Johnson County Wastewater wins six Peak Performance Awards, one is platinum
Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) received six Peak Performance awards presented by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA). The Peak Performance Awards program recognizes public wastewater treatment facilities for their outstanding compliance records in the 2010 calendar year.
JCW received one Platinum Peak Performance Award to honor treatment works that have completed five years of complete and consistent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit compliance.
The Platinum Award recipient is JCW’s Blue River Main Plant at 2523 W. 151st Street in Overland Park.
“The plant team has done a wonderful job for JCW and this award is richly deserved,” said John O’Neil, general manager. “Congratulations!”
Receiving the awards at a recent Johnson County Board of Commissioners meeting were: (from left – front) Steve Laws, Keith Hall, Mary Pegg, Tim O’Donnell, with Chairman Ed Eilert. (from left – back) Scott Jacobs, Samuel Kingsolver, Kurt Winters, and Kenny Kellison. |
Additionally, three other JCW treatment facilities were awarded the Gold Peak Performance Award which honors treatment works that have achieved 100 percent compliance with the NPDES permit for an entire calendar year. Two other treatment facilities received Silver Peak Performance Awards which recognizes facilities that have received no more than five NPDES permit violations per calendar year.
Gold Peak Performance Award recipients:
• Mill Creek Regional
• Myron K. Nelson
• New Century AirCenter |
Silver Peak Performance Award recipients:
• Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin
• Tomahawk Creek
“The staff at these facilities has worked hard to earn these awards which reflect their commitment to protect the water quality in our local waters,” O’Neil said. “Supporting them in their efforts are engineers, technicians, and environmental laboratory personnel.”
In 2010, Johnson County Wastewater had a 99.87 percent compliance rate with regard to NPDES discharge violations. Of a possible 2,273 violations, the department had only three violations.
ABOUT JOHNSON COUNTY WASTEWATER – JCW is responsible for the safe collection, transportation and treatment of wastewater generated by its residential, industrial, and commercial customers. The system infrastructure runs underground, serving more than 90,000 properties and approximately 440,000 people.
AT&T hiring U-verse technicians and wireless employees to meet growing demand in Kansas
Governor Brownback joins AT&T in hiring announcement
AT&T* is in the process of hiring nearly 100 employees in Kansas to accommodate growth in its U-verse television, broadband and voice service and other operations.
Although employees are being hired across the state, the majority are in the Kansas City area. The largest numbers of hires are installation technicians for AT&T U-verse® TV, the fastest- growing TV service in the country, and in retail sales.
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“This is some very welcome good news about jobs,” said Gov. Sam Brownback. “AT&T’s investment in high-tech jobs shows that private businesses are ready to invest and hire where they have a stable, sensible tax and regulatory environment. This is a model for how we can grow Kansas jobs. We have added more than 13,000 net private-sector jobs in Kansas this year but we still have a lot of work to do.”
The largest category of open job positions is for technicians responsible for installing AT&T U-verse services, which include AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice. The hires are a combination of new jobs and filling vacancies created by attrition.
“We are investing in areas of growth, both in wireless and our award-winning U-verse services,” said Steve Hahn, president of AT&T Kansas. “We are signing up new customers every day, and we have to hire people to keep up with growing demand. Put simply, Kansas is a growth story for AT&T.”
“We are pleased that AT&T will be hiring people in cities from Dodge City to Kansas City,” said Karin Brownlee, the state’s secretary of labor. “Their continued investment in Kansas is a timely addition to help boost our Kansas economy.”
AT&T is one of the largest employers in America and the nation’s largest private employer of full-time union employees. With highly competitive wages and benefits, AT&T jobs are among the best in the U.S.
AT&T invested more than $525 million in its wireless and wireline networks in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 2008 through 2010, part of a total investment of nearly $2.3 billion in Kansas and Missouri combined during that period. Those investments have helped ensure no one has fewer dropped call in the Kansas City area than AT&T.
“These investments in employees and networks reflect our commitment to fulfill our promise to provide customers an extraordinary experience,” said Nancy Garvey, vice president and general manager for AT&T’s Greater Midwest Region. “In addition to improving quality of life for our customers, these investments create jobs and drive economic growth in the region.”
Kansas City area residents can track AT&T network improvements, products and other consumer information at the new “Focus: Kansas City” microsite. The hyper-local site displays specific network enhancements that AT&T has made in the area since the beginning of 2011. Enhancements include new cell sites, broadband speed upgrades, capacity upgrades, network connection upgrades, retail store and Wi-Fi Hotspot locations and other consumer information.
During the first half of 2011, AT&T U-verse gained more than 400,000 TV subscribers, while the major cable providers reported combined lost more than 400,000 subscribers. U-verse now has about 3.4 million subscribers nationwide.
AT&T U-verse growth is driven by an all-Internet Protocol (IP) service that delivers a better TV experience. AT&T continues to use its IP platform to further integrate TV, broadband, home phone and wireless services in new and meaningful ways for customers. More than three-fourths of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers bundle three or four services from AT&T.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
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About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T │DIRECTV brands. The company’s suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
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Shawnee Chamber members named KC Magazine 2011 City's Best
KC Magazine recently published its annual City's Best issue for 2011. With 240,896 votes cast, we are proud to announce there were three Shawnee Chamber members included in the list. Congratulations to:
Hereford House - Best local steakhouse
Sheridan's Lattes and Frozen Custard - Best local ice cream/custard
Minsky's - Best local pizza joint
Kansas Small Business Development Center October Seminar Schedule
Check out this month's schedule of seminars offered by the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC).
Starting a Business: Success Right from the Start
October 11 | 6 - 9:30 p.m., CRN 90573 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $30
Kansas Retail Sales and Compensating Use Tax
October 12 | 8 a.m. - noon, CRN 90574 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $20
Quickbooks: Payroll
October 13 | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., CRN 90578 - Regnier Center Room 232
Fee: $59
QuickBooks Pro/Premier: Introductory Workshop
October 13 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., CRN 90576 - Regnier Center Room 254
Fee: $189
Introduction to Government Contracts
October 19 | 9:30 a.m. - noon, CRN 91187 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $25
The Road to Success...Creating a Marketing Plan
October 20 | 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., CRN 90680 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $25
Starting a Business at 50+ Years of Age: Three Mistakes You Need to Avoid
October 24 | 6 - 8:30 p.m., CRN 90582 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $55
IRS Small Business Tax Workshop
October 25 | 1 - 5 p.m., CRN 90619 - Regnier Center Room 175
Fee: $35
Understanding Your Credit Report
October 26 | 6 - 8 p.m., CRN 90653 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $10
QuickBooks: How to Track Jobs, Time and Mileage
October 27 | 1 - 3 p.m., CRN 90584 - Regnier Center Room 221
Fee: $59
Quickbooks: Intermediate
October 27 | 9 a.m. - noon, CRN 90583 - Regnier Center Room 221
Fee: $79
To register, contact the Continuing Education Registration office at 913.469.2323 or visit http://www.jccc.edu/ksbdc/training.html and select the current Workshop Schedule.
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.
