These businesses serve our community and beyond with their unique products and services, boosting our economy.
Kansas is not just about agriculture. Right here in Lawrence, local industrial companies manufacture cutting-edge products for industries all across the board.
Serving a community through government or nonprofit comes with many of the same concerns as a business but can have many more people to whom they must answer.
Ryan Rains has been named as The Chamber’s Business Development and Programs Manager. Rains will help promote job growth and investment throughout Lawrence and Douglas County, with an emphasis on business retention and expansion projects.
The Chamber, Lawrence, Kansas is pleased to announce that its President & CEO, Bonnie Lowe, has graduated from the Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and has received the recognition of IOM.
The Chamber is pleased to announce the recipients of two prestigious awards recognizing outstanding commitment to the Lawrence community and its citizens. Craig Weinaug is the recipient of the Citizen of the Years award, while The Honorable Jean Shepherd will receive the ATHENA Award, presented by Crown Toyota Volkswagen.
Leadership Lawrence, a program of The Chamber of Lawrence, has selected its 2020 class. Leadership Lawrence is a professional development program that provides participants first-hand exposure to the inner workings of Lawrence and Douglas County, in addition to extensive leadership training.
The Chamber, City of Lawrence, Douglas County, and the University of Kansas presented a united front today during a Kansas Department of Transportation consult meeting in Topeka.
Adam Handshy, Director of Programs and Business Development, recently completed a course with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) called Technology-Led Economic Development.
The Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence & Douglas County is pleased to announce its slate of newly elected Board of Directors and Officers for 2019.