BUSINESS REVIEW LITTLE APPLE
February 2017, Volume 13, Issue 2, www.manhattan.org
2017 Chamber Leadership
A publication of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
In mid-January, more than 250 business leaders from Junction City, Manhattan, Wamego, Geary, Pottawatomie and Riley County came together for the annual 2017 Regional Leaders Retreat. The main objective of the Regional Leaders Retreat is to strategize and conceptualize how the region can unite and improve the overall quality of place and life. The Chamber would like to thank Platinum sponsor Sink, Gordon & Associates. Presentations included many relevant topics: Results and actions of the 2016 Target Advisory Groups; Regional Community Economic Impact Analysis: Assessing the Impacts of Army Personnel Reductions at Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Riley Status and Future; Strategy to Update the Joint Land Use Study for the Flint Hills Region; Report from the Governor's Military Council; 2016 Inter-Region Visit report; Future of Multi-modal Transportation in the Flint Hills; Kansas State University Economic Impact for Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie Counties; and 5,000 jobs: $450M Payroll. Presenters included: Dennis Beson, Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce; Bill Lansdowne, The Simmons Company; William Clark, USD 475; Jason Moore, Purple Wave Auction; Charlie Perham, Matrix Design Group; Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, Fort Riley; Col. John D. Lawrence, Fort Riley; Gary Stith, Flint Hills Regional Council; Lt. Gen. (retired) Perry Wiggins, Governor’s Military Council; Kristin Brighton, New Boston Group; LJ Baker, Bayer Construction; Cherlyn White-Conklin, Bank of the Flint Hills; Stephanie Watts, Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization; Jared Trembly, Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization; Kiel Mangus, City of Manhattan on behalf of Jesse Romo; Jeff Morris, Kansas State University; Kent Glasscock, Kansas State University Institute for Commercialization; Rebecca Robinson, Kansas State University Institute for Commercialization. Additional speakers included James Gordon, Manhattan Chamber Board Chair, CPA from Sink, Gordon & Associates, who spoke as the retreat's Platinum Sponsor and welcomed participants to open the Regional Leaders Retreat. Spread throughout the two days of sessions were opportunities for all retreat attendees to once again participate in a text message-based polling system. Each participant was asked several questions during presentations, and results were shown as real-time representation of opinions from regional leaders. Regional sponsors for the event included Sink, Gordon & Associates; Sir Speedy; Hi-Tech Interiors; Sunflower Bank; Bruce McMillan Architects; Olsson Associates and Flint Hills aTa Bus. Thanks for your sponsorship!
Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce 92nd Annual Meeting & Banquet Presented by: Action Pact Design 92nd Friday, February 17, 2017 • Manhattan Annual Meeting & Banquet Conference Center Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce
Individual tickets are on sale now. Members $65; Non-Members $85. Reservations Required. Contact Kendra Dekat at Kendra@manhattan.org or 785-776-8829 for more information.
C. Clyde Jones was the first dean of the Kansas State University College of Business Administration, and is a longtime, supportive Chamber member and community volunteer. Jones moved to Manhattan in 1960 to start the business department within the College of Arts and Sciences as a prelude to the CBA. Jones is an eager supporter to Shepherd’s Crossing among many other philanthropic efforts. He lists vital programs initiated by the Chamber that include general community meeting place along with Business After Hours and networking as benefits that keep him connected to the community. “I’ve had the opportunity to continue to be connected to the business community through the Chamber,” Jones says. “I have been a very active community volunteer for many, many years. “There’s no better vehicle in the private sector than the Chamber for keeping me connected and giving me an opportunity to serve a community which I love.”