GOING NORTH NEWSLETTER MAY-JUN 2014 ISSUE 134 320 ARMOUR Rd, SUITE 220, NKC, MO 64116 816-472-7700 WWW.NKCbUSINESSCOUNCIL.COM

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After several weeks of extensive research and community discussions, a creative, relevant and contemporary brand identity, tagline and logo have been created for North Kansas City. “NoRTH KANSAS CITY. Virtually urban. Supremely suburban.” Here is the logo that goes with it. A complete set of implementation guidelines will soon be delivered by Candid Marketing, the firm that developed the new brand and logo. Here are the eloquent words they de-veloped to define North Kansas City’s brand position:

Beyond the bridge lies a commu-nity where houses and warehouses converge. Due North of Kansas City proper and overflowing with op-portunity, it is the city with prime proximity North of the river. North Kansas City. Not Northtown, not Kansas City North. North Kansas City, Missouri. The portal to the Northland and gateway to down-town, North Kansas City welcomes you with open access and the

ideal address. In North Kansas City, diverging generations are intercon-nected and neighborly pride is tightly entwined in our fiber.

A city in its prime, North Kansas City is in the midst of resurgence. We won’t abandon our industrial roots because commercial buildings occu-py the vision for our future. Through a strong sense of urban renewal, the riverfront brownfields will gradually transform into more progressive, in-teractive and innovative businesses. The tenacity and technology it takes to convert forgotten properties into contemporary spaces for hip compa-nies is here and North Kansas City is poised to redevelop, retrofit and reach our potential.

On the periphery of metropolitan hustle and bustle, North Kansas City is the ideal place to move up, but not away. Nearly downtown, life in

North Kansas City is quietly conve-nient. Want to spread out, but don’t want to lose your cool? Looking to expand your family but not your commute? Still want to stroll down the street to a local spot? Like the idea of walking to the park or riding your bike around town? Wherever life’s path takes you, take it in stride in North Kansas City. Inundated with amenities like high-speed fiber optic internet service through liNKCity, a top-notch community center and pic-turesque downtown business district, North Kansas City will reset your expectations of home.

At its core, North Kansas City is current with progressively forward momentum channeled by recollec-tions of the past. A conduit to the future, surrounded in simplicity, our access is unrestricted and our capacity is limitless. In North Kansas City, our approach is high-tech, low hassle. High-touch, low key. High-speed, slow pace. North Kansas City, Missouri. Virtually perfect, perfectly primed, nearly urban and supremely suburban.

NEW BRAND AND LOGO FOR NORTH KANSAS CITY

The North Kansas City Farmer’s Market will be-gin its 8th season on May 2nd. The market will be open for business every Friday from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Caboose Park, until the end of Octo-ber. Caboose Park is conveniently located on the southeast corner of Armour Rd and Howell St.

You can expect to find delicious, farm-fresh vegetables and fruit from the Edwards Farm, which has been in this market every year since it started, bread products, honey, jellies, eggs, mini-pies from the newest (and youngest) ven-dor, Molly Katz, and even doggie treats from

another new vendor, Porter’s Pet Pantry.

Perhaps you can find a way to make your Friday morning routine include the Farmer’s Market – either before you go to work, during a break or over the lunch hour. It is super-convenient to park curbside along Howell and make a purchase.

For those who use SNAP/EBT cards (electronic age food stamps) there is a bonus opportunity: a weekly purchase of up to $25 is doubled, giving $50 of food with only a $25 debit. This is made possible because of the Beans & Greens program sponsored by the Menorah Legacy Foundation.

FARMER’S MARKET OPENS FRIDAY, MAY 2

Entrepreneurs and would-be entre-preneurs in the Northland who are engaged in starting up a new busi-ness will soon have another resource to help them. A 1 Million Cups networking event will happen in North Kansas City every Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. at the Armour Loft Event Space, upstairs at 406 Armour, beginning May 7.This Northland satellite of the very popular 1 Million Cups program that happens every Wednesday at

9 a.m. at the Kauffman Foundation will be live-streamed into North Kansas City. The North Kansas City Business Council, in coopera-tion with the Clay County EDC, the Northland CAPS program and the Kauffman Foundation’s 1 Million

Cups entrepreneurial networking or-ganization is hosting this Northland event to make it more convenient for Northland entrepreneurs. In ad-dition to viewing the live program from the Kauffman Foundation there will be ample opportunities for networking among entrepreneurs and with others before and after the event each Wednesday morning. To learn more about the 1 Million Cups program go to www.1millioncups.org.

