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Personal use of fireworks prohibited in Olatheposted 7/4/2008
The City of Olathe urges you to celebrate your patriotism safely with Olathe's f...[READ MORE]

Forbes ranks Johnson County, among Best Places to Raise a Familyposted 7/3/2008
In its list of “America’s Best Places to Raise a Family,” Forbes has listed John...[READ MORE]

Olathe Chamber second largest in metro areaposted 7/2/2008
The Kansas City Business Journal again this year ranks the Olathe Chamber of Com...[READ MORE]

Continued growth prompts Garmin to add 80,000 square feet posted 7/1/2008
Olathe's giant in the GPS industry, Garmin International is growing so rapidly t...[READ MORE]

Chamber supports County sales tax, opposes change in judicial selectionposted 6/30/2008
The Board of Directors of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce has adopted positions o...[READ MORE]

City provides direct phones for light, sign concernsposted 6/29/2008
To help make services more accessible to citizens, the City of Olathe has put in...[READ MORE]

Personal fireworks prohibited in Olathe; public display July 4posted 6/28/2008
The City of Olathe urges you to celebrate your patriotism safely with Olathe's f...[READ MORE]

Concert in the Park cancelled tonight; two others left in seriesposted 6/27/2008
Based on the high probability of rain or thunderstorms, tonight's Summer Concert...[READ MORE]

Mahaffie Event to celebrate Fourth of July Holiday posted 6/26/2008
Bring a picnic lunch and celebrate Independence Day at the Mahaffie Stagecoach S...[READ MORE]

Chamber Golf Classic set for Aug. 22. Register now.posted 6/25/2008
Mark your calendar for the Chamber’s Aug. 22 Golf Classic at 8 a.m. at Prairie H...[READ MORE]

Kevin Rauckman, Garmin, CFO of the Year for public companiesposted 6/24/2008
Kevin Rauckman, Garmin International, was selected yesterday by the Kansas City ...[READ MORE]

VoteOlathe seeks employer help to encourage votingposted 6/22/2008
To increase voting in Olathe, which historically generates one of the lowest vot...[READ MORE]

National Track & Field tourney to attract hundreds July 18, 19posted 6/19/2008
The USATF National Club Track and Field Champions will be held in Olathe July 18...[READ MORE]

VoteOlathe efforts gearing up for November electionposted 6/18/2008
To increase voting in Olathe, which historically generates one of the lowest vo...[READ MORE]

City Council Approves Hotel / Conference Center Agreementposted 6/18/2008
The Olathe City Council approved the development agreement on Tuesday night that...[READ MORE]

2008 Downtown Sculpture Exhibit and receptionposted 6/17/2008
A reception to kick off the City of Olathe’s 2008 Downtown Sculpture Exhibit wil...[READ MORE]

New pizzeria in Neapolitan tradition opens todayposted 6/16/2008
Spin Neapolitan Pizza opens today at 14230 W. 119th St. in the Shops of Avignon....[READ MORE]

Advanced Chiropractic and Rehab opens in Olatheposted 6/14/2008
Advanced Chiropractic & Rehab, LLC, a chiropractic and manual therapy clinic, ha...[READ MORE]

Heartland Community Church buys Rhodes Furniture buildingposted 6/13/2008
An Overland Park Church, Heartland Community Church, has purchased the former Rh...[READ MORE]

Olathe encourages revitalization of downtown with new programposted 6/12/2008
The City of Olathe is implementing a creative new program, the Neighborhood Revi...[READ MORE]

Four Chamber members honored as “Women Who Mean Business”posted 6/11/2008
Four Chamber members--two of them Executive Committee members--are among 25 wome...[READ MORE]

Shopping Center, retail convention will yield Olathe projectsposted 6/10/2008
Two members of the Chamber’s EDC staff—Executive Vice President Tim McKee and Di...[READ MORE]

Relocate America lists Olathe among top 100 citiesposted 6/9/2008
Relocate America has listed Olathe as among the 100 Top Places to Live in the Un...[READ MORE]

Leadership Olathe Alumni Association formingposted 6/8/2008
Over the past 27 years, the Olathe Chamber of Commerce has prepared hundreds of ...[READ MORE]

Cottage Rose Tea and Treasures opens in Olatheposted 6/7/2008
Cottage Rose Tea and Treasures has opened in Olathe behind City Hall. Located a...[READ MORE]

Olathe Parole Office moves to new buildingposted 6/6/2008
The Kansas Department of Corrections has moved the Olathe Parole Office to a new...[READ MORE]

Olathe Medical Center Kicks Off Expansion Projectposted 6/4/2008
Olathe Medical Center (OMC) has kicked off a $20.85 million construction project...[READ MORE]

