Club
7OOO West 133rd Street
Over|and Park, Kansas
leaturlng
Mayor Carl Gerlach
[oln your le||ow Young
Prolesslona|s lor tbls program
leaturlng Over|and Park Mayor
Car| Ger|acb, wbo wl|| dlscuss
tbe luture ol Over|and Park
lnc|udlng an update on vlslon
Metca|l and deve|opments ln
Downtown Over|and Park.
Peglstratlon ls requlred and |uncb ls provlded.
$1O lor Cbamber members, $15 lor non-members
RSVP by noon on November 8
Peglster at www.opcbamber.org or ca|| (913) 491-36OO
RECENT EVENTS
November 2011 5
Clty Councl|member Dave [anson and Cbamber Presldent Tracey Osborne
be|ped ce|ebrate a rlbbon cuttlng ceremony lor KeyBank, 115O1 Out|ook
Street, Sulte 3OO. Key8ank ls a commercla| rea| estate |oan orlglnatlon and
servlclng company. Tbe company moved 385 emp|oyees lnto lts new
66,47O-square-loot lacl|lty on tbe Sprlnt Campus. For more lnlormatlon:
(913) 317-4244 or www.keybank.com.
Clty Councl|member Terry Happer Scbeler and Cbamber Dlp|omats be|ped
Kendra Wyatt, co-lounder, ce|ebrate a rlbbon cuttlng lor tbe New Birth
Company, 92O9 West 11Otb Street. Tbe New 8lrtb Company ollers a
contemporary natura| cbl|dblrtb experlence tbat ls sale, beautllu| and
allordab|e. |t supports tbe practlce ol mldwllery and tbe norma| blrtb
process uslng slgbt, sound, sme||, taste and toucb to enbance tbe blrtb
experlence. For more lnlormatlon: www.newblrtbcompany.com.
Cbamber Presldent Tracey Osborne and Cbamber Dlp|omats be|ped Sberl
Osborn, genera| manager, and ber team ce|ebrate a rlbbon cuttlng lor 801
Chophouse, 11616 Asb Street. Wltb an lnterlor remlnlscent ol a 192Os New
York Clty steak bouse, tbe new restaurant leatures aged on|y USDA prlme
beel, and lresb sealood lnc|udlng |lve Malne |obsters, jumbo klng crab |egs and
oysters on tbe ba|l-sbe||. For more lnlormatlon: www.8O1cbopbouse.com or
(913) 322-18O1.
oco lroIossloools
uoy uocr
oostou by
Pyan Lang, Burns &
McDonnell, Cbrlstlne
Hartlgan, KU Edwards
Campus, Sbameon Harrls,
DoubleTree by Hilton,
and Da|e Drlver, Jersey
Mikes Subs.
[ason Su||lvan, Mize Houser
& Company, C|alre Llndb
and Krlstln S|ater, botb wltb
Wellington Group.
Adam Pebm, Hovey
Williams, [odl Kruger,
Waddell & Reed, and Clndy
Wlsslnger, Cancer Action.
Lrlc 8arstow and Monlca
Wltkowskl, botb wltb
Sheraton Overland
Park, and Llsa Manns,
Commerce Bank.
RECENT EVENTS
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1ooosoo, IroncbiseMor|, oou 8tovo uoIoy,
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Clouy Wlssloor, Concer Ac|ion, |nc., Llso oou 1ooo Docoorty,
boto wlto Coreer Ior|ners |n|erno|ionoI-kC, oou 1ol cso,
Cbick-0I-A o| OverIond Iork.
loto Wol|ol, Ie|e's Ies| Con|roI, Joy |ls, Lc|o
Jowo, oou roo| uolltoo.
1ooooo Dwyor, 8oin| luke's 8ou|b Hosi|oI
oou Jooroso lo, kosomo.
8oolby |rloo oou 1ooolIor Woous, boto wlto
8oin| luke's 8ou|b Hosi|oI.
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Vlcoool Vootoco, L||ec|ive 8oIes DeveIomen|, 1l
Wll|losoo, 8oootoo 1ooosoo oou 8tovo 1obo, oll wlto
8co|| kice O|0ce works.
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8co|| kice O|0ce works, oou 1olo Aclrro,
1be Ar|s CounciI o| Me|rooIi|on konsos Ci|y.
