Tag - E-Communities

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas grants funds to support The Kansas Community Investment Fund

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International Awards Received by Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation

For Immediate Release Jack Allston, PCEDC Director [email protected] (Pictured from left to right: Dirk Riniker, President, Ebert Construction and Vice President, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation, Jack Allston, Executive Director, PCEDC and Jessica Venneberg, Executive Assistant, PCEDC.) Washington, DC – Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation won three awards from the International Economic Development Council...

Sharing our work: NetWork Kansas featured on EntreEd Talk podcast

By NetWork Kansas NetWork Kansas' Erik Pedersen and Amara Kniep are the featured guests of the EntreEd Talk podcast episode 79, which was released today. Pedersen and Kniep shared information about the organization's support of entrepreneurship and small business growth as well as provided an overview of the E-Community program. "We tend to work...

Ice House Entrepreneur Spotlight: Troy Ross, CR Tire & Automotive

By NetWork Kansas 1) Describe your business and how it began since participating in the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program. CR's Tire & Automotive started on July 2nd, 2018 (formerly called CR's Tire & Muffler). This was a bit of a different approach from a start-up, as I bought out an existing business...

NetWork Kansas Awards $250,000 in Grants from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas for COVID-19 Relief Measures

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Restart Kansas: A Proven Demonstration of Inclusion in Entrepreneurship

By Christina M. Long, Wichita Urban E-Community Manager, NetWork Kansas Clark Bastian, left, Fidelity Bank, Chairman of the Board, stands with Christina Long, with NetWork Kansas. Photo credit: Fidelity Bank  Race relations, police practices and the impact of COVID-19 are propelling a feeling of unrest, uncertainty and tension across the United States. The...

Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge Winners

For Immediate Release May 20, 2020 Media Contact: Marquetta Atkins 316-308-8045 [email protected] Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge A Virtual Pitch Competition for Kansas Youth – Winner Announcements Wichita, Kansas—  Camp Destination Innovation partnered with NetWork Kansas for the first-ever Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge, an event designed to engage currently quarantined youth and spark innovation and creativity for...