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netPlanner 2009 Software Gaining Huge Popularity Among States, Cities and Counties

RAYTOWN, MO (November 18, 2009) -- Raytown, MO-based netEOP, Inc. today announced their proprietary software, netPlanner 2009, has been purchased by several emergency management agencies – including the City of Kansas City, Mo. and Wyandotte County, Ks. Unified Government – solidifying the fact that netPlanner 2009 is gaining widespread acceptance throughout the U.S. among emergency planning professionals.

OVERLAND PARK, KS (November 18, 2009) — CarterEnergy has moved its Transportation Team from Riverside, Missouri—home of the Product Distribution Center (PDC) for 20 years—to a new location. The new PDC is located at 1415 North Corrington in Kansas City, Missouri. CarterEnergy’s Dispatch team was centralized to the company’s headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, this past October.

Evans Media GroupOverland Park, KS (EMG) – November 17, 2009. When a series of events brought about the opportunity for Paul Evans to relocate Evans Media Group, a boutique advertising and social media agency to the Midwest from its original location just outside New York City, Evans and his partner wasted no time. “Over the years, business had brought me to Kansas City many times and I had always been intrigued by this center of culture and diversity in the heartland” said Evans from his Overland Park, KS office.

V3 Integrated Marketing, a Kansas City based marketing and social media agency, has been selected by T2 and Back Alley Films in Kansas City, to spearhead the move into integration of social media into their traditional marketing and PR efforts. T2 creates content through motion design, animation and experiential projects — while Back Alley Films creates production content for multiple media platforms through a roster of multi-talented artists/directors. Together, T2 and Back Alley form a powerful and creative multi-media resource for their clients.

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Decorating Den Interiors, the country’s leading and largest home furnishings franchisor recently announced their award of a master license franchise to long time Springfield residents and business owners Pat and Nola Shivers.

(Kansas City, MO) November, 2009 – If you are a Kansas City homeowner looking to re-roof your home, you may be interested in participating in a new and unique roofing program offered by Faith Roofing. Faith Roofing has developed a new roofing program designed to offer higher quality roofs and warranty services at a clear cost savings to KC homeowners. Faith Roofing is offering this new roofing program exclusively to homeowners in the Kansas City area. The project manager for Faith Roofing Company serving the Kansas City area is Keith Worrel.

Brighton, Michigan ( Kcstar ) November 12, 2009 - In a time when consumers are concerned with rising costs, falling income, and ‘going green’ to not only protect our limited natural resources, but to also lower their home energy use, Saniglow, a Brighton, Michigan based home and business cleaning company, introduces a service to meet the needs of Livingston County residents. Saniglow’s thermography services, which are outlined in detail at www.saniglow.com/thermography.html, uses video thermal imaging to identify hot air leaks, cold air drafts, as well as moisture buildup, and is available to home and property owners in Brighton, Howell, Pinckney, and the surrounding cities.

Brighton, UK ( PressReleasesKCSTAR ) November 12, 2009 – Beemovedremovals are not strange to the relocation service world. They are pioneers in offering both home and business relocation services. “We have seen thousands of people in need of the best relocation services. People out there used to relocate because of many reasons which are good or bad. Either way, relocation is a common part of life that cannot be avoided in this modern planet” says Yossarian Smythe of Beemovedremovals. They said it right, relocation is an indispensable part of everyone’s life and there are many relocation service providers out there who take advantage of this demand. Some of the service providers demand huge cash for providing the service and some others just swindle the people’s money and provide very poor quality relocation services. Thankfully there are at least a few professionals like Beemovedremovals to do the job right.

TubaChristmas 2009 will be hosted by The Kansas City Symphony on Friday, December 4. This event will be one of 240 TubaChristmas concerts presented around the United States in tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day 1902. The TubaChristmas ensemble performs traditional Christmas carols and songs, many of which were arranged by noted American composer Alec Wilder, who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. The memories of Bell and Wilder are celebrated in the annual performances of TubaChristmas groups around the nation.

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Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital, together with Dr. Glenn Amundson and Dr. Alex Bailey are currently recruiting patients with degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine for participation in a clinical trial of the DIAM Spinal Stabilization System by Medtronic.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-— The team at Midwestern design firm C3 has all the fun, creating toys, books and other goodies craved by kids across the U.S. In the 2009 HOW Business Annual issue just released, HOW finds out why C3 has the country’s top restaurant chains eating out of its hand.

Date: Friday, November 06, 2009

Contact: Pam Whiting
(816) 374-5481 PamW@kcchamber.com

Kendra Kemp
(816) 374-5465 Kemp@kcchamber.com

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Former Chicago Attorney Joins Team to Support Continued Growth

Lenexa, KS – November 6, 2009: Genesh, Inc., a leading area Burger King franchisee, today announced the appointment of Donald R. Simon as General Counsel.

