FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Our Construction Manager Teams Up With Advance Kansas
Young Professionals ofWichita to implement their project. It focuses on relationship- building betweenWichita businesses and college campuses to connect employers to high-performing students. They hope that creating this network will develop local talent and retain students before they graduate. Through his participation, Blasi exemplified Cornejo & Sons’ commitment to our community. We are honored that our team member was part of this initiative and look forward to more opportunities to promote development in our region.
to addressing the human capital challenge around diversity and inclusion in Wichita.
In May, our private construction manager, Blake Blasi, was one of 44 local business and community leaders to graduate fromAdvance Kansas. Over the span of four months, Blasi and other leaders met to build and strengthen relationships and highlight diversity challenges and opportunities for inclusion inWichita. Hosted by Butler Community College, Advance Kansas brings together local leaders from different demographic groups and across different sectors — including business, education, nonprofit, and government — to learn about effective ways to address and engage the pressing diversity issues in our community. Hosted by the president of Diversity Leadership in Action, Juan Johnson, the program gives local leaders the skills and knowledge to strengthen our community. During the four months of classes, participants cover six priorities that have been identified as keys
A big component of Advance Kansas is the community action project that teams present at the end of the program. During the culmination, Blasi’s project team proposed a partnership they’ve named The Career Courtship Program. His team includes Hayley Hobbs, Butler Community College; Stephen Kamunge, Airbus Americas; Stacey Petrie, Hutton Construction; Alicia Sanchez, Wichita State University; and Tim Smith, IMA Financial Group Inc. Theywill partner with
HAVE A LAUGH
Join us on Saturday, August 4, from 1–5 p.m. at Aero Plains Brewing for our first Cornejo Cornhole Championship! 1ST ANNUAL CORNEJO CORNHOLE CHAMPIONSHIP
This will be a 32-team double elimination tournament. Seeding is randomized and brackets will be posted once all team spots have been reserved. First, second, and third places will receive trophies and bragging rights. Registration is $50 per team, and all proceeds benefit Dress for Success Wichita, a not-for-profit that empowers women to achieve economic independence through a network of support. With music by DJ Eddie Hansen and food fromGaGa’s Grub, sit back between rounds with local brew and grub and enjoy the festivities. It’s sure to be a good time!
When: August 4, 1–5 p.m. Where: Aero Plains Brewing, 117 North Handley Street,Wichita Register with JacobWayman at jacob.wayman@cornejocorp.com
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