2008 CORPORATE PARTNERS



2008 CORPORATE SPONSORS
Angel Berry REALTORS
C
apital One Home Loans
First National Bank
J.E. Dunn Construction Company

Kansas City Cancer Center
Kansas City Power & Light
Kansas Gas Service
Midwest Airlines, Inc.
Saint Luke's South
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Swiss Re
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.

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July 4, 2008

The Center for Business and Technology at Johnson County Community College will become the first public institution in this area to offer the Lean Six Sigma program on July 7. For more information: Jennifer at (913) 469-8500, ext. 4950, or www.CenterforBusiness.org.

Dr. Thomas Mulinazzi will speak on “Ethics: Why Bother?” in the free Professional Edge 2008 Breakfast Series at 8 a.m., July 9 in Regnier Hall at KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Rd. Coffee and pastries will be provided by Bank of Blue Valley. To register, click here.

Heartstrings Community Foundation presents the 7th annual All-American Celebration to honor veterans, firefighters and police officers, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on July 9 in the Metcalf 103 Shopping Center Courtyard, 7086 W. 105th St . For more information: www.heartstringscf.org.

Lathrop & Gage L.C., will host a Construction Law Lunch & Learn, 12-1:30 p.m. on July 10, at 10851 Mastin Boulevard, Suite 1000. Attorneys Jennifer Hannah and Sherman Botts will present information regarding immigration issues on construction projects. Arrive a few minutes early to check in and enjoy lunch. RSVP to respond@lathropgage.com or (816) 460-5596.

Prospective students are invited to a free information session at KU Edwards Campus, 6-9 p.m., July 10, in the Regnier Hall lobby at 12600 Quivira Rd. Free GMAT and GRE test prep classes offered. Parking is free. For more information: (913) 897-8400 or www.IWentBack.com.

After a year of renovations, Ironhorse Golf Club reopens to the public on July 11 with tee times beginning at 6:30 a.m. Reservations can be made at www.ironhorsegolf.com or by calling (913) 685-4653, ext. 2.

Richard Ward will discuss what an angel investor seeks in the Entrepreneur Speakers Program, sponsored by Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC, 5:30-7 p.m. on July 15 at 700 W. 47th, Suite 1000, Kansas City, Mo. To register, call (816) 235-6200 or e-mail: entrepreneurship@umkc.edu.

Jim Welch, noted business speaker, consultant and author of the book Grow Now – 8 Essential Steps to Flex Your Leadership Muscles, will present an interactive talk followed by a book signing, 4:30-6 p.m. on July 16, at Regnier Hall Auditorium on the KU Edwards Campus. For more information, contact: Lisa Eitner at (785) 864-4431.

Mix and mingle with friends while sampling a variety of food and wine at a benefit for TLC for Children & Families, Inc., 5:30-10 p.m. on July 17 at The Ball Conference Center in Olathe. Tickets are $40 per person. Register online at www.kidstlc.org.

The proposed new NOAA La Jolla Laboratory Consolidation project designed by the Kansas City office of Gould Evans was recognized by the San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with one of four honor awards given by the chapter on June 7.

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