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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]

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]

Study of roadway to connect Johnson and Cass Counties to be topic posted 4/2/2008
The Olathe Chamber will host a presentation Friday, April 4, at 8 a.m. regarding...[READ MORE]

Olathe Chamber encourages passage of bill dealing with ED incentivesposted 4/1/2008
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce has joined with other chambers of commerce in sup...[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]

Olathe Chamber supports Immigration Coalitionposted 3/28/2008
The Board of Directors of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce voted this week to join...[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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City Council to recognize Farmers Insuranceposted 3/3/2008
The Olathe City Council will award Farmers Insurance Group with a Pride Award a...[READ MORE]

City Council to recognize Farmers Insuranceposted 3/3/2008
The Olathe City Council will award Farmers Insurance Group with a Pride Award a...[READ MORE]

Want to compete for government contracts? posted 3/3/2008
Learn how to compete for federal, state, and local government contracts and meet...[READ MORE]

Olathe Police Foundation plans fundraiserposted 3/1/2008
The Olathe Police Foundation Fund is sponsoring a fundraiser luncheon and sil...[READ MORE]

Small Employer Cafeteria Plan Development Programposted 2/28/2008
During the 2007 legislative session, the Kansas Legislature authorized the Depa...[READ MORE]

Olathe Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K March 29posted 2/23/2008
The Seventh Annual Olathe Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K will be held March 29 a...[READ MORE]

Garmin to receive Kansas Chamber top awardposted 2/21/2008
Garmin International will receive the "Ad Astra Award" from the Kansas Chamber o...[READ MORE]

Chamber's Business Luncheon Series to tackle trendsposted 2/21/2008
For insight into trends related to business and doing business in Olathe, plan t...[READ MORE]

Farmers to launch mobile catastrophe claims bus Thursdayposted 2/19/2008
Farmers Insurance Group, Inc. will introduce its second Mobile Catastrophe Claim...[READ MORE]

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]