Here's this month's news wrap-up from the Clay County EDC:


Clay County to Honor Top Developments Dec. 6

Developments ranging from a Montessori school’s beautiful restoration of a former church to a 21sth Century air facility will be honored Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the annual Keystone Recognition Awards. Read More.


Antioch Center Receives Green Light for Redevelopment

The Antioch Center redevelopment has received a critical approval to move forward. The Kansas City Council could open the door for work to begin this winter. Read More.


EDC Helps Link Job Opportunities, Training

The EDC recently initiated a tour of a unique area training facility in order to assist with training issues facing Clay County companies that employ more than 2,000 people. Read More.



Missouri Enterprise Offers Unique Training Program

Missouri Enterprise is a 28-year-old organization that focuses on helping Missouri businesses to succeed by providing effective and affordable manufacturing, engineering and business optimization services. Among the most dramatic is the Innovation Engineering Management System. The program is a data driven, proven system where all elements of creating, communicating and commercializing work together in synergy. Using the system, companies have been able to get ideas to first sale in 10 percent of the time, at 16 percent of the cost while doubling their odds of success versus how they worked previously.

More information is available at the Missouri Enterprise website, http://missourienterprise.org/ and at http://innovationengineeringproof.com/. An ABC news segment is also available at http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=8282129.


SBA 504 Loans Continue at Bargain Rates

SBA 504 loans are outstanding options for businesses that want to grow and expand. The full term effective rates for November are 4.72 percent for the 20 year fixed, and 3.76 percent on a 10-year loan.

For further information, contact Midwest Small Business Finance at (816) 468-4989 or visit www.simplymoreloans.com on the Internet.


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1251 NW Briarcliff Parkway, Suite 25, Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone: (816) 468-4989 • Fax: (816) 587-1996
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