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Quarterly Investor Meeting - 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 

Location: TMC-Lakewood
Event Date: 1/7/2009
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LSEDC is pleased to have Jeff Pinkerton, senior researcher with the Mid-America Regional Council, at...
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Speakers Series: Peter deSilva - 7 p.m.
 

Location: MCC-Longview Education Center
Event Date: 1/13/2009
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Topic: Power of Culture to Shape Community ChangeUMB Bank has undergone a significant cultural chang...
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Lee's Summit's strategic location in the path of regional growth insures a plentiful, diverse workforce. According to the Wadley Donovan Group, eighty percent (80%) of the workforce resides within a 30-minute commute shed. A study completed by the Pathfinders, Dallas, TX, found that in addition to the 12,000 unemployed, approximately 63,000 people can be identified as underemployed: those individuals who would take a better job if offered. According to this same study, over 14,900 workers in Lee's Summit would take a better job for less than $9.99 per hour. In a study, The Eastern Jackson County Missouri Wage and Benefits Survey, The Pathfinders surveyed 38 firms which employed over 11,000 workers. The survey reports a variety of workforce demographics including turnover, shifts worked, and wage information for 65 SIC job title, as well as, benefit practices.

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R&D Tool Featured in Trade Publication

The September 8 issue of Plastics News featured LSEDC investor R&D Tool. R&D provides expert technical solutions to the global plastics industry, offering a wide range of products and design solutions to packaging, design, food and beverage, cosmetics, household, medical and personal care ma... Read more >

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Downtown Lee's Summit Featured in National Trust Article
Downtown Lee's Summit is featured in a National Trust for Historic Preservation article on www.prese... Read more >

 

Lee's Summit R-7 School District Earns Missouri Distinction in Performance Award; Scores Perfect 100
The Lee's Summit R-7 School District was one of just 13 metropolitan-area school districts to earn M... Read more >

 

City of Lee's Summit Receives 2008 Digital Cities Survey Award
The City of Lee's Summit is a recipient of the 2008 Digital Cities award according to the results of... Read more >

 
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