Your Chamber at Work - August 23, 2021

FROM THE KC CHAMBER'S PRESIDENT AND CEO

With the surge of the COVID Delta variant and our local hospitals overtaxed, our member businesses are once again struggling with uncertainty. Preliminary results from our current COVID survey show that some businesses are delaying a return to the office while others are considering mandating vaccinations but are unsure of the legal issues involved.

If you haven’t yet completed the survey, there’s still time - here’s the link. Your information will provide a snapshot of how our member businesses are responding to the Delta surge as well as the outlining the issues you’re facing as we continue to navigate this pandemic.

Then join us virtually on Tuesday, August 31 at 10:00 a.m. to learn how to increase vaccination rates in your workplace. I’ll share the final results of our COVID survey and how it’s affecting our business community. A legal expert from Stinson will provide an overview of the legal considerations that employers are currently facing. And, finally, we’ll hear from four area business leaders about innovative steps they’ve taken to communicate with and encourage their employees to get the vaccine.

This is important information you won’t want to miss. Click here to register for the August 31 event. We hope to see you there.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: AN AUTHENTIC PERSPECTIVE

There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s virtual diversity, equity, and inclusion workshop with Dr. Nicole D. Price. Dr. Price will take attendees on a deep dive into how leadership plays a key role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, and she’ll help you strengthen your own leadership style. Register now for Diversity & Inclusion: An Authentic Perspective, August 24, Noon to 1 pm, where Dr. Price promises she’ll get real and you’ll learn from her mistakes. Thank you to our Diversity & Inclusion Workshop Series Presenting Sponsor Commerce Bank, and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Presenting Sponsors are CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Evergy and Hallmark. This event series is in partnership with the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, Grandview Chamber of Commerce, Independence Chamber of Commerce, Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce, Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

TACO ROYALE & WELCOMING WEEK

It wasn’t a shock when Forbes named Kansas City, Kansas as America’s taco capital back in March of this year. Now is your chance to enjoy KCK’s tacos and support immigrant-owned small businesses at the Taco Royale Taco Crawl, Friday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early bird registration is $25 until September 1, then it’s $30. Each of our 15 participating restaurants will be providing a taco of their choice for attendees to enjoy as they explore Central Avenue. Admission covers the cost of one serving at each participating restaurant, a map, and a bracelet identifying you as a Taco Royale participant. This event kicks off Welcoming Week, which runs September 10-19. Thanks to our partners Welcoming KC, the Central Avenue Betterment Association, and Open Belly Podcast.

GO GLOBAL KC 2021

COVID-19 has meant nearly a year and a half of a global supply chain disruption. We see it reflected in the price of construction materials, availability of certain foods, inventory of new vehicles, and more. This year, World Trade Center Kansas City’s premier event, Go Global KC, focuses on how and when the supply chain could bounce back. Register here for the September 23 event, at Summit Tech Academy, 110 NW Technology Parkway in Lee’s Summit. We name the 2021 Economic Development Agency of the Year and the 2021 Service Provider of the Year, plus you can take part in breakout sessions with World Trade Centers from Canada, Gibraltar, Philippines, Mexico, and more. Thanks to our Presenting Sponsors Global Prep Squad and University of Central Missouri and our Keynote Presenting Sponsor Black & Veatch Corporation.

POST YOUR JOBS ON KCCHAMBER.COM

Did you know you can use kcchamber.com as a place to post your open jobs? It’s easy. Just go to the log in page, then enter your username and password to get into our Member Information Center. Once you’re there, click the “Job Postings” button on the left, then the “Add Job Posting” button. From there, add a title, a job description, contact information, and select the posting dates. Make sure to click “Submit for Approval” at the bottom, before you leave the page. Several of your fellow Chamber members, from architecture firms to non-profits to higher education, have their listings posted on our job openings page right now to grow their teams. Good luck!