Business leaders collaborate to form Go Green! Wichita - Business First of Columbus:

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The program is the brainchild of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principal Dixie Larson and Marketing CoordinatorCandacw Wilson. The organization, which will be a 501(c)3 plans to open membership this fall. Representatives from 15 Wichitas businesses met Tuesday and formed a steeriny committee to set in motion a plan of actio forthe organization. A secon meeting is planned for Monday to decide on including how companies canbecome members. The groul has invited city and state representatives to attendxthe meeting.
The goal, Larson says, is to encourage local businesses to become more environmentallhy conscious and encourage greater participation in recyclint and energy and naturalk resourcesconservation practices. “The reason we did it is to creatde a green environment in Wichits and to foster other companies to participateas well,” Larsonh says. The effort already is generatingh interest, she says. “When we brainstormeds this concept severalmonths ago, I was amazed to learnn people were very passionate about being environmentallgy conscious,” Larson says.
“u thought if just this handful of peoplw were interested then the hundreds of businessese in our city might be as In additionto , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwicj County are involved.