Michelle Fales

Michelle Fales Joins Envista as Commercial & Mortgage Services Officer

Envista Credit Union announced that Michelle Fales has joined Envista as their Commercial & Mortgage Services Officer in Lawrence, Kansas.
Prior to working for Envista, Fales worked for the Office of the State Bank Commissioner. She has a strong background in banking serving as the Vice-President/Business Development Officer for Silver Lake Bank in Lawrence. Fales currently serves as the Treasurer of the City of Lawrence Sister City Advisory Board, the Vice Chair of the City of Lawrence Public Incentive Review Committee and a Board Member of the Kansas Real Estate Appraisal Board. She is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Lawrence and a 2016 graduate of Leadership Kansas.

Good Energy

Good Energy – Recognition

Michael Schumann, VP/Solar Consultant has earned the solar industry’s leading recognition of technical sales expertise and is now a NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales Professional. Getting NABCEP certified is a big deal in the solar industry. We are fortunate to now have 7 folks that hold their NABCEP certification work with Good Energy Solutions, which appears to be the highest number of certifications at a company in the midwest.

Outdoor Connections Expo

Pine Landscape Center to Present Inaugural Outdoor Connections Expo for Industry Professionals

The inaugural Outdoor Connections Expo (OCE) is slated to kick off on January 15, 2019 at Abe & Jake’s Landing in Lawrence, Kansas. The OCE will bring together landscape, hardscape, construction, and building professionals throughout the region, and provide them with an opportunity to connect, learn, share, and network with those from a variety of specialties. Pine Landscape Center will present the event with the support of various sponsors to be named at a later date.
The Expo will feature booths and informational presentations from industry-specific vendors, product suppliers, financial consultants, communications and marketing experts, and workforce representatives. Attendees at this free event will be able to delve into the inner workings of their own business operations, increase network connections, and discover ways to grow through the experiences of others who have made a great impact within the industry.
As details are finalized, updates will be posted at www.pinelandscape.com.

Conrad Roberts

University of Kansas Press names Director

Conrad Roberts has been named the Director of the University Press of Kansas (UPK). Based at the University of Kansas, UPK represents a consortium of six state universities: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University and KU. UPK publishes scholarly books in several genres, but stands out for its books in American history, environmental studies, Native American studies, politics and law. It also has an extensive collection of offerings in military history, including the renowned series called Modern War Studies.