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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>