Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Business leaders collaborate to form Go Green! Wichita - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The program is the brainchild of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principalo Dixie Larson and Marketing CoordinatorCandace Wilson. The which will be a 501(c)3 nonprofit, planse to open membership this fall. Representative s from 15 Wichita businesses met Tuesday and formef a steering committee to set in motionn a plan of action forthe organization. A second meetinf is planned for Monday to decideon guidelines, includinfg how companies can become The group has invited city and state representativesd to attend the meeting.
The goal, Larson is to encourage local businesses to becomew more environmentally conscious and encourage greater participationb in recycling and energy and naturaol resourcesconservation practices. “The reason we did it is to create a green environment in Wichita and to foster other companies to participatdas well,” Larson says. The effort already is generatinv interest, she says. “Whenm we brainstormed this concept severalmonths ago, I was amazed to learn people were very passionate aboutr being environmentally conscious,” Larson “I thought if just this handfull of people were interested then the hundreds of businessesx in our city might be as In addition to , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwicko County are involved.

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