Bank vice president receives certified treasury professional credential

Kimberly Noland

Bank of Labor Vice President Kimberly Noland recently received the Certified Treasury Professional credential.

Nolan, a treasury management officer, is one of a small number of community bank professionals in the region to hold the designation.

Nolan joined Bank of Labor in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2019 and has 15 years of experience in commercial banking, with an expertise in consultative solutions and risk mitigation.

“Kim was already an impressive treasury management professional,” said Alyssa Prasil, Bank of Labor’s division manager of treasury services and operations. “The CTP certification just enhances her ability to help clients choose the smartest ways to maximize their cashflow and mitigate risk.”

According to Investopedia, a website specializing in investing and finance education, CTP designation is considered a notable benchmark for experienced financial professionals.

“Earning the CTP designation allows me to better advise and help organizations and businesses meet their strategic goals,” Nolan said. “Earning the certification took a significant amount of time and effort but it’s important because it demonstrates ethical values and an understanding of complex corporate treasury, cash flow, and risk mitigation for organizations of all shapes and sizes.”

Nolan holds a Master of Business Administration from Pittsburg State University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas.

According to the Association for Financial Professionals, CTP certification measures an individual’s broad-based knowledge and competency in treasury and cash management. To receive certification, several years of work experience, months of preparation and successful completion of an extensive exam are required. AFP reports that there are only 12,000 business leaders with active CTP certification across the world, with 75% in the U.S. and just 35% of those in banking.

Sports play a key role in revitalizing community

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by Murrel Bland

Sports plays a key role in the quality of life.

That, simply stated, is what drives Kathy Nelson who is president of the Kansas City Sports Commission. She was the featured speaker at a meeting via Zoom at the Fairfax Industrial Association Thursday, Jan. 14.

She told of how the Sports Commission brings various sporting events to Kansas City. The Big 12 men and women’s basketball tournaments and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball tournament are three of the more well-known sporting events that Kansas City hosts.

Nelson said the National Football League draft will be held in Kansas City in 2023. The commission owns and manages the annual Kansas City Marathon which attracts more than 10,000 runners from out of town.

Presently, Nelson and a group of volunteers, including Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor David Alvey, are hoping to attract The World Cup to Kansas City in 2026. This event of the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) is estimated to be worth the equivalent of four Super Bowls. The event would be played at Arrowhead Stadium.

Nelson was very much involved in putting together the victory parades for the World Series and Super Bowl wins.

Nelson played a key, behind–the-scenes, role in arranging for the benefit Kansas-Missouri basketball game. She said the National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s bowling championship will be at the Pro Bowl in North Kansas City.

Nelson said sports played a key role in the revitalizing of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, with the addition of the T-Mobile Arena. She said her parents both worked downtown. She could recall when it wasn’t safe to go there at night.

When asked about a Major League downtown baseball stadium, she said she was neutral on such a proposal. However, she said she has visited other cities and seen how such stadiums can enhance downtowns. She said a smaller stadium which would seat 10,000 persons might be a possibility downtown.

Before joining the Sports Commission in 2010, she held senior management positions with WDAF-TV, Time Warner Cable and Metro Sports. She is a graduate of Winnetonka High School and attended Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri.

Murrel Bland is the former editor of The Wyandotte West and The Piper Press. He is the executive director of Business West.

Construction continues

Construction continued earlier this week at the Captain D’s restaurant site at 7525 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. A fire heavily damaged Captain D’s building on March 26, 2019. These photos were taken earlier this week.
Construction continued earlier this week at the Captain D’s restaurant site at 7525 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. A fire heavily damaged Captain D’s building on March 26, 2019.