Asoloy Gooosor oou Vlcooollo Goll, boto wlto
Communi|y 8Iood Cen|er o| Greo|er konsos Ci|y,
oou Dooooo uoroo, kenee keIIy's.
Wol|or 8woo, Cbose 8ui|e Ho|eI, Dovlu 8lto,
8co|| kice O|0ce works, oou 8tovo Worroo,
8ervro o| leowood[OverIond Iork.
8tovo 1obo, 8co|| kice O|0ce works, 1orry lo,
8ooooo Locollo oou Corls Jorros, oll wlto kosomo.
Booth Contest Winners
Sma|| Company - Sign-A-Rama
Overland Park
Large Company - Cleveland
Chiropractic College
Most Llke|y to Galn My 8uslness
- New York Dawg Pound
RECENT EVENTS
November 2011 7
Lvent Sponsor:
Thanks to our seminar presenter:
Me|anle Woods,
|nteractlve Marketlng Manager,
UM8 Flnancla| Corp.
Prlnt Sponsor:
B2B EXPO
Thanks to the following for their donations:
8ank ol Kansas Clty
Career Partners |nternatlona|
Cbase Sulte Hote|s
Cblck-ll|-A Over|and Park
Doub|eTree by Hl|ton
Lqulty 8ank
Lxlgo 8uslness So|utlons
Flrestone Comp|ete Auto Care
Harmon Constructlon
Hawtborn Sultes Over|and Park
Heart|and Surglca| Specla|lty Hosplta|
Homewood Sultes
|ncred-A-8ow| Faml|y Fun Center
[obnson County Translt
Klnsetb Hosplta|lty
KU Ldwards Campus
Mlnuteman Press ol Metca|l
Oak Park Ma||
Ottawa Unlverslty
Over|and Park Conventlon Center
Santa Fe Tow
Sante F|ora| Deslgns
Tbe Tastelu| O|lve
Tbe UPS Store-Oak Park Commons
vl||age Home Hea|tb
Z U|tlmate Se|l Delense Studlos
NEW MEMBERS
8 Business Perspective
Creative Carnivals &
Events, LLC
Sondra Wl|son, member manager
11121 West 87tb Terrace
Over|and Park, KS 66214
(913) 642-O9OO
sondra@carnlva||ady.com
www.carnlva||ady.com
Event Planning, Party Planning & Event
Consultants
Crossland Construction
Company
Dennls 8urns, dlrector ol
buslness deve|opment
46O Nlcbo|s Poad Sulte 325
Kansas Clty, MO 64112
(816) 96O-4553
ssala@cross|andconstructlon.com
www.cross|andconstructlon.com
Contractors - General, Construction
Management
Digital Lagoon
[ordan Gersbon
9121 8ond Street
Over|and Park, KS 66214
(913) 888-3468
jgersbon@|agoon.com
www.|agoon.com
Web Site Design, Printers
DR Solution Group, LLC
Dana Adams, owner
9218 Metca|l Avenue, Sulte 233
Over|and Park, KS 66212
(816) 256-2O2O
lnlo@drso|utlongroup.com
www.drso|utlongroup.com
Record Storage/Imaging, Data Storage
The Egg & I
Abmad Fraltekb, owner
818O West 135tb Street
Over|and Park, KS 66223
(913) 814-7444
over|andpark@tbeeggandlks.com
www.tbeeggandlrestaurants.com
Restaurants
801 Chophouse
Sberl Osborn, genera| manager
11616 Asb Street
Leawood, KS 66211
(913) 322-18O1
8O1cbopbouse|eawood@gmal|.
