Development Depot

This year, Summit Technology Academy is soaring to new heights---literally. The inaugural Aerospace Academy year is underway! Hear from Jeremy Bonnesen, Principal of STA, about how students will be prepared for careers in aerospace and aeronautics, plus how the FAA is involved. 

Todd Haynes took over as the Chair of the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council Board of Directors on July 1, 2021. Haynes is the Senior Vice President at RBC Wealth Management. We spoke with him about his goals and vision for his term this fiscal year.

How will COVID-19 impact the office? How are rising construction costs affecting opportunity? LSEDC Board Member and Executive Managing Director/Principal of Newmark Zimmer Michael VanBuskirk shares industry insights and expectations for the future. 

The Lee's Summit R-7 School District has committed to having 100% of its students gain real world learning experience by the year 2030. LSEDC's  Tina Chace and Shannan Booth, LSR-7's Coordinator of Career Education, explain how the district plans to accomplish its goal and how the LSEDC is helping.

On this episode, Mayor Bill Baird explains the goals of the new diversity & inclusion commission for the City of Lee's Summit. Hear what inspired the formation of this commission, who is on it, and what the goal is.

2020 changed a lot about the way we all do business, that includes Economic Developers. Kansas City Area Development Council Senior Vice President for Corporate Attraction Jill McCarthy and Chris Gutierrez, the President of Kansas City SmartPort share their expertise on how EDOs in the Kansas City area can  best prepare for the year ahead. 

LSEDC President & CEO explains what the LSEDC does, how its funded, and why having an EDC is important to the community.

In this episode,  Tina Chace, LSEDC Director of Business Development; Dr. Jeremy Bonnesen, Principal & Director at Summit Technology Academy; and Dr. Laurel Hogue, Vice Provost for Extended Studies for UCM Lee's Summit discuss the significance of community partnerships in creating innovative workforce development and how it can help students in Lee's Summit. 

How does 5G change the future of healthcare? How will Lee's Summit hospitals prepare for a 71% population growth? What lasting impacts will COVID-19 leave on the industry? CEOs Lynette Wheeler of Truman Medical Center, John McDonald of Lee's Summit Medical Center and Bobby Olm-Shipman of Saint Luke's East come together to discuss the rapidly-changing healthcare industry and how it impacts one of Lee's Summit's most important employment sectors.

Ady Advantage's Janet Ady breaks down recent recommendations the firm made to the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council, as well as her take on the community's assets and opportunities.