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Solar Link Tapped to Build Solar Power Plant in Butler, Mo.

At its June 9 board meeting, the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) gave approval for an agreement to purchase all of the power generated by a Butler, Mo., solar power plant developed by Solar Link US, Inc., a Lee's Summit based solar energy company. At three megawatts, co... Read more>

Saint Luke's East Plans $68M expansion

Saint Luke's East-Lee's Summit is expanding - again. This time the hospital, which recently completed the addition of its fourth floor, is about to build a fifth. But that's just one part of the $68 million expansion. "There's a demand for services from the community," said Dr. George Pagels, hosp... Read more>

Exergonix Closes on Pfizer property

Exergonix is officially the owner of the land at Missouri 291 and U.S. 50. On June 15 the green technology company owned by Lee's Summit's Don Nissanka closed on the property formally owned by the Pfizer company. Exergonix bought the 83 acre property with $1.4 million from the city of Lee's Summit's... Read more>

Lee's Summit Journal Wins Newspaper of the Year

The Lee's Summit Journal was named Newspaper of the Year by the Kansas City Press Club, the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Newspaper of the Year designation was bestowed upon the Journal as the publication that earned the most points during the individual award pr... Read more>

Lee's Summit City Manager Named Public Administrator of the Year

Steve Arbo, Lee's Summit City Manager, was recently selected as the 2011 Public Administrator of the Year in the Mid-Sized City division by the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for ... Read more>

ce2l Makes a Big Impression on Area Investors

ce2lTM, a newly formed accredited energy and environmental testing company, gave an award-winning performance at a recent PitchOn! event in Blue Springs. Hosted by GrowBlueSprings, a Blue Springs Econ... Read more>

Dr. David McGehee Winner of 2011 eSN Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award

Dr. David McGehee, Lee's Summit R-7 School District superintendent, was recently honored by eSchool News, a publication network of eSchool Media Inc., as one of 10 winners of the 2011 Tech-Savvy Super... Read more>

AdamsGabbert Receives Supplier of the Year Award from MAMBDC

Kansas City, MO - February 7, 2011- AdamsGabbert, a premier professional services firm located in Lee's Summit, MO received the 2011 Class II Supplier of the Year award received from the MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council (MAMBDC). The Supplier of the Year award is given to a minority ... Read more>

Viracor-IBT Names Paul Sohmer President and CEO

KANSAS CITY, MO (February 14, 2011) - Viracor-IBT Laboratories today announced the appointment of Paul R. Sohmer, M.D. as its President and Chief Executive Officer."We are, indeed, most fortunate to h... Read more>

State Farm Moves 160 Employees to Lee's Summit

State Farm Insurance Company has signed a 10-year deal to lease nearly 43,000 square feet at Summit Technology Campus in Lee's Summit. The insurer will relocate its Midwestern operations facility with between 160 and 180 employees from the Landmark Building near Interstate 70 and Little Blue Parkwa... Read more>

Gateway businesses a boon for LS

Article courtesy of John Beaudoin, Lee's Summit Journal PublisherWhat is a Tingle? Is it true that all the tops to every Pringles can are made in Lee's Summit at Plastic Enterprises? And what is the deal with that Billy Goat business on southbound 291? While Lee's Summit has a strong retail and ch... Read more>

CEO of Bennett Packaging Honored as Outstanding Business Leader

LSEDC Investor and CEO of Bennett Packaging, Kathy Bennett, has been named one of seven nationally known business men and women during Northwood University's 31st annual Outstanding Business Leader Aw... Read more>

Lee's Summit Parks and Rec Best in the Country

Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation was honored as the best parks program in the country. The National Recreation and Parks Association in conjunction with the American Academy of Parks and Recreation A... Read more>

Affinis Earns Best Firm Title for Third Time in Four Years

LSEDC Investor Affinis Corp has been named a "Best Firm to Work For in Civil Engineering" by CE News for the third time in the past four years. Affinis was ranked in the Top 35 firms nationwide. Rick Worrel, President, was pleased when he heard the announcement, "I'm humbled by the Best Firms recog... Read more>