1 MILLION CUPS IN THE NORTHLAND

STREETCAR STUDYLate last year, the City of North Kansas City and the City of Kansas City agreed to fund a study to evaluate the feasibil-ity of an extension of the Kansas City “starter” line between Crown Center and the River Market area across the Missouri River and into North Kansas City. The results of this study were communicated by the consultant team in a town hall meeting April 23 at the North Kansas City Community Center. The Business Council Luncheon the fol-lowing day provided similar informa-tion from the consultant team as well as allowing other experts to present information about funding and legal processes for a streetcar project.

While there are many reasons to be excited about the possibility of extend-ing the streetcar line into North Kansas City, the realities of the high cost and the limited ability to bear those costs became apparent to the consultant team. They expressed the concern that North Kansas City, at this time, does not have the necessary density of popu-lation or commercial businesses to fund the costs or to provide adequate rider-ship to support a streetcar extension.

BUSINESS COUNCIL IS 20 YEARS OLDThe program at the March 27 Membership Luncheon gave the audience the opportunity to learn more about the unique history of North Kansas City as a planned

commer-cial com-munity, beginning as early as 1906. In-teresting insights were given by long-time developer Hugh Zimmer, a grandson of Hugh Curran, who was commis-

sioned by the original North Kan-sas City Development Company to develop and implement a plan to complete the ASB Bridge and to lay out the infrastructure for what is now North Kansas City.Mr. Zimmer was one of the first Board of Directors members of the North Kansas City Business Council when it was formed in 1994. The Business Council is unique in that, although it is simi-lar to a Chamber of Commerce, membership is limited to those

businesses that have a business in North Kansas City. The focus of the Business Council is totally on supporting the needs of North Kansas City businesses. The Busi-ness Council was formed two years after the former North Kan-sas City Chamber of Commerce merged with another Chamber in 1992 to form the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce, and then moved out of North Kansas City. The flooding in 1993 made it clear that some type of business organization was needed to insure adequate communica-tion between the business com-munity and the City of North Kansas City. Attorney David Lee Wells and financial advisor Tim Dolan (Edward Jones Financial) were very influential in getting the Business Council started and are the only original Board mem-bers still serving on the Board. Then-Mayor Elizabeth Short was very determined that an organiza-tion like this be formed.The current President of the Busi-ness Council is Brian Hughes, co-owner of Leisure World Pool & Hearth, a long-time North Kansas City business. The day-to-day op-erations of the Business Council are led by Executive Director Rich Groves and supported by Admin-istrative Assistant Jennifer Keller.

One of the Council’s first Board members, HughZimmer, shares his memories of the North Kansas City’shistory at the March luncheon.

It is not too late to sign up to participate in the 18th annual Mickey Finn Scholarship Golf Classic on Thursday, June 5, operated by the North Kansas City Business Council. This fun event provides funds for scholar-ships for North Kansas City High School seniors. The event is held at Tiffany Greens Golf Club. It is a four-person scramble with prizes for the first, second and third place teams in two different flights. There will

be lots of give-aways and a Smokin’ Guns dinner at the end of the day. Contact Jen-nifer@nkcbusinesscouncil.com or go to the North Kansas City Business Council web-site www.nkcbusinesscouncil.com to sign up. The cost is $550 for a team or $650 for an “Eagle” team which includes all the mul-ligans and other extras that team-members often buy anyway.

