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E-NEWS FROM THE LEE'S SUMMIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL December
2002. Volume 1, Edition 7 |
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State and GKC Leaders on Tap for
January 8, 2003 Investor Lunch |
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The top
Economic
Development
leaders in
the State
of Missouri
and locally
will be our
guests for
the January
8 Quarterly
Investor
Luncheon,
11:45 a.m.,
at the
Summit Inn
and Suites
on Murray
Road.
Phil Tate, Missouri Director of Economic Development and Bob Marcusse, President and CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council will discuss a variety of issues including: |
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Impact of tight state budgets on ED
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Pending legislation
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How we stack up against Kansas and other states |
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Greater Kansas City’s strengths and vulnerabilities in attracting new business |
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Where does Lee’s Summit fit in? |
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Call Teresa Evans at 816-525-6617 or email at
tdevans@leessummit.org to make your reservations. |
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At the quarterly investor luncheon, we plan to release “Lee’s Summit by the
Numbers” a compilation of census and other data about our community and its business climate. The report is informative and
should be useful as you plan and grow your business. It will also be on our web site. |
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The Eastern Jackson County Training Consortium received $67,200 from Missouri for
the fiscal year that ends June 30. The consortium was formed thanks to the leadership of the Lee’s Summit Economic Development
Council and other area councils who understand the importance of quality, well-trained employees.
Andrew Filla, program director for the Metropolitan Community
Colleges Business & Technology College, said the grant represents the full amount that was requested and more than
two-thirds of the consortium's fiscal-year budget of $100,000. With the state budget strained by the economic
slowdown, Filla said, receiving the full request is a coup.
Congratulations go out to LSEDC Board Member and Consortium Chairman Ron Haughton and Business Consultant Jennifer
Yazell for all their hard work. We also thank the Lee’s Summit companies who participate in the consortium: Toys
R’ Us, Billy Goat Industries, Fab Tech, Polytainers, Plastic Enterprises and Calmar. Also, thanks go out to Dr.
Fred Grogan at Longview Community College for his work in helping establish the consortium through the community
college system. The consortium serves 11 companies
employing about 3,000 people in Eastern Jackson County. One of its top priorities is improving training for
supervisors and front-line employees. |
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Meyer Brothers Building Company is opening a three-story Class A office building
late next year. Located at Douglas and I-470 just east of the Hampton Inn, the building totals 48,600 sq. ft.
Dave Meyer reports that negotiations are underway with prospective
tenants for the first two floors…companies not currently located in Lee’s Summit. The third floor will be an
office suites and business center facility operated by Lauri Meyer. Lee’s Summit Office Suites will offer
individual office space with conference rooms, a full spectrum of amenities and support services including word
processing, photocopying, fax transmission, mail services and personalized telephone answering and a
state-of-the-art telephone system. Clients will be charged only for the services utilized.
Meyer Brothers’ previous projects in the city include construction
of Summit Woods Shopping Center, Colt Technologies, Lee’s Summit Honda, Dave Cross Motors and Missouri Table and
Chair. |
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Say hello to another new Lee’s Summit manufacturing and assembly business.
Metcraft will be opening its doors in a 25,000 sf building on Thompson Drive in the LeMone Smith Business and Rail Park on MO 291
south. The firm produces stainless steel products for schools and
correctional institutions. Start up employment will be 10 growing to 30 over the next several years.
Lee’s Summit residents Paul and Kim Ryan are principals in the firm.
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LSEDC On Social Serve Advisory Board
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The importance of workforce housing cannot be overlooked as an economic development
tool. As such, the LSEDC is proud to be participating in the formation of socialserve.com, a web-based resource for people
seeking apartment and housing information throughout the metro. You can log-on to
www.socialserve.com for more information. |
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It’s been a great year for new memberships. In addition to the 30 new
investors we introduced in our last newsletter, please welcome three more! For a complete list of our investors, visit our web
site at
www.leessummit.org |
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As the LSEDC has grown, there has been some thought to adding another form of
investor communication. Particularly for our newer members, would you be interested in an informal morning coffee on a quarterly
basis? A time and location is yet to be determined. We currently hold monthly board meetings, quarterly investor luncheons,
distribute our quarterly electronic newsletter, produce an annual report and other reports, and submit bi-weekly articles to the
Lee’s Summit Journal as ways of keeping our members up-to-date. But is this enough? That’s what we’d like to know.
Please e-mail
jdevine@leessummit.org and let us know your opinion of the quarterly coffee idea. If you
have another suggestion that would be great, too. |
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Dues and contribution notices have been mailed to all LSEDC Investors. As a
reminder, many of you may want to write your check before the end of the year.
If you have questions about your
investment please contact Jim Devine at 816-525-6617 or
jdevine@leessummit.org. |
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Your LSEDC is proud to assist in hosting the Recognition Reception for Mary Stacy,
outgoing executive director of Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street. Please join us downtown at the Victorian Peddler Restaurant
from 5 to 8 p.m., January 10 as we say, “job well done” to our good friend, Mary. At 6:30 p.m., Mayor Messerli will conduct a
special recognition presentation for Mary. Many of you know Mary for her years of service to our community, including being
LSEDC’s first executive assistant when we were housed at the R-7 School District. Many thanks to our sponsors for this event:
Aquila, Bank of Lee’s Summit, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, Commerce Bank, First National Bank, First Community Bank, Lee’s
Summit Chamber of Commerce, Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council, Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Department, Lee’s Summit
Hospital, David Gale, Gold Bank, Dale Hartley and the R-7 School District. |
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This is our seventh electronic newsletter. If you like it pass it along. Our goal is to provide you with
useful information in a useful format. Have we succeeded? Do you have suggestions? Do you want to be dropped from our
distribution list? Please let me know at
jdevine@leessummit.org. May
your holidays be safe and full of joy and thanksgiving. |
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