com
www.8O1cbopbouse.com
Restaurants
The Elms Resort & Spa
Lrlc 8uslck, genera| manager
4O1 Pegent Street
Lxce|slor Sprlngs, MO 64O24
(816) 63O-55OO
gm@e|msresort.com
www.e|msresort.com
Hotels, Beauty Services
Jersey Mikes Subs
Ky|e Meagber
14967 West 119tb Street
O|atbe, KS 66O62
(913) 764-49OO
ddrlver@mlkesmarketers.com
www.jerseymlkes.com
Restaurants
KeyBank
Truss Tyson, lnvestor reportlng
manager
115O1 Out|ook Street, Sulte 3OO
Over|and Park, KS 66211
(913) 317-4244
Fax: (877) 379-1625
truss_tyson@keybank.com
www.keybank.com
Real Estate
Medical Missions Foundation
Sbanna Goodman, dlrector ol
deve|opment and marketlng
64O5 Metca|l, Sulte 51O
Over|and Park, KS 662O2
(913) 338-O343
mml@mmlwor|d.org
www.mmlwor|d.org
Non-Prot Organizations
OHara Promotional
Products
Katle O'Hara, owner
11936 West 119tb Street, #124
Over|and Park, KS 66213
(913) 232-9344
kobara@obarapromotlona|-
products.com
www.obarapromotlona|products.com
Promotional Products & Services
Old Kinderhook
Gay|a We|sb, Sa|es Specla|lst
2O Lag|e Pldge Poad
Camdenton, MO 65O2O
(573) 317-3559
gwe|sb@o|dklnderbook.com
www.o|dklnderbook.com
Meeting Facilities, Golf Courses
Plan Ahead Events
Wendy Wor|ey, co-owner
52O5 West 71st Street
Pralrle vl||age, KS 662O8
(913) 534-8955
wendy@p|anabeadevents-kc.com
www.p|anabeadevents-kc.com
Event Planning, Trade Shows -
Expositions & Fairs
Redwood Technology
Solutions, Inc.
Mlke [ackson, presldent
6811 Sbawnee Mlsslon Parkway,
Sulte 215
Over|and Park, KS 662O2
(913) 677-6744
mjackson@redwoodnetworks.com
www.redwoodnetworks.com
Computer Networking, Computer
& Computer Equipment - Service &
Repair
Reformed TRX & Pilates
Cbrlstlne Sa|yer, olllce manager
7254 West 151st Street
Over|and Park, KS 66223
(913) 238-4526
cbrlstlnesa|yer@gmal|.com
Fitness Centers
Reliant Pro, LLC
[. Mlcbae|
62O1 Co||ege 8ou|evard
Over|and Park, KS 66211
(913) 451-77OO
sbrandt@re|lant.pro
www.maxc|alm.com
Contractors - General, Roong
Ricks Tailoring and
Menswear
[ell Covltz, owner
6398 Co||ege 8ou|evard
Over|and Park, KS 66211
(913) 381-2511
jell@rlckstal|orlngandmenswear.
com
www.rlckstal|orlngandmenswear.
com
Tailoring, Mens Apparel - Retail
Shawnee Dispatch
Susan Cantre||, vlce presldent ol
sa|es & marketlng
63O1 Pl|umm Poad
Sbawnee, KS 66216
(913) 962-3OOO
smuslck@|jwor|d.com
www.sbawneedlspatcb.com
Newspapers, Advertising- Newspapers
TrueShare.com
Lrlc Matt, Presldent
1O5OO 8ark|ey Street, Sulte 2OO
Over|and Park, KS 66212
(913) 341-21OO
erlc@truesbare.com
www.truesbare.com
Computer Systems Designers &
Consultants, Cloud Computing
Welcome new members!
We are pleased to introduce these new members of the Overland Park Chamber:
Gro 8tollstolor, w8|, rosootou klulo too Vobllo Wovo. Woot |vory
cslooss Noous to koow to bo 8cccossIcl lo too Vobllo Ao, ucrlo o rocoot
lz |u |tro soloor oIIorou by too Coobor.
If you know a business that
should belong to the
Chamber, please contact
David Pruente at
(913) 491-3600 or
dpruente@opchamber.org.
MEMBER RENEWALS / SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
November 2011 9
20+ Years
AAA Mlssourl
AP| 8roadcast Advertlslng
Atmos Lnergy
C|arldge Court
Cretex Concrete Products
Mldwest, |nc.
Cross Manulacturlng, |nc.
|NTPUST 8ank
Mlze, Houser & Company
Pace Products, |nc.
State Farm |nsurance - Pex 8. Hoy
10-19 Years
Argentlne Federa| Savlngs
Assoclated Llle and Hea|tb
Products
8|ue va||ey NLA
Tbe 8ul|ders' Assoclatlon
Centra| Lxcbange
DLP Group
Faltb Tecbno|ogles, |nc.
