New — "After-Breakfast Session" added!! — Due to the Holiday, Registration for July 7th KC Business Networking Breakfast is due by Noon Thursday, July 2, 2009 -Kauffman Conference Center 4801 Rockhill Road, KCMO 64110

We were able to finalize an "After-Breakfast Session" (will last no longer than 10:00 a.m.):  Doing Business with Local Government Entities immediately following the July 7th GSA Breakfast including: 
 
(1)     City of Kansas City, Missouri 
(2)     City of Lee's Summit, Missouri 
(3)     City of Olathe, Kansas 
(4)     Jackson County, Missouri 
(5)     Johnson County, Kansas 
(6)     Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas 

The Kansas City Small Business Networking Breakfast has been going for over 17 years on the 1st Tuesday of every month and has over 25 sponsoring organizations.   

On July 7, your registration fee will allow you to experience one of the most organized, friendly, diverse and effective networking events in the Greater Kansas City area, plus the "after-breakfast session". 

The Networking meeting will be held at the Kauffman Conference Center at 4801 Rockhill Road, KCMO  64110 

The deadline for registration and payment is noon, Thursday, July 2, 2009.– Holiday weekend!!! 

FAX the attached registration form to:  816-823-5104 – Direct questions to rhonda.abbate@gsa.gov or 816-926-7203. 

Doors to the Breakfast open at 7:15 a.m.     

Our ten "2-minute" Speakers are: 
Dallas Laffoon                        Facility Source Inc                                        dallas@facilitysourceinc.com 
Peter Kardash                        Clearvox, LLC                                               pkardash@clearvox.com 
Tamara Morris                          Morris Communications LLC                       tmorris@kc.rr.com 
Bob Featherston                    Media Services & Shred Time                     baf@MediaServicesNOW.com 
Annie Bass                             AFLAC                                                           annie_bass@us.aflac.com 
Kris Maschler                           In-Transition                                                  mashlerk@hawks.rockhurst.edu 
Gina Egan                               MAX GXL                                                     ginalegan@yahoo.com   
Brent Rempe                        Cristo Rey KC High School                        BRempe@cristoreykc.org 
William Wells Jr.                        True Broadband Networks                        wwells@trueh2o.com 
Sam Scarfino                       Cyber Center                                                sam@kc-cyber.com 

To view the list of breakfast attendees, go to our web site,  http://www.gsa.gov/r6smallbusiness.  On the left side of the page under Small Business Assistance, click on Business Breakfast Information. 

Pat Brown-Dixon
General Services Administration
Office Phone 816-926-7203
Office of Business and Support Services (6ADB)  
http://www.gsa.gov/r6smallbusiness

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Update from the KCC State Energy Office

ARRA-related Update from the KCC State Energy Office

June 25, 2009

EFFICIENCY KANSAS REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM

§ Yesterday we received final approval from the Department of Energy for the new “Efficiency Kansas” program and associated programs. See ARRA page on SEO web site for more details: http://kcc.ks.gov/energy/arra.htm.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT (EECBG)

§ SEO submitted its application for the EECBG funding on June 23. See ARRA page on SEO web site for proposed programs: http://kcc.ks.gov/energy/arra.htm.

Questions? Please contact Ray Hammarlund (785-271-3179) or Liz Brosius (785-271-3264).