Multiple jurisdictions and companies collaborate to realign roadway adjacent to new store Lee’s Summit, MO—August 18, 2017— Construction of QuikTrip’s new Generation 3 store at Missouri Route 291 and Mulberry Street has concluded, as the city has officially opened NE Windsor Drive adjacent to the store. Several jurisdictions collaborated with QuikTrip to realign and connect NE Windsor Drive to Mulberry … Read More
New Development Celebrates Local Partners With Initial Groundbreaking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION August 11, 2017 info@thegrove-ls.com (816) 392-7298 LEE’S SUMMIT, MO – An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the southeast corner of M-291 South and Bailey Road in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, this morning as local dignitaries, city staff and project partners took their shovels to the dirt at The Grove at Lee’s Summit’s preliminary groundbreaking event. This … Read More
Lee’s Summit Releases Findings of Multi-Family Housing Study
City is ripe for significant additional market rate, affordable and senior housing apartments August 1, 2017—LEE’S SUMMIT, MO—The City of Lee’s Summit could support up to 2,300 additional market rate apartments over the next decade beyond existing supply or projects in the pipeline, according to a 2017 multi-family housing study commissioned by the Lee’s Summit City Council and conducted by … Read More
Lee’s Summit approves Coleman Equipment facility in Lakewood Business Park
Construction set to begin in third quarter on 14,000-square foot dealership July 28, 2017—LEE’S SUMMIT, MO—The City of Lee’s Summit has approved a new 14,000-square foot dealership for Coleman Equipment in Lakewood Business Park. Construction is set to begin in the third quarter on the facility, which will replace Coleman’s existing location in Independence, Mo. with a larger facility in … Read More
MEDC Announces State Cut to Missouri Partnership
Budget Back in Governor Greitens’ Hands On Thursday, the General Assembly sent its fiscal year 2018 budget to Governor Greitens. The General Assembly was tasked with cutting more than $500 million from the budget, making this the worst state budget situation in at least a generation. Given the dire fiscal forecast, almost no program or institution’s budget was left uncut. … Read More
OATS Public Transportation Expanded to Include TMC Lakewood
Lee’s Summit, Mo.— April 18, 2017– OATS public transportation system has expanded its Lee’s Summit service to include Truman Medical Center Lakewood located just outside city limits. Under a new agreement with the City of Lee’s Summit, OATS also increased its hours of operations through evening drive time and reduced one-way fares by $.50. “This expansion is welcomed by TMC … Read More
Brokers and Developers: Lee’s Summit poised for peak altitude
The region’s leading developers, brokers and attorneys offered a birds’ eye view into the Eastern Jackson County commercial real estate market on Tuesday, April 11, inside Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport’s Hangar One. Surrounded by business aircraft and aviation mechanical equipment, panelists tackled everything from incentives to infrastructure to industrial speculative development, while updating various mixed-use and multifamily projects taking shape … Read More
Saint Luke’s East Hosts Investor Spotlight
“The continued growth and success of Saint Luke’s East is a true reflection of the culture and community of Lee’s Summit.” – Ron Baker, CEO Saint Luke’s East – Lee’s Summit Lee’s Summit, Mo – April 5, 2017 – – Saint Luke’s East CEO and LSEDC Board Member Ron Baker hosted members of the Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council for … Read More
Leading Entrepreneur to LSEDC: Focus on Existing Resources
EyeVerify Founder Toby Rush encourages Lee’s Summit leaders to identify density and concentration of existing business assets at March Speaker Series luncheon Lee’s Summit, MO—March 10, 2017– Toby Rush, founder of biometric security company EyeVerify Inc., headlined the Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council’s March Speaker Series luncheon. Comparing the family farm he grew up on in rural Kansas to … Read More