Purposeful Making: Restoration House Survivors Create Quality Products
It is a half hour drive from Lee’s Summit to Restoration House. Windy roads over country hills, until I reached a small ranch style home positioned just east of...
Local Nonprofits Come Together to Assemble Over 100 Thanksgiving Meal Kits
Each year November comes and brings the spirit of giving with it, ushering us into the holiday season. This year, Megan Gray, Director of Special Events at the Chamber,...
Quality Gourmet Food Sources in Lee’s Summit
Colonial Kitchen Colonial Gardens proves once again they are more than a garden center. Their newest farm to table restaurant is another example of staying true to...
Person to Person: Kirt Mosier, The Lee’s Summit Symphony
Kirt Mosier is an internationally known and critically acclaimed composer and conductor. Mosier is the Artistic Director for the Kansas City Youth Symphony, as well as,...
One Stop Shop: Sarah Boehnlein’s Journey from Side Hustle to Full Time
In 2016, while on a long road trip, Sarah Boehnlein came up with The TruKC concept. One thing she learned after getting transferred to Kansas City in 2002 was that...
The Art and Science of Video + Sound Production
Featured Writer: Kirby Asplund The Asplund Group, LLC Summit Video Services and the Work of Chad Godfrey There is a shelf in the studio of Summit Video Services lined...
Technology is Shifting Workforce Demands
By: Rick McDowell Lee’s Summit Economic Dev. Council Manufacturers are having a difficult time finding workers due to an increase in technology, which is changing the...
Oktoberfest Returns to Downtown Lee’s Summit Sept. 24-25
The Lee’s Summit Chamber is thrilled to announce that Oktoberfest “IST ZURUCK” (is back)! After cancelling the event last year due to the covid pandemic, we are...
Geeking Out Over STEM in Missouri
By: Brian Crouse Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry It's like any engineering problem. Just start with the end user. In the case of workforce, that's employers....