Chamber Blog

Unleash Your Business Potential at the Chamber’s Prospective New Member Expo May 1

  Chamber members are encouraged to invite a prospective new member to this fun and engaging expo-style networking event slated for 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the Mid-Continent Public Library - Colbern Rd. Branch. Guests will have the opportunity to learn...
First Stages of the Streets of West Pryor

First Stages of the Streets of West Pryor

  A new year is upon us and with it, a new sense of excitement. Lee’s Summit is poised to make large strides in 2020 and the Lee’s Summit Economic Development...

LSR7 2020 No-Tax Increase Bond Proposal

LSR7 2020 No-Tax Increase Bond Proposal

By Matt Baird Breaking Down the Details The 2020 election year kicks off in April with a number of items to vote on. One ballot initiative that will have a major impact...

Life, In Focus!

Life, In Focus!

Eyecare Associates Share 120 Years Combined Experience More than 33 years ago, brothers Doug and Mark Herriott graduated from optometry school. They knew they wanted to...

Lee’s Summit Veterans Downtown

Lee’s Summit Veterans Downtown

By: John Beaudoin As we look forward to celebrating Veterans Day on November 11, we took inventory of the veterans in our community and realized we are blessed with...

Horses, Monkeys, and Tarantulas…Oh My!

Horses, Monkeys, and Tarantulas…Oh My!

By: John Beaudoin The year is 1956. There are less than 2,000 people in the City of Lee’s Summit and farmers and livestock likely outnumber the citizens. Between...

The Business of Influence

The Business of Influence

By: Carol Sours, Treo Marketing Once upon a time in marketing, if you hired a spokesperson to represent your brand, you sought an individual with some sort of celebrity...