Argentine Federal Savings ranks for mortgage lending
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Our local Shawnee Chamber member, Argentine Federal Savings was ranked 23rd in the 2011 Kansas City Business Journal list of the 'top area residential mortgage lenders'. Congratulations Argentine Federal Savings!
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Learn more about Argentine Federal Savings.
U.S. Bank opens in-store branch in Shawnee, Kansas
U.S. Bank opened a new branch located inside Price Chopper at 12010 W. 63rd St. in Shawnee, Kan. Randi Dinges manages the Shawnee office.
“This is an exciting time for the U.S. Bank team, with two more branches in the Kansas City area to serve our customers,” said Mark Jorgenson, president of U.S. Bank in the Kansas City metropolitan area. “Local residents are invited to stop by and meet the team and find out how U.S. Bank can help them reach their financial goals.”
People who open a new U.S. Bank Checking Account inside any U.S. Bank branch inside the new branch office through June 5, 2011, will be eligible to receive up to $75 in groceries, gas and gift cards. Visit the new U.S. Bank branch for rules regarding this offer. All account procedures apply.
U.S. Bank’s in-store banking strategy has proven to be highly successful as a result of staffing each location with uniquely-trained bankers who can help customers with all their banking needs. U.S. Bank’s in-store locations are a cost efficient way of adding convenient, full-service branches in a market to give customers additional ways of accessing the bank’s products and services.
The new U.S. Bank in-store location offers a full range of services and are open seven-days-a-week Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. In addition to opening checking accounts, customers can conveniently transact business on savings, CDs, IRAs and other investment opportunities, or get a loan for a car, mortgage, boat, home improvement or debt consolidation. The location also has a full-service ATM.
Balls Foods, owner, is a locally-owned family business and is located throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $311 billion in assets as of March 31, 2011, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,082 banking offices in 25 states and 5,238 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions.
U.S. Bancorp and its employees are dedicated to improving the communities they serve, for which the company earned the 2011 Spirit of America Award, the highest honor bestowed on a company by United Way.
Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web.
Lorrie G. Haller Named Country Club Bank VP for the West Shawnee branch
Lorrie G. Haller has been named vice president and financial center manager for the Shawnee, Kan., facility at 21911 W. 66th St. She has more than 30 years of community banking experience in the retail sales area, accounting, risk management, operations and regulatory requirements. Most recently she had been senior vice president since 2003 with 1st Financial Bank in Overland Park, Kan. From 1998 to 2003 she was a vice president with Gold Bank in Shawnee, Kan. She started her career in 1978 with Citizens Bank in Shawnee, Kan., progressing to assistant vice president.
Haller is a past board member of the Banker’s Institute of Kansas City, and is currently active with the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce. |
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Country Club Bank is a locally owned community bank with assets of $1 billion as of March 31, 2011. The bank serves the greater Kansas City area through its 20 financial service centers, and through its affiliates Country Club Trust Co., Country Club Financial Services, Country Club Capital Advisors, the Capital Markets Group and Tower Wealth Managers.
Find out more about Country Club Bank.
Kansas Press Association recognizes Shawnee Dispatch
Congratulations to The Shawnee Dispatch for winning numerous awards at this year’s Kansas Press Association’s Awards of Excellence. The awards were handed out at the KPA’s annual convention in Junction City.
Janella Williams, an advertising designer, won first place for the best automotive ad.
Chris Wristen, the newspaper’s sports editor, received second place in the best sports column category. Former staffer Caroline Boyer, who now is at the Bonner Springs Chieftain, took second in the best news photo category. Williams won a second place for best adaptable promotion.
The Dispatch was judged second for best news and writing and best use of photos.
News Editor Sara Shepherd won third place for best photo package. Wristen placed third for best sports feature story.
The Dispatch competed in the nondaily division for Kansas newspapers with circulation above 4,000.
Learn more about The Shawnee Dispatch.
Brotherhood Bank and Trust Among the 2011 Chairman's Award for Excellence
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the recipients of the 2011 Chairman's Award for Excellence, which recognizes the work of individuals or small groups at FDIC-insured financial institutions who are instrumental in creating and promoting programs that meet the credit and deposit needs of low- and moderate-income (LMI) consumers. Among the award winners were Licha Ibarra and Leonor Padilla, from Brotherhood Bank and Trust in Kansas City, Kansas. Ibarra and Padilla were recognized for their Hispanic Outreach Program, which provides a range of financial services to LMI populations.
