In June, Platte County Economic Development Council executive director Alicia Stephens announced her retirement as soon as her replacement could be found. The executive committee of the PCEDC is pleased to announce its search team’s decision. Matthew Tapp has been chosen as the PCEDC’s new executive director. He will begin his role on September 23rd. …
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Alicia Stephens, Executive Director of the Platte County Economic Development Council, has announced that she will retire by the end of this year. Stephens is completing her second stint with the PCEDC, this one for seven years as its director. She will be retained as Special Projects Coordinator and will focus on successful completion of…
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The Platte County Economic Development Council held its first Quarterly Member Luncheon on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa. Sponsored by Citizens Savings & Loan, the luncheon featured a panel from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) who provided insight on how they plan to make Missouri the Best…
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On May 13th, the Platte County EDC hosted commercial and residential brokers, real estate developers, community representatives, sponsors, and members at the fifth annual Community Development Day. The event provided a day of networking at The National Golf Club in Parkville. A Community Expo kicked the day off where Platte County communities, including Kansas City,…
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On Tuesday, May 21, the Platte County Economic Development Council, in partnership with the Northland Regional Chamber and Clay County Economic Development Council, held the annual Northland Joint Luncheon at the Embassy Suites KCI. Sponsored by George K. Baum, the luncheon featured a panel of Northland legislators and included: Senator Lauren Arthur, District 17 Senator Dan Hegeman, District…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated the long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony to build a new single terminal at the Kansas City International Airport with the Kansas City Aviation Department, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, major airlines, developer Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, Clark | Weitz | Clarkson (CWC), elected officials,…
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The Platte County Economic Development Council held its first Quarterly Member Luncheon on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa. Sponsored by Citizens Savings & Loan, the luncheon featured a panel from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) who provided insight on how they plan to make Missouri the Best…
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The Platte County Economic Development Council celebrated its 28th Annual Business Excellence Luncheon on Friday, December 7th, at the Embassy Suites KCI. The main event sponsor was the Kansas City Aviation Department, Bank of Weston sponsored a gift item to all guests, Five Star Lifestyles was the award sponsor, Platte Valley Bank sponsored the event…
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Park Hill and Platte County R-3 students participated in National Manufacturing Day activities. Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and takes place on the first Friday in October. Manufacturing Day addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by allowing companies to open their doors and show what manufacturing…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Zona Rosa, a 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use town center in Kansas City, Mo., is now under the management of Trademark Property Company, a full-service real estate firm based in Fort Worth, Texas. The mixed-use center includes 983,016 square feet of retail space, 112,615 square feet of office space, 73 residential units, and over…
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