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E-NEWS FROM THE LEE'S SUMMIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL June 2002.
Volume 1, Edition 5 |
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Regional
Leaders on Quarterly Meeting Program
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The CEO’s of the three leading regional organizations will speak at the July 10th LSEDC Quarterly Investors Meeting. They are: |
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They will bring us up-to-date on major regional issues and the impact they may have on Lee’s Summit.
The
luncheon
begins at
11:45 at
Garozzo’s
Ristorante,
1547 NE
Rice
Road. Please
call (816)
525-6617 or
email
kblomberg@leessummit.org
to make
reservations. |
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The Quarterly Investor meeting is a great time to familiarize
friends and business associates with the LSEDC. If each of us would invite just one new guest, we could expand our membership
and enhance our level of service to the entire Lee’s Summit business community. |
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Incoming Board Chairman Dave Gale, and the other new board
members and officers, will take the LSEDC helm effective July 1st. Please welcome the new officers and advisory board
members for Fiscal Year 2002-2003: |
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A lot of hard work is paying off for the LSEDC. Earlier
this month, Mayor Messerli joined me at the 44th Annual Governor’s Economic Development Conference in Lake
Ozark where we received the 2002 Economic Development Marketer of the Year Award from Governor Bob Holden. The award reflects several years’ worth of work in promoting business expansion and retention in
Lee’s Summit. Several projects and activities contributed significantly to the win: |
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I’d like to thank all the LSEDC investors who supported these,
and all of our efforts.
In May, Lee’s
Summit was listed among the top 60 smaller cities in America in the 2002 edition of the prestigious Grey House
Publishing Directory of America’s Top-Rated
Smaller Cities. It is the only city in the
Kansas City region to be listed. Ballwin, a St. Louis suburb, is the only other city in Missouri on the list.
The 60 cities are ranked by population growth,
median income, unemployment and crime rate.
This is a great recognition of our community’s quality of life
for families, workers and businesses. Only the very best communities in
America earn a place on this list.
The complete report is available online at
www.leessummit.org,
or by contacting the LSEDC office at (816) 525-6617. |
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An informal group of community leaders,
including the President and Board Chairs of the LSEDC, are gathering on a monthly basis to help coordinate action
on important community matters.
In addition to the LSEDC, participants include staff or members of organizations
that represent all facets of the community including government, business, schools, neighborhood and community
associations, historic downtown and nearby neighborhoods, faith-based organizations and health care. |
Our first major initiative will be to help
coordinate the various activities related to the downtown area to help assure maximum impact and progress is made
toward enhancing and revitalizing both the commercial and nearby residential areas of the city. We particularly
want to help advance the passage of the coming referendum that will fund construction of a new city hall downtown.
For more information about the group please
contact me at
jdevine@leessummit.org or call the office at (816) 525-6617. |
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Starting this fall, we will be amending the
regular monthly Board and Quarterly Investor meeting schedules. The effect will be to reduce the total number of
meetings by two, while hopefully increasing the effectiveness and usefulness of the remainder. |
In particular, mark you calendar in April
2003 when we will join the Chamber of Commerce on its annual train trip to Jefferson City. This will be a great
time to network, meet business associates and political leaders, and to get your two cents worth in on the
important issues facing our state and city. |
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Date |
Type of Meeting |
Location |
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July 10, 2002 |
Quarterly
Investor Meeting |
Garozzo’s
Ristorante |
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August 2002 |
NO BOARD MEETING |
N/A |
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September 4,
2002 |
Board of
Directors Meeting |
To be announced |
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October 2, 2002 |
Quarterly
Investor Meeting |
To be announced |
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November 6, 2002 |
Board of
Directors Meeting |
To be announced |
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December 5, 2002 |
Holiday
Reception |
Depot |
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January 8, 2003 |
Quarterly
Investor Meeting |
To be announced |
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February 5, 2003 |
Annual Board
Retreat |
To be announced |
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March 5, 2003 |
Board of
Directors Meeting |
To be announced |
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April 2, 2003
(TENTATIVE) |
Legislative Day
at Jefferson City |
Missouri State
Capital |
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May 7, 2003 |
Board of
Directors Meeting |
To be announced |
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June 4, 2003 |
Quarterly
Investor Meeting |
To be announced |
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July 2, 2003 |
Board of
Directors Meeting |
To be announced |
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This is our fifth 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. Thanks. See you soon. |
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