Freedom Polnte ol Over|and Park
Fry Ortbodontlc Specla|lsts-Qulvlra
Poad
Martln, Prlng|e, O|lver, Wa||ace &
8auer, LLP
Opbtba|mlc Servlces, P.A.
Over|and Park Conventlon &
vlsltors 8ureau
Prudentla| Kansas Clty Pea|ty-Pbl|
Summerson
Slgns by Tomorrow
True Nortb Hote| Group
5-9 Years
KC SourceLlnk
Stepben Nlcbo|s, O.D.
Nlck|aus Go|l C|ub @ LlonsGate
Town P|aza Faml|y Practlce
Wa|mart Nelgbborbood Market
Wa|mart-1O3rd & Metca|l
Wa|mart-157tb & Metca|l
1-4 Years
A||led Natlona|, |nc.
Amerlcan Glr|
Career8ul|der
Cbrlst Communlty Cburcb
Doub|e Take Sa|on and Spa
Lrlcsson
Fry Ortbodontlc Specla|lsts-151st
Street
Huscb 8|ackwe|| LLP
|ncred-A-8ow| Faml|y Fun Center
Lllesty|es Custom Homes &
Pemode|lng, |nc.
Manpower
Metabo|lc Pesearcb Center
Nlck and [ake's
Penee Ke||y's at Caenen Cast|e
Wrlgbt Career Co||ege
Member Renewals
We thank the following businesses for their
membership reinvestment in September 2011:
Improving life in the communities we serve
For more tban 125 years, KCP&L bas p|ayed an lmportant
ro|e ln tbe growtb and deve|opment ol tbe Kansas Clty
reglon as an allordab|e, re|lab|e e|ectrlclty provlder.
Tbls year, we comp|eted our 6-year Comprebenslve
Lnergy P|an, wblcb was created wltb lnput lrom tbe
communlty. We worked c|ose|y to create a cost-ellectlve,
envlronmenta||y sensltlve p|an to better posltlon our
reglon wltb c|eaner, re|lab|e e|ectrlclty lor decades.
Our reglon a|so benellts lrom:
Economic Development Support - We be|p
customers strengtben tbelr buslnesses wltb slte
se|ectlon, web deve|opment, brandlng and strateglc
p|annlng asslstance. Our goa| ls to be|p exlstlng
customers, prospectlve buslnesses and communlty
partners succeed.
Economic Development Incentive - We provlde an
Lconomlc Deve|opment Plder (LDP) dlscount lor
qua|llylng commercla| and lndustrla| customer
expanslons or new projects. Tbls rlder provldes a
qua|llylng company savlngs tbrougb a dlscounted rate on
tbe customer's bl|| over llve years.
Competitive Rates - KCP&L's rates contlnue to be
be|ow tbe natlona| average, maklng our reglon attractlve
to buslness and economlc deve|opment.
Reliability and Customer Service - KCP&L ls
conslstent|y recognlzed as one ol tbe most re|lab|e
utl|ltles ln tbe Mldwest, and ls recognlzed annua||y ln
natlona| studles lor blgb |eve|s ol customer satlslactlon.
Sufcient Electricity - Our new coa|-llred power
p|ant, |atan 2, ls one ol tbe c|eanest ln tbe country and
wl|| meet growlng demand, maklng our |oca| energy
luture more certaln.
For more lnlormatlon: www.kcp|.com or (816) 471-5275.
Sponsor
Spotlight:
We encourage you to use
these Chamber members
rst when purchasing
goods and services.
2012 Executive Committee named
Tbe Cbamber 8oard ol Dlrectors announces tbe lo||owlng
board olllcers lor 2O12:
Chairman: Plck Worre|, Afnis Corp.
Chairman-Elect: Larry Wlnn, |||, BHC Rhodes
Vice-Chairman: [lm Ho||and, Fisher & Phillips LLC
Vice-Chairman: Marga Spang|er, First National Bank
Secretary: Steve Gl|key, Kansas City Power & Light
Treasurer: Cralg Zabnd, Swiss Re
Past Chair: Steve Smltb, Midland Loan Services
Did You Know?
The Chamber Has Affordable Meeting Space . . .
