Owners Amanda Bush and Adam O’Kane took over the business and moved operations from Kansas City to Lee’s Summit.
Federal Government Offers Opportunity for Lee’s Summit Workers
More than 350 job seekers from across the Kansas City metro were in Lee’s Summit Thursday to learn about local opportunities at the federal government. The Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council partnered with U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services to host the career fair. The National Benefits Center, National Records Center, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Contact Center, U.S. Citizenship and … Read More
LSEDC Passes Resolution In Support of Public Safety Question
The Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council has endorsed and supported the City of Lee’s Summit for the issuance of a General Obligation Bond, which will be on the ballot during a special election on August 6th, 2019. The proposed $19,475,000 bond would allow for new public-safety measures including two new fire stations and associated apparatus to replace fire stations No. … Read More
LSEDC Holds Annual Meeting
The Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council held its 2019 Annual Meeting July 10th. The theme of the afternoon was Focus Forward as the LSEDC works to align its upcoming strategic plan with the city’s Ignite initiatives, along with the goals of other PSA’s and key partners. Guest speaker Kate McEnroe shared her recipe for the “secret sauce” to effective economic … Read More
Partner Spotlight: MODOT
Since 2016, MoDOT has led a dozen projects in Lee’s Summit with a total construction value of almost $66 million. From the $13 million Blackwell Road interchange to new $300,000+ traffic signals at Deerbrook, MoDOT’s work is visible almost anywhere you drive in the city. Matt Killion, MoDOT Area Engineer for Jackson County, appreciates the City of Lee’s Summit’s partnership … Read More
LSEDC Makes Impactful Connection to Help Fill Workforce Gap
Like many manufacturing business owners, Michael Bohning had felt the pain of a tight labor market. Bohning bought Creative Blow Mold Tooling in 2006. The Lee’s Summit company designs, manufactures, repairs and tools products for the blow mold industry. Creative’s products end up on factory lines all over the world to help create the products found on store shelves, but … Read More