Vendor fair to be Tuesday

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, along with the WyCo Vendor and Resource Fair Committee and Pay-It will hold its first Vendor Small Business Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

“Building Connections in 2022,” a free resource fair, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St. Trafficway, Kansas City, Kansas.

Vendors and small businesses will glean valuable information on working with government and corporate organizations, as well as gaining resources on upcoming opportunities and programs for small businesses.

Registered businesses will be able to bring their products, showcase their services and meet with government agencies and regional corporations to learn more about potential contract opportunities.

In support of local small businesses, a sponsorship through Pay-It has secured the showcasing of three on-site food truck businesses and event entertainment with a local disc jockey and production company.

Cold weather rule on agenda of Monday’s BPU meeting

Changes to the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities’ cold weather rule are on the agenda for Monday night’s BPU meeting.

Also on the agenda for the 6 p.m. regular meeting are a public comment time, a report from the Wyandotte Economic Development Council, a corporation communications quarterly update, miscellaneous and board comments, and a closed, executive session.

The 5 p.m. BPU work session will include a board update, general manager update, 2023 budget plan for staffing and 2023 budget plan for revenue forecast.

The meeting changed to Monday night this week because of scheduling issues.

The meeting will be on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

The meeting also is available through the telephone, at toll-free 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID is 845 2313 9724.

The BPU board meeting packet is online at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-10-17-22.pdf.

For more information, visit https://www.bpu.com/About/MediaNewsReleases/October17thBPUBoardMeetingNotice.aspx.