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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 14, 2015 Contact: Jeff Bollig, Director of Communications Office (913) 764-1050; cell (913) 449-1635; email jbollig@olathe.org; Olathe Chamber of Commerce announces 2016 Leadership Olathe class OLATHE, Kan.—The Olathe Chamber of Commerce has announced the members of its 2016 class for Leadership Olathe, a program designed

Public Invited to Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at MNU Jan. 19   Olathe, Kansas, — The 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration at MidAmerica Nazarene University will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., at College Church of the Nazarene at 2020 E. Sheridan in

National Wholesaler Brings 200 Jobs to Olathe  Kansas City, Mo. – S&S Activewear, a national promotional apparel wholesaler, announced today that it will locate a new distribution center in Olathe creating 200 jobs in the region. “The additional Midwest warehouse puts us over 1.5 million sq. ft. of inventory, with

11/30/2015 Media Contact: Julie Haas, 913-469-3120, jhaas@jccc.edu   JCCC seeks input from employers on curriculum changes   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County Community College is preparing to launch a major upgrade of its career and technical education programs and facilities. To start this process, it has scheduled a series

Olathe Historical Society House Tour, Dec. 5   The Olathe Historical Society will host its holiday house tour, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5.  Five vintage homes decorated for the holidays will be open for the tour. Tickets are $10 and available at each home or online at

Media Contact: Diane Carroll, 913-469-3425, dicarroll@jccc.edu Johnson County Chorus presents ‘Melodies of Earth and Sky’ winter concert Dec. 6 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Anita Cyrier will conduct the Johnson County Chorus and Choraliers in “Melodies of Earth and Sky,” a winter choral concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 6, 2015 Contact: Jeff Bollig (913) 764-1050, jbollig@olathe.org (cell 913-449-1635) Olathe Chamber terms Garmin expansion as “progressive and pivotal” Olathe, Kan. – The planned expansion of Garmin Headquarters in Olathe will go down as one of the most progressive and pivotal events in the community’s

Media Contact: Diane Carroll, 913-469-3425, dicarroll@jccc.edu JCCC trustee elected to national college association OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Jerry Cook, a member of the board of trustees at Johnson County Community College, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Association of Community College Trustees

11/05/2015 Media Contact: Diane Carroll, 913-469-3425, dicarroll@jccc.edu Reduced Shakespeare Company presents ‘abridged’ Christmas show OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The fruitcakes of the Reduced Shakespeare Company want to take you on an irreverent but heartwarming trip through the holidays when they visit Johnson County Community College on Saturday, Dec. 5. The

10/22/2015 Media Contact: Diane Carroll, 913-469-3425, dicarroll@jccc.edu JCCC gala honors Mary Davidson Cohen, raises scholarship dollars   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Some Enchanted Evening, the gala event at which Mary Davidson Cohen will be honored, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at the Overland Park Marriott Hotel.