Cbamber members can bo|d meetlngs and worksbops ln
tbe meetlng and conlerence rooms at tbe Cbamber olllce
ln Corporate Woods lor an allordab|e rate. For detal|s:
Andrea at abruenlng@opcbamber.org.
MEMBER NEWS
10 Business Perspective
Your Quality Healthcare Provider
Overland Park Regional Medical Center (OPPMC) ls one
ol our communlty's premler bosplta|s lor qua|lty bea|tb care.
Centra||y |ocated and easl|y to access at 1O5OO Qulvlra Poad,
OPPMC provldes a mu|tltude ol acute care and prlmary care
servlces to lndlvldua|s lrom across a |arge reglon.
OPPMC bas earned many bonors lor lts qua|lty care and was
just named a Top Perlormer on Key Qua|lty Measures" ln
every [olnt Commlsslon key qua|lty measure lor wblcb lt
provldes care. |t was tbe on|y Kansas bosplta| ln tbe entlre
Kansas Clty reglon to earn tbls bonor.
Wltb over 1,1OO emp|oyees and near|y 4OO medlca| stall
pbyslclans, OPPMC ls a|so one ol tbe |argest emp|oyers ln
[obnson County and ls part ol tbe HCA Mldwest Hea|tb
System, tbe area's |argest bea|tbcare network.
Full Range of Healthcare Services
OPPMC ollers a lu|| range ol tecbno|oglca||y advanced
servlces ln a carlng envlronment, lnc|udlng:
Lmergency Servlces wltb accredlted Cbest Paln Center
and Certllled Stroke Center
Peglon's on|y Leve| || Trauma Center
Area's |argest Leve| ||| Neonata| |ntenslve Care nursery
Women's Center ollerlng maternlty, advanced lnlertl|lty,
and blgb-rlsk perlnato|ogy care
Comprebenslve cardlo|ogy, cancer, dlabetes, and
ortbopedlc servlces
Fu|| servlce lmaglng servlces wltb dlglta| mammograpby
and 64-s|lce CT
Communlty Lducatlon and We||ness C|asses
Free 24-bour pbyslclan relerra| and bea|tb lnlormatlon
pbone servlce
Growing into the Future
OPPMC soon wl|| |auncb a constructlon project tbat wl|| add
prlvate patlent rooms and expand emergency servlces to
meet tbe bea|tb care needs ol a growlng and aglng
popu|atlon. Wltb tbe potentla| to brlng an addltlona| 13O jobs
to tbe area, tbe bosplta|'s expanslon wl|| lncrease tbe
capaclty lor patlents but as lmportant|y, lt wl|| add tecbno|ogy
and modern convenlences to enbance tbe patlent
experlence.
For more lnlormatlon: www.oprmc.com or (913) 541-5OOO.
Sponsor Spotlight:
Member News & Events
Bank of Kansas City bas
appolnted Mlcbae| vlazzo|l to
tbe new|y created posltlon ol
presldent.
Heatber 8ebe|er, LM8A, ls
tbe new vlce presldent and
cblel resource olllcer lor
Caronde|et Hea|tb, wblcb
lnc|udes St. Joseph Medical
Center.
Fred Sberman, A|CP, bas
jolned Shafer, Kline &
Warren, Inc., as a senlor
p|anner and G|S consu|tant.
Pusse|| McNlll, P.L., bas jolned
BHC Rhodes as a project
englneer wltb 11 years ol
experlence ln clvl| englneer-
lng, englneerlng management
and constructlon management.
|ronStone 8ank, 795O Co||ege
8ou|evard, bas comp|eted lts
converslon to tbe First
Citizens Bank name.
Terracon Consultants, Inc.,
bas acqulred tbe bul|dlng
lorenslcs englneerlng llrm ol
Dress|er Consu|tlng Lngl-
neers, |nc.
AT&T ls blrlng near|y 1OO
emp|oyees ln Kansas to
accommodate growtb ln lts
U-verse te|evlslon, broadband
and volce servlce and otber
operatlons. Tbe majorlty ol
new blres wl|| be ln tbe
Kansas Clty area and tbe
|argest category ls lor tecbnl-
clans responslb|e lor lnsta||lng
AT&T U-verse servlces.
