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InvestmentNews has recognized Desmond Henry as a 2018 40 Under 40 Honoree. Desmond Henry was chosen from a pool of almost 1,000 nominees by a panel of reporters, editors and other representatives of InvestmentNews, to make a list of 40 talented individuals.
YWCA Northeast Kansas honored 34 women, one staff member, and three former interns at the 30th Annual Leadership Luncheon on Tuesday, June 19th.
Chuck and Natalie Hogan took a leap of faith when they purchased CWC Electric in December of 2012. In part because entrepreneurship in and of itself can be a challenge, but primarily because Chuck had cancer, creating an even more uncertain future.
In addition to honoring 34 women at the 30th Annual Leadership Luncheon, the YWCA of Northeast Kansas has selected four women of excellence from the last 30 years that represent YWCA's mission and what the event is all about: Martha Bartlett Piland, Michelle De La Isla, Blanche Parks and Liz Steffen.
District Governor Elect, Blanche Parks, joined the Downtown Topeka Rotary in 1999 and served as president in 2012. While President, the club raised $35,000 in 30 days for Every Rotarian Every Year and Polio Plus fundraisers and won all awards, including the Presidential Citation. She is a Paul Harris Fellow.
Michelle De La Isla Mayor of the City of Topeka Diversity and Inclusion Representative at Westar Energy
Martha Bartlett Piland President + CEO of MB Piland Advertising + Marketing Inventor of TRANSFORMOTION™ in a Box Author of “Culturing Creative”
Liz Steffen Chief Financial Officer / Senior Vice President of IT for Envista Credit Union
The Kansas Department of Commerce announces Wade Wiebe has been appointed as the agency’s Director of Workforce Innovation.
Westar Energy Foundation will present Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) with a check for $20,000 in support of Topeka and Wichita program initiatives.
GraceMed, Topeka’s new nonprofit community healthcare provider, is pleased to announce that Dr. Lance Jepson is now seeing pediatric patients at its two Topeka clinics.
There are just four days left to see the traveling sea lion experience, Sea Lion Splash at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center. After their 3:00 performance on Sunday, they will begin to pack up their set in preparation for leaving on Monday.
If you attend any major festival in Topeka or Lawrence, you will likely see the iconic blue truck with the bright tropical pictures all over it.
“Make thy gold multiply” implored Arkad, the wealthy sage in George Clason’s wonderful story “The Richest Man in Babylon.” This was the third of seven cures for a lean purse and suggested that merely saving money is not enough; one must invest and hopefully earn a return on it as well.
(Topeka, Kansas, June 4, 2018) – Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Jennifer Waterman, D.O., has joined our medical team and will practice as an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in feet and ankles.
For us, being local business owners means more than merely operating a business. We believe that entrepreneurship is truly best when served with a side of social responsibility, which is why each year, Topeka Landscape looks for ways to give back to the community.
IT ALL STARTED for me at a lunch. You know those lunches—you go, you listen, you eat chicken—but this one I knew was going to be a bit more fun as I was sitting in the front beside Jenny Torrence
Director Certified Human Resources and Equity | Topeka Public Schools, USD 501
Former Topeka Water Commissioner | Kansas Corporate Commission Appointee