La Quinta to open in Octoberposted 6/3/2008
La Quinta will open a new 106-room hotel in Olathe in October. It will feature 1...[READ MORE]

Americana Jubilee Saturdayposted 6/2/2008
Visitors of all ages will celebrate Olathe's diverse multicultural heritage and ...[READ MORE]

New McDonalds to open another Olathe restaurantposted 6/1/2008
A new McDonald's restaurant is being built on a pad site in front of HyVee at 11...[READ MORE]

Free Concerts in the Park start May 30 posted 5/30/2008
The City of Olathe annual concerts in the park series will kick off May 30 and f...[READ MORE]

Farmers' Market to open on Wednesdays and Saturdaysposted 5/28/2008
Soon residents will be able to purchase fresh produce, flowers, herbs and baked...[READ MORE]

Kansas Rush Soccer/Chamber bring national championship to Olathe posted 5/27/2008
More than 1,600 soccer players from 110 teams from across the country will visit...[READ MORE]

Banks set to open new locations in Olathe posted 5/26/2008
Four banks have recently opened offices in Olathe or are on the verge of doing s...[READ MORE]

Chamber member contractors earn AGC awards posted 5/25/2008
A number of Olathe Chamber member companies were among the contractors honored M...[READ MORE]

OMS’s Miami County Med Center awardedposted 5/24/2008
Miami County Medical Center — a part of the Olathe Medical Systems — recently wo...[READ MORE]

Kansas receives Silver Shovel Award posted 5/24/2008
For the third straight year, Area Development magazine has named Kansas the winn...[READ MORE]

Americana Jubilee to celebrate Olathe's diversity June 7posted 5/23/2008
Americana Jubilee, designed as a celebration of Olathe’s multicultural heritage,...[READ MORE]

Brownback to visit Olathe with town hall meeting May 27posted 5/22/2008
The economy, energy, and the environment will be among the topics covered at a t...[READ MORE]

I-35 near Lone Elm to close for bridge demolitionposted 5/21/2008
I-35 will be closed to traffic from 175th St. to 169 Highway beginning at 10 p.m...[READ MORE]

Forest View to open five-acre recreation area in Juneposted 5/20/2008
Rodrock Development is nearing completion on a new five-plus-acre recreational a...[READ MORE]

Wal-Mart grand opening events this weekposted 5/19/2008
To celebrate its grand opening, Olathe’s new 204,000-sq.-ft. Wal-Mart Super Cent...[READ MORE]

Bank of the Prairie opens in Olatheposted 5/17/2008
Bank of the Prairie has opened at 23600 College Boulevard in Olathe (Hwy. 7 and ...[READ MORE]

Garmin tops list of top performing companies in regionposted 5/16/2008
Garmin International has earned the top spot in the the Kansas City Star’s <...[READ MORE]

Chamber qualifies to compete for ACCE “Chamber of the Year” Awardposted 5/15/2008
The Olathe Chamber was one of 40 chambers in its size category nationwide to qua...[READ MORE]

Olathe attractions offer special for Olathe Tourism Day May 17posted 5/14/2008
Be a visitor in your own home town! To illustrate the importance of tourism and ...[READ MORE]

Kansas named one of nation's 10 most competitive states in developmentposted 5/13/2008
Site Selection magazine has named Kansas one of the nation’s 10 most competitive...[READ MORE]

CVB plans activities to tout tourism this weekposted 5/12/2008
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is upping the ...[READ MORE]

Chamber supports South Metro Parkwayposted 5/11/2008
Recognizing the need for a better transportation infrastructure in rapidly growi...[READ MORE]

Leadership Olathe grad dinner May 15; Lt. Gov. to speakposted 5/10/2008
Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson will speak at the Olathe Chamber of Commerce 2008 Le...[READ MORE]

Olathe earns AA+ bond rating from Standard and Poor posted 5/9/2008
Citing Olathe’s strong financial management, continued economic diversification ...[READ MORE]

Experience “visual living” at new exhibit at the Deaf Cultural Center posted 5/8/2008
A new deaf environment exhibit at the Deaf Cultural Center’s Museum of Deaf Hist...[READ MORE]

Chamber qualifies to compete for ACCE 'Best Chamber' awardposted 5/7/2008
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce has qualified to enter the 2008 Chamber of the Ye...[READ MORE]

U.S. Secretary of Treasury to speak on U.S. economy Thursdayposted 5/6/2008
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr., will speak on the U.S. eco...[READ MORE]

Drop-In reception to welcome Dr. Dan Richardson and KOIC staffposted 5/5/2008
The City of Olathe and the Olathe Chamber of Commerce are welcoming Dr. Dan Rich...[READ MORE]

