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The Johnson County Education Research Triangle (JCERT) is seeking a public relations agency to assist the JCERT Authority with public information activities for a two-year period. The JCERT initiative is funded through a one-eighth cent sales tax which generates dollars for higher education, research and degree offerings through University of Kansas Edwards Campus, KU Medical […]
Daniel Palmier, President and CEO of UC Funds announced today the funding of a $30 million adaptive re-use bridge loan for the conversion of three vacant buildings and a parking garage into a 260-unit, mixed-use project with an additional 26,000 SF of retail and 6,500 SF of office space in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. He […]
Barkley Inc. is an independent full-service advertising agency based in Kansas City, Missouri. They were formerly known as Barkley Evergreen & Partners and are one of the largest independent advertising agency in the U.S., and the largest in Kansas City. In 2012, Barkley split their public relations division off from the rest of the company […]
Check out some of the top independent Public Relations firms in the Kansas City area: Trozzolo Communications Group TCG specializes in providing strategy, social branding, digital service, PR, and crisis communications. They cleverly use the slogan “Get it together,” meaning get all the messages, advertising, PR, social media at one location – of course we […]
The Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) is seeking a PR agency to manage event planning and media relations for the grand opening activities of the KC Streetcar. The grand opening of Kansas City’s first streetcar is a long awaited celebration of downtown transit and economic development. Construction is expected to finish in late October 2015, […]
After the the General Services Administration paid over 200,000 USD for a contract with a PR firm to handle their crisis communication, Senator Claire McCaskill announced an investigation into how federal agencies had used taxpayer money to pay for public relations services.
For April Fools Google changes its name to Topeka. The interesting thing is how Topeka changes the city’s name to Google. The city website is now called “The City of Google”, so millions may think Google bought Topeka perhaps? Google’s brand is so strong the sky is the limit as far as their applying it.
Smashburger has picked Parris Communications to serve as their agency of record in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The communications company will be responsible for communications and promotion for the fast food restaurant.
Lotus Public Relations was chosen by the GSEA to enhance public relations and media relations efforts for this year’s global competition. The agency was selected to support its media relations, branding, and publicity interest.