Kincaid Coach Lines
we|comes L|alne Nels as sa|es
manager responslb|e lor new
buslness deve|opment.
Tlllany Howe|| ls now Kansas
dlrector ol outreacb lor Park
Meadows Senior Living,
59O1 West 1O7tb Street.
Terracon bas appolnted
Davld D. Harwood, P.L., P.
Lng., as senlor vlce presldent
and dlrector ol strateglc
buslness sectors, wblcb
lnc|ude transportatlon/
lnlrastructure, energy and
ledera|.
Tbe Kansas City Business
Journal ls recognlzlng 15
companles wbose tecbno|o-
Tbe UPS Store-Oak Park
Commons, 11944 West 95tb
Street, recent|y ranked tbe
second blgbest vo|ume
prlntlng store out ol 4,6OO
stores ln tbe UPS lrancblse
network ln tbe country. |t a|so
ranked #1 ln sa|es vo|ume ln
tbe metro Kansas Clty area.
BHC Rhodes recent|y
presented lts seventb annua|
Communlty Leadersblp
Award to Dr. Cralg Denny,
Pb.D., P.L., presldent ol tbe
8oard ol Lducatlon lor tbe
Shawnee Mission School
District.
Damond 8oatwrlgbt ls tbe
new CLO ol Overland Park
Regional Medical Center.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Overland Park
by the Numbers
New Commercial Permit Activity
Issued for Month: 1
2011 YTD: 17 2010 YTD: 13
Value for Month: $75,OOO
2011 YTD: $27,386,7OO 2010 YTD: $7,O79,1OO
Other Commercial Permit Activity
Issued for Month: 45
2011 YTD: 433 2010 YTD: 432
Value for Month: $3,864,285
2011 YTD: $4O,631,316 2010 YTD: $41,512,85O
Permits Issued to:
Costco Wbo|esa|e, 12221 8|ue va||ey Parkway
Johnson County Retail Sales
[une 2O11
Unemployment Rates
[u|y 2O11
Permit Activity
September 2O11
Premier Beverage establishes
regional headquarters in OP
Fiorellas Jack Stack Barbecue
makes OP its coporate home
Premler 8everage, |nc., bas
moved 122 admlnlstratlve,
sa|es, marketlng and olllce
emp|oyees lrom |ocatlons ln
Lenexa and Kansas Clty, Mo.,
lnto lts new reglona| bead-
quarters ln Over|and Park.
Premler 8everage ls a wbo||y
owned subsldlary ol G|azer's
Dlstrlbutors, one ol tbe
country's |argest dlstrlbutors
ol a|cobo|lc beverages.
Our Over|and Park olllce ls
golng to be our centra| sa|es
olllce lor botb Kansas Clty,
Mo., and Kansas Clty, Kan.,"
sald Pat McNamara, G|azer's
vlce presldent ol operatlons.
Tbls ls tbe llrst tlme we bave
comblned olllces ln two
states. We |ook lorward to
bostlng our supp|lers wbo wl||
vlslt lrom a|| over tbe wor|d."
Premler 8everage's new,
2O,OOO-sq.-lt reglona| bead-
quarters ls at 52OO Metca|l
Avenue. Tbe company ls
maklng a $2.7 ml||lon caplta|
One ol tbe metro area's
lavorlte eaterles bas cbosen
Over|and Park as lts new
corporate bome. Flore||a's
[ack Stack 8arbecue, wblcb
operates lour restaurants ln
tbe Kansas Clty area, lnc|ud-
lng one ln Over|and Park, wl||
move 13 management and
admlnlstratlve emp|oyees
lrom soutb Kansas Clty, Mo.,
to 95tb and Metca|l by tbe
end ol tbe year. Tbe company
lntends to make a caplta|
lnvestment ol more tban
$9OO,OOO ln lts new
6,5OO-sq.-lt. olllce space.
On beba|l ol barbecue
lnvestment ln tbe space.
Premler 8everage ls exact|y
tbe klnd ol company Over-
|and Park we|comes and
wants," sald Over|and Park
Mayor Car| Ger|acb. 8rlng-
lng togetber two sa|es olllces
at a centra| polnt wl|| make
Premler an even more
competltlve operatlon.