Parkside Business Park underway on Ridgeviewposted 5/4/2008
Parkside, a 10-acre-plus business park being developed by Rose Construction, is ...[READ MORE]

Olathe Med Center kicks off expansion projectposted 5/4/2008
Olathe Medical Center (OMC) has kicked off a $20.85 million construction project...[READ MORE]

Webphibian ribbon cutting and benefit barbeque lunchposted 5/3/2008
Webphibian, a new website technology business started by Joel Johns, is hosting ...[READ MORE]

School District’s Geosciences program earns grantposted 5/2/2008
A $32,000 grant from Johnson County will help students in the Olathe School Dist...[READ MORE]

Kansas among nation’s “Top 10 Pro-Business States”posted 5/1/2008
Kansas is business-friendly, according to a new study released earlier this mont...[READ MORE]

Comcast moves to Heritage Crossing posted 4/30/2008
Among the first tenants of the new Heritage Crossing Shopping Center at Ridgevie...[READ MORE]

Five Olathe Chamber programs highlighted as "Best Practice"posted 4/29/2008
On the heels of receiving a rare Five-Star rating from the U.S. Chamber of Comme...[READ MORE]

Grant to help fund School District water resources projectposted 4/28/2008
A $32,000 grant from Johnson County will help students in the Olathe School Dist...[READ MORE]

Engineering News ranks Terracon 41st of top 500 design firmsposted 4/26/2008
Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranked Terracon at number 41 on its 2008 Top 500 D...[READ MORE]

Green Lantern Car Wash opens with 50 employeesposted 4/25/2008
Green Lantern Express Service Car Wash opened this week at 135th and Black Bob. ...[READ MORE]

Award-winning Women in the Outdoors this weekend posted 4/24/2008
A Women in the Outdoors (WITO) Skills Workshop will take place Saturday, April 2...[READ MORE]

Construction to begin on I-35 & Lone Elm Road Interchange posted 4/23/2008
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced that, weather permittin...[READ MORE]

Marathon sets record attendance; has $615,300 impactposted 4/22/2008
Now that the figures are in from the March 29 Olathe Marathon, the Chamber’s CVB...[READ MORE]

Olathe Visual Artists art exhibit at Bass Pro next weekendposted 4/21/2008
The Olathe Visual Artists (OVA) will have an Art Exhibition at Bass Pro Shops in...[READ MORE]

Great news about Olathe's great schoolsposted 4/18/2008
  • Olathe North High School math teacher Steve Obenhaus is the Kansas win...
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Chamber business luncheon to focus on "Workforce"posted 4/16/2008
The second in a series of three Chamber Business Luncheons will be Friday, May 2...[READ MORE]

Parkinson to speak at Leadership Olathe dinnerposted 4/15/2008
Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson has agreed to speak at the Olathe Chamber's 2008 Lea...[READ MORE]

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries opens todayposted 4/14/2008
Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries is opening a restaurant in Olathe today--the ...[READ MORE]

CVB celebrates Tourism Week with Poker Runposted 4/14/2008
The Chamber’s Convention & Visitors Bureau is holding a Poker Run today and tomo...[READ MORE]

City Development Forum April 23posted 4/10/2008
Hear updates on key City development initiatives in a forum to be held by the Ci...[READ MORE]

Train elevation ceremony Friday, rain or shineposted 4/10/2008
Come rain or come shine, the City will go forward with its train elevation cerem...[READ MORE]

Hispanic Chamber's Fiesta posted 4/9/2008
Olathe Chamber members are invited to a "Business After Hours" during the Hispan...[READ MORE]

City to celebrate near completion of railroad tracks projectposted 4/8/2008
A ceremony to celebrate the nearing completion of the railroad elevation project...[READ MORE]

CVB plans "Olathe Is a Great Draw" Tourism Week campaignposted 4/7/2008
The Chamber’s Convention & Visitors Bureau is planning a Poker Run during Nation...[READ MORE]

Brad Cornell, Great Mall GM, to join Olathe Chamber of Commerce staffposted 3/31/2008
Brad Cornell, general manager of the Great Mall of the Great Plains for the last...[READ MORE]

Final Olathe Legislative Forum of session on Saturdayposted 3/27/2008
The final legislative forum of the 2008 session will be Saturday, March 29, from...[READ MORE]

Olathe Marathon to draw close to 1,500 this weekendposted 3/25/2008
The Olathe Chamber expects as many as 1,500 runners at the Sixth Annual Olathe M...[READ MORE]

Olathe Chamber first Kansas chamber to earn Five-Star Accreditationposted 3/5/2008
Top designation places Olathe Chamber in top 1 percent in nation
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Pandemic Flu Planning, provided for businesses and individualsposted 5/30/2006
In efforts to bolster its preparedness for public health (in particular, pandemi...[READ MORE]