BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220430 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:INTER-CITY VISIT: DESTINATION NWA DESCRIPTION:STRONGER TOGETHER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Chamber\, Lawrence Kansas and The Greater Topeka Partnership are partnering to host an inter-city visit to Northwest Arkansas (NWA)\, a regional collective of Rogers\, Springdale\, Bentonville and Fayetteville. Titled Stronger Together: Destination NWA\, the visit will allow community leaders from the public\, private\, educational and nonprofit sectors from Topeka and Lawrence to gain knowledge about innovative ideas and programs from Northwest Arkansas. The visit also provides an opportunity for interaction among city leaders and facilitates the exchange of best practices and lessons learned between the visiting cities and the destination cities. Stronger Together: Destination NWA will take place on April 26-29.\n\n\n\n2022's trip takes us to Northwest Arkansas\, spending most of our time in Bentonville and Fayetteville. The trip includes hotel stay and transportation\, several meals that are provided\, and a packed schedule of programming ran by leaders and businesses in the Northwest Arkansas area.\n\nCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!\n\n\n\n"As economic development continues to take on a more regional approach\, it's more important than ever for Chambers and cities to work together. This is an outstanding way for our two cities with our Chambers and leaders from government\, education\, and the business community to learn about a nearby region\, share best practices\, and strengthen connections." \n\n\n\nBonnie Lowe\, President & CEO\, Lawrence Chamber\n\n \n\n\n \n"This was a perfect opportunity for our two organizations to collaborate to learn and grow together. Focusing on a community as uniquely collaborative as NWA allows us to learn how to better partner as neighboring communities."\n\n\n\nMatt Pivarnik\, CEO\, Greater Topeka Partnership\n\n\n\n"Elected officials will absolutely benefit from this inter-city visit\," said Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla. "New ideas don't happen in a vacuum. We need as many community leaders on board to learn what other communities like ours are doing to address challenges\, find creative solutions and collaborate on a larger scale. I'm thrilled to be able to partner with our neighboring community\, Lawrence\, on this impactful learning experience."\n\n\n\nMichelle De La Isla\, Topeka Mayor\n\n \n\n"Cooperation between cities\, especially university cities\, is more important than ever. I look forward to partnering with Topeka to explore how the cities of Northwest Arkansas collaborate to be stronger together\, and then using those ideas to increase our cooperation with Topeka going forward."\n\n\n\nBradley R. Finkeldei\, Lawrence Mayor\n\n\n\n"The communities of Lawrence and Topeka are uniquely positioned to benefit from a joint inter-city visit. Selecting Northwest Arkansas as our first joint visit will be an opportunity for all of us to learn from a university community\, areas of innovation and collaboration\, as well as larger industry partners and how they interact with each other. I am excited to be a part of growing stronger together."\n\n\n\nKirsten Flory\, chair\, Lawrence Chamber Board of Directors\n\n\n\n"The Partnership will definitely want to focus on key areas of growth\, such as economic development\, entrepreneurial resources\, community strategy\, Plug and Play innovation efforts\, DEI initiatives and community discussions\, tourism\, education\, local government and more. What we are able to glean from this excursion will better aid us in the future development of both our communities."\n\n\n\nKeith Warta\, chair\, Greater Topeka Partnership's Chair Council X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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The Chamber\, Lawrence Kansas and The Greater Topeka Partnership are partnering to host an inter-city visit to Northwest Arkansas (NWA)\, a regional collective of Rogers\, Springdale\, Bentonville and Fayetteville. Titled Stronger Together: Destination NWA\, the visit will allow community leaders from the public\, private\, educational and nonprofit sectors from Topeka and Lawrence to gain knowledge about innovative ideas and programs from Northwest Arkansas. The visit also provides an opportunity for interaction among city leaders and facilitates the exchange of best practices and lessons learned between the visiting cities and the destination cities. Stronger Together: Destination NWA will take place on April 26-29.
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\n2022'\;s trip takes us to Northwest Arkansas\, spending most of our time in Bentonville and Fayetteville. The trip includes hotel stay and transportation\, several meals that are provided\, and a packed schedule of programming ran by leaders and businesses in the Northwest Arkansas area.

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CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!
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\n&ldquo\;As economic development continues to take on a more regional approach\, it&rsquo\;s more important than ever for Chambers and cities to work together. This is an outstanding way for our two cities &ndash\; with our Chambers and leaders from government\, education\, and the business community &ndash\; to learn about a nearby region\, share best practices\, and strengthen connections.&rdquo\;​\;
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\nBonnie Lowe\, President &\; CEO\, Lawrence Chamber

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\n&ldquo\;This was a perfect opportunity for our two organizations to collaborate to learn and grow together. Focusing on a community as uniquely collaborative as NWA allows us to learn how to better partner as neighboring communities.&rdquo\;
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\nMatt Pivarnik\, CEO\, Greater Topeka Partnership
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\n"\;Elected officials will absolutely benefit from this inter-city visit\,&rdquo\; said Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla. &ldquo\;New ideas don&rsquo\;t happen in a vacuum. We need as many community leaders on board to learn what other communities like ours are doing to address challenges\, find creative solutions and collaborate on a larger scale. I&rsquo\;m thrilled to be able to partner with our neighboring community\, Lawrence\, on this impactful learning experience.&rdquo\;
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\nMichelle De La Isla\, Topeka Mayor
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\n"\;Cooperation between cities\, especially university cities\, is more important than ever. I look forward to partnering with Topeka to explore how the cities of Northwest Arkansas collaborate to be stronger together\, and then using those ideas to increase our cooperation with Topeka going forward.&rdquo\;
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\nBradley R. Finkeldei\, Lawrence Mayor
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\n&ldquo\;The communities of Lawrence and Topeka are uniquely positioned to benefit from a joint inter-city visit. Selecting Northwest Arkansas as our first joint visit will be an opportunity for all of us to learn from a university community\, areas of innovation and collaboration\, as well as larger industry partners and how they interact with each other. I am excited to be a part of growing stronger together.&rdquo\;
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\nKirsten Flory\, chair\, Lawrence Chamber Board of Directors
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\n&ldquo\;The Partnership will definitely want to focus on key areas of growth\, such as economic development\, entrepreneurial resources\, community strategy\, Plug and Play innovation efforts\, DEI initiatives and community discussions\, tourism\, education\, local government and more. What we are able to glean from this excursion will better aid us in the future development of both our communities.&rdquo\;
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\nKeith Warta\, chair\, Greater Topeka Partnership'\;s Chair Council
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\n LOCATION:CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS! UID:e.2064.9215 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260502T194726Z URL:https://members.lawrencechamber.com/events/details/inter-city-visit-destination-nwa-9215 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR