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Kansas City Keeps on Top of the Green Movement
Kansas City's dedication to the environment is showcased bimonthly in its community magazine, Greenability. The city sponsors activities like the annual Green Commute Challenge, which get companies competing to encourage employees to carpool or use public transportation, therefore removing cars from the road during peak commute hours.
A unique green project in Kansas City is the construction of a green home made entirely from industrial shipping containers. Debbie Glassberg, the owner of the... Read More »
Life Skills Sharpened at Park Hill and North Kansas City Schools
Northland’s schools are taking reading, writing and arithmetic to a new level – one that will translate into real-world skills students can use when they go out into the work world.
In late 2007, the business community compiled a list of the top 10 most valuable skills for employees, and the schools responded. The Park Hill and North Kansas City School districts are zeroing in on skills necessary for success in the working world.
“I think it’s absolutely critical that every child who graduates... Read More »
Northland Hospitals Provide State-of-the-Art Health Care
Among the Northland’s three major health-care providers can be found the busiest hospital in the Kansas City metro area‚ another that boasts a birthing center that has been likened to a spa‚ and yet another that is introducing the latest in interventional cardiac care technology.
North Kansas City Hospital is the busiest hospital in the Kansas City metro area‚ with both the highest number of patients seen in its emergency department – 56‚000 annually‚ as well as the most admitted to the... Read More »