Premler, a |eadlng dlstrlbutor,
ls a|so a very communlty-
mlnded operatlon wltb lts
pbl|antbroplc ellorts. Glvlng
back to a communlty ls vlta|
and appreclated by many."
Tbe Da||as, Texas-based
G|azer's dlstrlbutes and
markets wlne and splrlts ln 12
states and generates more
tban $3 bl||lon ln annua|
revenue. |t ls one ol tbe
natlon's |argest wbo|esa|e
dlstrlbutors ol wlne, splrlts
and ma|t beverage products.
For more lnlormatlon:
www.g|azers.com.
|overs, we tru|y we|come tbe
Flore||a's [ack Stack 8arbecue
corporate olllce," sald Car|
Ger|acb, mayor ol Over|and
Park. Flore||a's ls an out-
standlng laml|y buslness, just
|lke so many otbers ln our
great clty."
Founded ln 1957 under tbe
Smokestack 8arbeque name,
Flore||a's [ack Stack 8arbecue
ls known lor lts blckory-
grl||ed beel, pou|try and
sealood, and ls now tbe
|argest, lu||-servlce wood
cookery ln tbe lndustry.
For more lnlormatlon:
www.jackstackbbq.com.
November 2011 11
Thank you 2011
Corporate Partners
and Sponsors
for your continued support!
Flrst Natlona| 8ank
[L Dunn Constructlon
Company
[obnson County
Communlty Co||ege
Kansas Clty Cancer Center
Kansas Clty Power & Llgbt
Kansas Gas Servlce
Over|and Park Peglona|
Medlca| Center
Pepsl 8everages Company
QC Ho|dlngs, |nc.
Salnt Luke's Soutb
Swlss Pe
Wadde|| & Peed
Flnancla|, |nc.
To become a Corporate Sponsor,
contact us at (913) 491-36OO
or opcc@opcbamber.org.
Corporate Partners
Corporate Sponsors
9OO1 West 11Otb Street, Sulte 15O
Over|and Park, Kansas 6621O
(913) 491-36OO www.opcbamber.org
gy-based so|utlons created tanglb|e
benellts wltb lts llrst |mpacT Award.
Peclplents lnc|ude Cbamber members
HCA Mldwest Hea|tb System (wblcb
lnc|udes Menorah Medical Center and
Overland Park Regional Medical
Center), Sporting Kansas City, DLR
Group, and UMB Financial Corp.
Casa de Fuentes and First National
Bank Center were among lour busl-
nesses to be recognlzed by tbe Over|and
Park Clty Councl| lor outstandlng
|andscaplng ellorts.
Pragnesb (Peter) Nalk, genera| manager
ol Super 8 Overland Park, 1O75O
8ark|ey Street, recent|y graduated lrom
tbe Certllled Hote| Owner program ol
tbe Aslan Amerlcan Hote| Owner's
Assoclatlon |nstltute ol Management.
AT&Ts U-verse

Tv outperlormed lts
competltors ln customer satlslactlon ln
tbe Nortb Centra|, Soutb and West
reglons, accordlng to [.D. Power and
Assoclates.
Tbe DoubleTree by Hilton Kansas
City-Overland Park bas enbanced lts
dlnlng experlence wltb a new outdoor
patlo tbat ls an extenslon ol tbe popu|ar
Troll Pestaurant and 8ar.
Hampton Inn Overland Park, 1O591
Metca|l Frontage Poad, recent|y ce|-
ebrated tbe comp|etlon ol renovatlons
to lts guestrooms.
Overland Park Regional Medical
Center was recent|y named one ol tbe
natlon's top perlormlng bosplta|s on key
qua|lty measures by Tbe [olnt Commls-
slon.
Johnson County Wastewater recelved
slx Peak Perlormance awards lnc|udlng
p|atlnum presented by tbe Natlona|
Assoclatlon ol C|ean Water Agencles.
Tbe Arts & Recreation Foundation of
Overland Park ls acceptlng donatlons
lor Over|and Park's 9-11 Memorla|,
wblcb wl|| lncorporate stee| lrom tbe
Wor|d Trade Center, to be |ocated at tbe
clty's Flre Tralnlng Center. You can make
a donatlon at www.artsandrec-op.org.
Submit your company news to
Stan at slawson@opchamber.org.
Member News continued . . .

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