LSEDC Investors Named Best Places to Work

Several LSEDC investors were named by the Kansas City Business Journal as the Best Places to Work in Kansas City, including: HSMC Certified Public Accountants PC McCownGordon Construction LLC JE ... Read more>

Sherri Lozano Named Campaign Director for Arnold Hall Fundraising

The Lee's Summit Missouri Municipal Building Authority Board recently named Sherri Lozano as the campaign director for Encore for Arnold Hall, a multi-million dollar capital campaign to transform the ... Read more>

Downtown Lee's Summit Wins 4 Downtown Revitalization Awards

Missouri communities were honored with Downtown Revitalization awards at the "Evening of Excellence" held Thursday, August 12, in St. Louis. Downtown Lee's Summit received 4 awards. DLSMS won the Top... Read more>

Lee's Summit R-7 School District First in Nation to Initiate All-Electric Fleet for Distribution

As part of an ongoing focus on cost-containment and environmentally friendly initiatives, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District will become the first public school district in the United States to operate an all-electric distribution fleet for all primary routes. The first of four electric trucks wil... Read more>

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As Missouri's most creative city in 2010, the Missouri Arts Council is featuring Lee's Summit on its web site. Click here to read the profile.... Read more>

Lee's Summit Featured in Missouri Focus

Lee's Summit was featured in the top stories in the May 28 issue of Missouri Focus, published by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (MODED).... Read more>

LSEDC Investors Among 2010 Lee's Summit Business of the Year Winners

Two LSEDC Investor businesses were recipients of the Lee's Summit Chamber Res in Motus (Business in Motion) Business of the Year Award presented at the monthly membership luncheon on May 21. candid marketing & communications won in the five or less employees category and Lee's Su... Read more>

Lee's Summit R-7 School District earns national "What Parents Want" Award

The Lee's Summit R-7 School District was among 28 Missouri school districts receiving the "What Parents Want" national award, offered by SchoolMatch. The Ohio-based firm ranks school systems in a nati... Read more>

LSPR Finalist for National Gold Medal Award

Lee's Summit Park Board and Staff are hoping 2010 will be a banner year for Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation (LSPR) and its community. The agency was named one of the top four parks & recreation ... Read more>

Kathy Bennett of Bennett Packaging is Small Business Administration's 2010 Award Winner

Kathy Bennett of Lee's Summit-based Bennett Package and Displays was named as the Small Business Administration's 2010 region's Women in Business Champion for her service and mentorship of other women who own small businesses.Award criteria include long-term, effective and free assistance to small b... Read more>

Pycior + Co. Wins Graves/Hale Award

The Lee's Summit Historic Preservation Commission recently announced that Pycior + Co is this year's recipient of the Graves/Hale Historic Preservation Award. This award is presented to living individ... Read more>

Lee's Summit Wins Capstone Award

Thanks to an application submitted by the City of Lee's Summit, the Kansas City Business Journal honored the I-470 and 50 Highway Interchange with a Capstone Award in the Infrastructure Category. The ... Read more>

Gale Communities and Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) Partner on Development Projects

Gale Communities and Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) have once again partnered to spur commercial and residential development in western Lee's Summit. Gale Communities, the master developer behind New Longview, Winterset Park and Arborwalk, has engaged ESS to provide the infrastructure and ground work s... Read more>

All Three Lee’s Summit High School Robotics Teams Qualify for National Championship

For the second consecutive year the FIRST Robotics teams from each of the three Lee's Summit R-7 high schools qualified for the World FIRST Robotics Championship. The Lee's Summit R-7 School District ... Read more>

Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street One of Best in the U.S.

Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street has been named one of the best downtowns in the nation, winning a 2010 Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. D... Read more>

Downtown Lee's Summit Selected as Semi-Finalist for Great American Main Street Award

Downtown Lee's Summit has been selected as a semi-finalist for a Great American Main Street Award! Downtown Lee's Summit is one of ten communities selected to complete a rigorous semi-finalist applica... Read more>