Commercial Construction

Osage Prairie YMCA Pool Addition photo by: aaron dougherty
Kansas City, MO (November 13, 2009) — At Friday evening’s ceremony for Kansas City AIA’s Design Excellence Awards, SFS Architecture was awarded the top honor, the Honor Award, for the Osage Prairie YMCA Pool Addition in Nevada, Missouri.

(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.

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.

(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.

“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

Lenexa, Kansas

Negotiating a flight of stairs in the dark is the stuff of horror movies. Hands grapple for a railing, feet poke tentatively into the invisible abyss
for the next step, and the mind struggles to push away the image of a terrible head over heels tumble to the bottom. Add moisture to that scenario

“Topping Out” ceremony takes place Sept. 28

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and McCownGordon Construction plan to place the final beam on UMKC’s $38.3 million New Student Union building on Monday, Sept. 28. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. with cupcakes and refreshments at Cherry and 51st streets in Kansas City, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In these tough economic times when budgets are shrinking but expectations for increased sales and market share are not, marketers must make sure every marketing dollar is spent as wisely as possible. Key to accomplishing this is to make sure marketers are not just delivering the right message, but delivering that message through the media and channels of communications that are most influential to their targeted consumers.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (September 11, 2009) – Purple Wave Auction, a local online auction firm, announced Wayne Graffis and Jeff Wilson joined the company’s business development department. Wilson’s responsibilities include transportation, construction and agricultural accounts while Graffis focuses on Purple Wave’s business development.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Metropolitan Community College selects MySmartPlans for HSI project information management
September 11, 2009
KANSAS CITY, MO – Marathon Digital Services today announced that Metropolitan Community College – Kansas City (MCC), the city’s largest educational institution, will use MySmartPlans as its project information service for the development of the college’s new Health Science Institute (HSI).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: August 20, 2009
EVENT: New Business and New Web Site Launch
CONTACT: Nick Walz
pr@thinkbigshot.com
816.471.1877

KANSAS CITY, MO – BIGSHOT is pleased to announce the launch of the new website for ProPartnersMD (http://www.propartnersmd.com/) and a new partnership with the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE). “It was a pleasure working with ProPartnersMD. The quality of the work the team produced is outstanding,” said BIGSHOT CEO/Founder Jeff Henry. “We are also very honored to have been chosen for the website redesign for NAFE. The BIGSHOT team is looking forward to helping NAFE with their new growth initiative.”

KANSAS CITY, MO. (August 10, 2009) – Ron Peterson, vice president of TWS Technical Services, Inc. (TWS) has been named the 2008 Associate Member of the Year by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA).

Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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

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

Calendar of Events
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Ard Glass Service, LLC
14250 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa, KS 66215
www.ArdsGlass.com
Phone: 913-403-0333
Fax: 913-403-0330
Susan.Ard@ArdsGlass.com

Ard Glass Service, LLC Receives Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification

(Kansas City, MO) July, 2009 – If you are a Kansas City homeowner or are looking to become a Kansas City homeowner, owning a home can be rewarding and challenging at the same time. Over the lifetime of owning a home a number of important “green” home decisions most likely will arise. When important “green” home decisions do arise; where do you start, how do you proceed and who do you go to for advice and assistance? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a “green” real estate expert who had a broad range of “green” real estate and construction experience and a unique skill set that could consult and advise with Kansas City homeowners to provide solutions to most any important “green” home decision?

Date: Friday, July 17, 2009
Contact: Chris Lester, (816) 374-5452; email lester@kcchamber.com
Pam Whiting, (816) 374-5481; e-mail pamw@kcchamber.com

A HINT OF OPTIMISM ABOUT THE ECONOMY FROM AREA BUSINESSES

This week marks the grand opening for America’s greenest project and one of the world’s best showcases for reclaimed building materials. The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) in Rhinebeck, New York open its doors Wednesday, July 16. PlanetReuse, a global broker of reclaimed materials, coordinated much of the salvaged building material used in the project.

Selfstoragefinders.com is an online self storage directory which launched in April of 2008. The site offers a unique way to connect prospective renters and owners. Prior to Selfstoragefinders.com a prospective renter would have to search for storage units in the phone book, leaving them looking at outdated data and high prices. Selfstoragefinders.com eliminates these problems by offering renters the ability to find multiple storage facilities quickly and easily. The displayed results benefit both prospective tenants and owners.

James J. MaiohoFor Immediate Release:

July 2, 2009

Madko Group of Prairie Village Kansas announces its new minority outreach program. The principals of Madko Group Consulting have been mentoring and working with small business for over twenty years, in a variety of Industries.

Gardner Recall Committee
www.gardnerrecall.org

“For Immediate Release”

On June 22, 2009 the Gardner City Council rescinded all contracts with BNSF and The Allen Group in regard to the Intermodal facility planned for the west side of the city.

BIGSHOT to Debut Web Site for New Missouri Hockey Team and Their Home Arena

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Monday, June 29, 2009
EVENT: New Business Announcement
CONTACT: Liz Gilbert
pr@thinkbigshot.com

New Look and Feel Makes Weight Loss Options More Accessible

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Wednesday, June 22, 2009
EVENT: malleysurgical.com Updated Web Site Launch
CONTACT: Liz Gilbert
pr@thinkbigshot.com

Easier Access to Information for All 19 YMCA Locations
in Kansas City Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Wednesday, June 22, 2009
EVENT: kansascityymca.com Web Site Launch
CONTACT: Liz Gilbert

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Thousands of trade students from across the U.S. will gather in Kansas City for the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference at Bartle Hall

This annual conference, sponsored by the National Guard, helps students connect with industry leaders in the technical and skilled trades. This gives students the chance to find out what qualities and experiences companies seek in candidates, what career paths can be achieved, and what benefits are

(Kansas City, MO) June, 2009 – If you are a Kansas City homeowner or are looking to become a Kansas City homeowner, owning a home can be rewarding and challenging at the same time. Over the lifetime of owning a home a number of important home decisions and issues most likely will arise. When important home decisions/issues do arise; where do you start, how do you proceed and who do you go to for advice and assistance? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a real estate expert who had a broad range of real estate and construction experience and a unique skill set that could consult and advise with Kansas City homeowners to provide solutions to most any important home decision/issue?

Conwed, Simpson Timber, and Bondex Held Liable for Product Defects and Failure to Warn

LIBERTY, Mo. — June 5, 2009 — A Clay County jury has found three corporations liable for the death of a construction worker who worked with their asbestos-containing products more than three decades ago.

NECA/IBEW Power Partners News Release
301 E. 103rd Terrace
Kansas City, Missouri 64114

For more information please contact:
Jill Masson, 816.960.3118, jmasson@bwcom.com
Sean Wheeler, 816.960.3116, swheeler@bwcom.com

KANSAS CITY, MO., May 28, 2009 — Jay Lucas joins the McCownGordon team as director of field operations. His responsibilities include overseeing all field operations including strategy, organization, staffing and allocation, site logistics, tools and equipment management, productivity management, risk management, and superintendent leadership and training.