"We honor those who have worked to design bank products that are easy to understand, are cost effective, and help put consumers on the road to financial security," said FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair. "These individuals demonstrate a strong commitment to serving low- and moderate-income consumers creatively and effectively."
The award winners participated in a panel discussion to discuss details of their products and programs and lessons learned in implementing them at the June 2 Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion meeting. Their accomplishments can serve as positive examples of how to meet the credit and deposit needs of low- and moderate-income consumers.
Please visit the following Web site http://www.fdic.gov/about/comein/lmiaward.html to view additional information about the products and programs in which the award winners have been involved.
Harmon Construction completes two expansion/renovation projects
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Harmon Construction, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the Baugh-Marshall Chapel and Library at Central Baptist Theological Seminary on Monticello. The project consisted of a 7,500 square/foot Library and Chapel addition along with a 16,300 square/foot Interior Renovation and Mezzanine Addition to the Existing Sanctuary. Harmon is proud to have taken on a project that will not only help students achieve educational goals as well as spiritual milestones, but give the community a space to study and learn as well.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Harmon Construction, Inc. also completed the renovation of Trinity Lutheran Church (West Campus) on Midland Drive. The project was a bit of a challenge as the goal was to turn as existing (very old) building into a new top-of-the-line church and daycare facility as Trinity Lutheran’s second campus in the metro area. A common term for this kind of job is re-adaptive use or re-purposing. The previous building was locally owned, roughly 11,000 square feet and resembled a barn-like structure. Unique in it's design, the building was buried into the earth where the north side was two stories tall and the south side was only one. On the interior, the top floor consisted of a storage area for cars, but also had a central viewing area for below. The main floor was built out of 15” wide and 3-1/2” thick timbers placed directly on the earth with a wall of windows placed on the north side overlooking what used to be farmland to the north of Shawnee Mission Parkway.
The now completed space consists of the original 11,000 square feet plus an additional roughly 1,000 square feet which will be the new entrance/narthex of the church. The upstairs consists of a large open sanctuary with a unique wood slate ceiling feature that carries down the wall. There are also a few classrooms, kitchenette, music room and sacristy on the main floor. Also on the main floor, a preschool will be in operation throughout the week. Four Pre-K rooms, a couple of classrooms and another kitchenette complete this floor. The North side of the building, which houses the Pre-K rooms, spills out into a very large fenced-in playground. On the exterior of the church, parking is available for 60+ cars in an upper and lower level lot. The building exterior is covered in 50% stone and 50% cedar with an asphalt roof.
This project was unique and exciting, Harmon is honored to have been a part of the churches growth and building efforts.
Find out more about Harmon Construction!
KCP&L announces innovative partnership with Google
Customers and Kansas City region to benefit from ultra high-speed Internet service
Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) announced an agreement with Google and the City of Kansas City, Mo., to bring Google’s ultra high-speed fiber optic Internet service to residents and businesses in Kansas City, Mo. KCP&L is the first investor-owned utility in the world to partner with Google on its Google Fiber initiative. By providing access to its electrical infrastructure, KCP&L will allow Google to offer Internet service at speeds up to 100 times faster than what most people have today
"Just as the move from dial-up to broadband led to new and unpredictable innovations, we believe ultra high-speed bandwidth will push the web to even greater heights – and we couldn’t imagine a better place to start than the Kansas City region," said Milo Medin, Google's Vice President for Access Services. "We're thrilled to be working with KCP&L to bring the most advanced Internet service in the country to Kansas Citians."
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As part of the agreement, KCP&L will provide Google access to its poles, infrastructure and existing fiber network to deliver its ultra high-speed service to customers in Kansas City, Mo. Rather than having to build its own delivery system, this innovative agreement will allow Google and KCP&L to work together to deploy service over KCP&L’s existing infrastructure, significantly reducing costs as well as time for engineering, permitting and construction. |
“At KCP&L we are committed to improving life in the communities we serve and this agreement helps us continue to do that,” said Chesser. “We have a proud history of innovation and ‘firsts’ in our industry, from our landmark carbon offset agreement with the Sierra Club, to our urban smart grid demonstration project around the Green Impact Zone, to the introduction of all-electric vehicles to our fleet. Today’s announcement continues this legacy and our commitment to collaborative partnership.”