Entrepreneurial growth companies that submit applications by
Friday, Nov. 13th will have an advantage in the selection process

ST. LOUIS, MO., NOV. 6, 2009– Entrepreneurial growth companies interested in presenting their business plans at the 2010 InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum have just one week left to submit their applications by the early application deadline of Friday, Nov. 13. To be considered for participation in the Midwest’s premier venture capital event, which is set for March 24-25 in St. Louis, companies must submit their applications by the final deadline of Jan. 8, 2010. However, those who submit their applications by the early deadline will have an advantage in being selected to present their business plans to an audience of the nation’s top venture capitalists, corporate and private investors, and investment bankers.

In conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 16 -22) the Johnson County Library will host the third Annual GovFest on Thursday, November 19, from 11 to 6 p.m. at the Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS.

How to Prepare an NIH SBIR Grant Proposal Workshop - Did you know NIH awarded $650 million in grants last year to nearly 1500 small firms for the development of new products in the area of health sciences? The SBIR track can be enormously helpful in entrepreneurial startup.

(KANSAS CITY) – The Kansas City Symphony marks the beginning of the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah on Thanksgiving weekend. The Kansas City Symphony and Chorus join with the Independence Messiah Choir for this mosaic of the scriptures, which remains Handel’s most famous work. With over 400 musicians on stage, it is one of the most triumphant choral pieces ever written. Messiah is best known for its familiar “Hallelujah” chorus.

Shatto Milk Company is introducing a new product straight from their local family dairy farm, Shatto Cheese Curds. Shatto Cheese Curds are the only fresh Cheese Curds offered in the Kansas City area. Cheese curds are one of the greatest and healthiest foods of all time! Lots of protein and calcium but 0% carbs, 0% sugar and 0% trans fats. If you've had them before, you probably want some right now! If you've never had them, you're in for a treat!

PCA 20th Anniversary The PCA Group (www.thepcagroup.com), a leading information technology consulting firm serving businesses and organizations for over 20 years, has successfully installed the Vertical Communications Wave IP 2500 communications platform to increase capacity and customer service in the Indoor Air Professionals Commercial, Residential, and Naval/Yacht divisions call centers.

Tails R Waggin Paws for the Holidays(Overland Park, KS) Donation and food drive hosted by Overland Park, KS, Doggy Daycare

“A séance for piano and orchestra" -- ghosts of music's past weave through the three movement concerto

(Kansas City) - The Kansas City Symphony will present the world premiere of Lost Souls - A Piano Concerto by Israeli composer Avner Dorman on November 20-22. Lost Souls tell the haunting story of a séance summoning ghosts of concertos past, ending in an exorcism. Praised by Gramophone Magazine as “a fresh, young voice, worth following,” Avner Dorman is a rising star composer whose orchestral works were recently performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY HOSTS
KENNEDY CENTER PRESIDENT MICHAEL KAISER FOR FREE COMMUNITY ARTS CONVERSATION ON NOVEMBER 18

Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser to Travel to all 50 States, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., to address the challenges facing non-profit performing arts organizations today

Dobies Healthcare Group, a marketing and advertising agency specializing in the health care industry, was recently named agency of record for MidCon Distribution, Inc. (MidCon), a U.S. healthcare technology distributor.

Dobies Healthcare Group, a marketing and communications agency serving the health care industry, announces the promotion of Kelly Hemmingsen to account coordinator.

Hemmingsen will help manage the execution of branding, public relations and advertising efforts for Dobies clients including MidCon Distribution, a U.S. healthcare technology distributor, and LifeWise Renovations, a leader in aging in place initiatives.

It All Starts Here... Downtown Lee's SummitPRESS RELEASE: October 28, 2009

Contact: Stacy Brandt, Events & Marketing Coordinator

Paul Yarossi, HNTB, becomes First Vice Chairman to assist with policy direction

For more information, contact:
Sara Prem, HNTB public relations
sprem@hntb.com; (816) 527-2258

Kansas City, Mo. (October 27, 2009) – Paul A. Yarossi, president of HNTB Holdings Ltd, has been re-elected as an officer of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association for its 2009-2010 term. As First Vice Chairman, he will help review policy direction and formulate recommendations, serving as counsel to the chairman.

Kansas City, MO, October 21, 2009 – A new line of cards with an innovative delivery twist recently entered the card market from a new direction. Heartpings™ are designed to comfort people going through one of life’s complications or simply to communicate, “I’m thinking of you.” The cards were inspired by Kansas City entrepreneur, Ingrid Busch, when her own life became challenging.

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Dave Wendler has brought his guitar/stringed instrument design and manufacturing to Kansas City. Besides holding a patent in the stringed instrument amplification field, he has also built more than 200 guitars, basses, mandolins and violins using his unique approach to amplified acoustic instruments. For more than thirty years he has lent his skills to repairing fretted instruments, acquired a US patent in the field of acoustic amplification, and also spent several years as the Quality Assurance Engineer in a major US guitar factory. While his instruments may appear to be solid body electric designs, the sonic signature is much more “acoustic” than “electric“.

Demand grows for ERP solution

Important tool to achieve competitive advantage

THERE is no doubt that the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are in great demand today. (http://www.eresourceerp.com/Demand-grows-for-ERP-solution.html) Industry analysts are forecasting growth rates of more than 30% for at least the next five years. According to a study conducted on ERP solution, corporate growth has been indicated as the most compelling driver for adoption of ERP amongst senior management respondents.