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Chamber, Main Street highlight veteran programs and business outreach; special interview meeting proposed
Summary
Speakers reported on chamber and Main Street activities including veteran programming, site-selector contacts and a Brownstone study display. A special meeting to conduct interviews ahead of visitors arriving April 30 was proposed; no formal vote was recorded.
Multiple meeting participants reviewed recent Chamber of Commerce, economic development and Main Street activities, outlined upcoming community events and veteran programming, and proposed holding a special meeting to accommodate interviews for visitors expected April 30.
The speakers said the chamber had attended a regional meeting on March 19 that involved Kansas and Missouri partners and had begun outreach to site selectors after distributing an Economic Development Council postcard and a site-selection magazine. Speaker 2 (role not specified) said the chamber “received 3 direct contacts from site selectors,” and that the EDC director had been working with regional partners and K State representatives.
Speaker 2 described a veteran entrepreneurship program that launched its first class on March 27 and said local efforts include a monthly veteran spotlight; Roy was named as the program’s first featured veteran. The group also discussed an upcoming golf scramble on May 2 at Rolling Meadows Golf Course and Armed Forces Day observances scheduled for May 17.
Main Street activity and outreach also featured in comments. Speaker 1 (role not specified) said Main Street had received a Kauffman grant (referred to in the meeting as a “Kauffman grama”) and hosted a program led by a speaker identified as Pink Goldfish; the session was held on a recent Monday and was described as well attended though speakers said turnout “could have been a lot more people.” Speaker 1 said the presentation emphasized business marketing strategies and recommended it to business owners.
Speaker 1 also said the Brownstone study — a local planning effort based on interviews with downtown businesses — will have a second public display at an upcoming Mac breakfast. Speaker 2 reported that the Mac breakfast drew about 36 attendees at the most recent meeting and that an April Mac breakfast will be held at the high school to highlight Junior ROTC and the culinary arts department.
Near the end of the discussion, Speaker 1 said visitors would “be here April and thirtieth” and proposed scheduling interviews for those visitors. “We’re gonna have to do a an interview, a special meeting,” Speaker 1 said, and added proposed dates phrased in the meeting as “the 20 ninth and thirtieth” for members’ availability. No formal motion or vote to set a meeting date was recorded in the transcript.
No formal actions, votes or ordinances were taken during the discussion; speakers limited most remarks to updates and scheduling proposals. Next steps discussed were further coordination among chamber and Main Street staff and finalizing availability for the proposed special interview meeting.