Over the last year, more than 1,100 cities across the United States competed to host Google’s next generation Internet service. In March of this year, Google announced Kansas City, Kan., as the first community to receive ultra high-speed fiber. Since the announcement, KCP&L, the City of Kansas City, Mo., and other community groups have continued to work with Google to expand the deployment in the Kansas City region.
“Google took notice of our region’s commitment to technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. We applaud Google for recognizing what is truly special about the Kansas City region and our customers,” Chesser continued. “Imagine the economic development potential as our region becomes the first in the world to broadly deliver ultra high-speed Internet connectivity. Instead of only the largest companies or most affluent suburbs, this agreement will make superfast Internet connections available to everyone in Kansas City. Now schools, businesses, neighborhoods and individual residents will benefit from the ultra-fast broadband technology. We are excited to help unlock those benefits and opportunities.”
Google’s ultra high-speed broadband service will allow customers access to the Internet at sustained speeds of one gigabit per second. Google plans to begin offering this service to residents of Kansas City in early 2012.
Additional information about KCP&L’s involvement with Google Fiber in Kansas City, Mo., is available at www.kcpl.com.
About KCP&L:
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations use KCP&L as a brand name.
More information about the companies is available on the Internet at www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.
Lakeview Village Receives Excellence In Service Diversification Award
Lakeview Village received the 2011 Excellence in Service Diversification Award from the Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging as part of their annual Quality First Awards of Excellence Ceremony on May 6, 2011. The award was presented by Bonnie Bing of the Wichita Eagle.
This award is presented to KAHSA members who are committed to expanding services to meet elder’s needs where they are or in a place they call home. The target population served by KAHSA members is changing and they desire to receive services when and where they need them. Winning organizations understand the unmet needs of the senior population in their community and provide services that fulfill those needs. |
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Lakeview Village is being honored for their Eastside Terrace Project which provides Assisted Living and short-term rehabilitation to their residents and the greater Kansas City area. The project reflects the culture and philosophy of Lakeview which emphasizes whole-person wellness and person-centered care.
“The Eastside Project is an excellent addition to the services and supports already provided by Lakeview Village,” states Debra Zehr, KAHSA president. “We applaud Jamie Frazier and his team for meeting the needs of their residents and the greater community of Lenexa.”
The Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (KAHSA) represents 160 not-for-profit long-term care provider organizations throughout Kansas who exist solely to serve the unmet needs of elders. KAHSA members serve nearly 20,000 Kansas seniors in retirement communities, nursing homes, hospital long-term care units, assisted living residences, senior housing and through community-based services.
Find out more about Lakeview Village.
Kansas Small Business Development Center June Seminar Schedule
Check out this month's schedule of seminars offered by the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC).
QuickBooks: Intermediate
June 7 | 9 a.m. - noon, CRN 51151 - Regnier Center Room 255
Fee: $79
Kansas Retail Sales and Compensating Use Tax
June 9 | 6 - 9:30 p.m., CRN 51147 - Regnier Center Room 175
Fee: $20
QuickBooks Pro/Premier: Introductory Workshop
June 14 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m,, CRN 51153 - Regnier Center Room 250
Fee: $189
Starting a Business: Success Right from the Start
June 14 | 6 - 9:30 p.m., CRN 51158 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $30
QuickBooks: Payroll
June 16 | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m,, CRN 51154 - Regnier Center Room 250
Fee: $59
IRS Small Business Tax Workshop
June 21 | 1 - 5 p.m,, CRN 51155 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $35
Small Business Internet Basics: Websites, Social Networks, Search Engine Optimization and Ads
June 28 | 3 - 5:30 p.m,, CRN 51156 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $25
Understanding Your Credit Report
June 30 | 6 - 8 p.m., CRN 51157 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $10
To register, contact the Continuing Education Registration office at 913.469.2323 or visit www.jccc.edu and select Small Business Workshops.
The JCCC KSDBC is now offering a number of online courses. For details, visit http://www.jcc.edu/enroll/ce/ways-to-register/ed2go.html
In addition to the seminars, the JCCC KSBDC provides free, confidential, one-on-one consulting to existing and prospective small business owners in Johnson, Wyandotte and Miami counties in Kansas. The team of consultants includes experienced professionals with expertise in the areas of finance accounting, marketing, strategic planning and general small business management. Consultants meet with small business owners by appointment, and there is no charge for the KSBDC's consulting services.
For additional information, contact Malinda Bryan Smith, Regional Director, or Kay Lampe, Training and Event Coordinator at 913.649.3878 or visit the KSBDC website.
