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E-NEWS FROM THE LEE'S SUMMIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL September 2002.
Volume 1, Edition 6 |
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Publishers of Area
Media:
on Tap for Quarterly Investor Meeting |
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If you’ve ever wondered what and why something makes news
you won’t want to miss the October 2 Quarterly Investor Meeting.
Kansas City Star Publisher Art Brisbane and Lee’s Summit Journal
Publisher Steve Curd will be our guest speakers. They will
discuss the news business from their two unique perspectives and
answer your questions about the challenges and responsibilities
of covering the news locally, regionally and nationally.
The luncheon will be at Garozzo’s Ristorante at 11:45 - 1:30 pm. Please contact Tereasa Evans tdevans@leessummit.org to make reservations. |
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Effective September 1, Teresa Evans will be LSEDC’s Manager for Office and Customer
Service. Teresa comes to us with an excellent administrative and program management background from the Metropolitan Community
College System. Moreover, she is an excellent ambassador and spokesperson for our community: Her daughter attended Lee’s Summit’s
award winning schools and she worked part time in Annie Sue’s Antiques in downtown for a while. |
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Kelly Blomberg has moved on to
work part time for the Volunteer Services Division of the Lee’s Summit Hospital and, from time to time, she may be working part
time on special projects for LSEDC. Please say hello to Teresa when you call the office the next time. |
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Workforce
Consortium Featured in Business Journal  |
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The new Eastern Jackson County Workforce Training Consortium
was featured in the Kansas City Business Journal recently.
Formation of the consortium was spearheaded here at the LSEDC as a
way to improve workforce and management training among Eastern Jackson County companies. Jennifer Yazell
serves as the primary training and performance consultant for the group, while Ron Haughton is Chairman of the
Board. Andrew Fila of MCC’s Business and Technology College has provided considerable support to the group’s efforts in these
formative months. Eleven area companies
employing about 3,000 people currently utilize the consortium’s services.
Read the entire Business Journal article here:
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2002/08/26/focus1.html |
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On Thursday evening October 3, public relations counsel Bill Musgrave, Kansas City
Area Development Senior Vice President, Tim Cowden, and I will be making a short presentation on work plan elements: Target
Industry Attraction and Community Image Enhancement. If you would like a Power Point copy of the presentation mailed to you,
please contact Teresa Evans with your email address. |
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In conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce, the LSEDC is staffing a monthly
meeting of commercial realtors with listings and concerns in Lee’s Summit. We’ve had three meetings so far. During the
roundtable, participating realtors discuss their listings, share leads and discuss the development climate in the community and
in Eastern Jackson County. This lively group of over 20 commercial
brokers is a great place to get real time, up to the minute information on the Lee’s Summit development climate.
The next meeting is on Thursday, October 3 ay 8:30 am at the Depot. Call Teresa Evans is you would like to attend.
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This summer ended with a rush of prospect activities. There have been several
prospect companies ranging from a financial services company to an R&D/manufacturing concern to a pharmaceutical firm looking at
Lee’s Summit. We’re in competition with the usual communities: Kansas City, Lenexa, Olathe and the Northland. Build to suit and
existing buildings are in the mix for this regional competition. Several are on a fast track. |
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Two upcoming events will provide the opportunity to showcase
Lee’s Summit. On September 26 I’ll be
attending the Society of Industrial Realtors annual trade show at the downtown Kansas City Marriott. This event
attracts the industrial and commercial real estate who’s who including brokers, agents, architects, engineers and
developers. Joining me at the show will be my counterparts from Grandview, Blue Springs and Independence. We’ll be
sharing all the positive attributes of Eastern Jackson County.
Then in early October I’ll be accompanying Kansas City Area
Development Council staff to meet with national site location consultants in Arizona. We’ll be touting the
benefits of locating in Greater Kansas City. |
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In addition to the increased investment from the city of Lee's Summit, our private
sector fundraising effort is going very well. The campaign will end this month but in the interim, please join me in thanking the
31 new LSEDC investors and 31 existing investors who have increased their level of investment so far. Special thanks to Board Members and Investors who have assisted in bringing in new members or
increased investment of existing members: Mayor Karen Messerli, Mike Atcheson, Gary Bromley, Larry Finkmeyer, Larry Glaze, Bud
Hertzog, and Dr Tony Stansberry. |
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This is our sixth 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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