MICKEY FINN SCHOLARSHIPGOLF CLASSIC, THURSDAY, JUNE 5

IRELAND TRIP

Mickey Finn

2014 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERSIt is always a pleasure for the Business Council to award scholarships funded by the Mickey Finn Scholarship Golf Classic. The winners this year are:

Caleb McQuerryBusiness/Marketing—University of Missouri/Columbia

Megan RuckhEducation—Northwest Missouri State University

Mia SalonBusiness/Marketing—Valencia Junior College in Orlando, FL

These outstanding students will be recognized and presented $1,000 scholar-ship checks at the May 22 Monthly Membership Luncheon.

RECOGNITION AWARdS

for BeautificationNominations for achievements in beautifying commercial buildings and grounds in North Kansas City or for starting up a new business or expanding a business are due at the end of May. Businesses may either self-nominate or be nomi-nated for this special recognition. The application can be found on the North Kansas City Business Council website. www.nkcbusi-nesscouncil.com

Nominations should be received at the Business Council office, 320 Ar-mour, Suite 220, by Friday, May 30.

Categories include: New Business-es bringing new jobs; Expanded Businesses bringing new jobs; Beautification/Refurbishment projects and the Mayor’s Choice Beautification Award.

The City of North Kansas City has recently aligned itself with a sister-city in Northern Ireland. A tour group is being formed to join the citizens of Bushmills, County Ant-rim, in celebrating their Salmon & Whiskey Festival in September and to visit other parts of Ireland. Bush-mills is the home of the Old Bush-mills Distillery, the oldest distillery in Europe. The town is located near the scenic northeast coast of Northern Ireland. It is only a few miles from the Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.If you are interested in participat-

ing in this travel opportunity, contact Toni Cracraft at Voyages Plus Travel Shoppe at voyagesp-lus@aol.com or call 471-3900. The group will depart Kansas City on September 17 and return Septem-ber 25. Other stops on the tour in-clude Belfast, the Glens of Antrim, the Giant’s Causeway, the seaside resort of Portrush, Donegal and the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh. Sister-city friends from Ireland will be encouraged to travel to North Kansas City to participate in next year’s Snake Saturday parade and festival.

RECENT NEW MEMBERS• Absolute Recycling• Advance Auto Parts• Jersey Boyz Subs & Deli• Garment Care• Mark M. Ferguson, Attorney at Law, LLC

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UPCOMING EvENTS• Farmer’s Market First Day – Fri, May 2, 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Caboose Park

• First Friday Coffee – Fri, May 2, 7:30 a.m. – Cates Auction & Realty, 1440 Iron

• First day of 1 Million Cups/Northland – Wed, May 7, 9:00 a.m. – Armour Loft Event Space, 406 Armour (upstairs) – this event will occur every Wednesday at 9 a.m. Ample parking is available in the Colorado Tech University parking lot only 2 blocks away.

• Business Focus Forum – Thu, May 8, 7:30 a.m. - Matt Cowell “Executing in Leadership” – CCP Compos- ites Tech Center, 820 E 14th Ave—location to be announced

• Business After Hours – Wed, May 21, 4:30 p.m. – Hunt Midwest/Northgate Village, 406 E 31st Ave

• Monthly Membership Luncheon – Thu, May 22, 11:30 a.m. – Black on Burlington, 1327 Burlington (parking in the back) – Jane Chu, CEO of Kauffman Center for Performing Arts

• Mickey Finn Scholarship Golf Classic – Thu, June 5 – Tiffany Greens Golf Club

• Monthly Membership Luncheon – Thu, June 26, 11:30 a.m. – Black on Burlington, 1327 Burlington (parking in the back) – Jason Brown, Economist with the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank

RECENT HOSTSSome very nice events have been hosted by members in the past two

months. Many thanks to them and to those who attended.• Morrill & Janes Bank, 2301 Burlington—First Friday Coffee, March 7• Advance Auto Parts, 2610 Burlington—Ribbon-Cutting, March 11• Breedlove Transformative Movement, 103 W 26th Ave—Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours, March 19• Synetic Technologies, 1941 Warren—First Friday Coffee, April 4• Judi’s Bakery Café, 1250 Burlington—Business After Hours, April 16• Executive Asset Realty Group—Ribbon-Cutting, 2028 Swift, April 21