Wyandotte Development broadens economic focus – Kansas City Business Journal:

announced a plan Oct. 1 to changde its name and broaden its The new organization seeks to take the name and a more visiblew role in promoting business retentionand development, in addition to its traditionakl focus on the county’s manufacturing Brent Miles, president of the praised the work of his predecessor, Jim But he said the county’s fortunes have changed, with manufacturing less of a factodr and other types of development on the rise. The new he said, will signal clearly what the organization’s missioh is — an occasional problem with the more generalpreviou name.
A new branding initiative and efforts to step out front on development issues also should help attract andretaimn business, Miles said. The soon-to-be WEDC is receiving financing through a contract with the Unifiedf Government ofWyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., and private money from the ’s foundation, area utilitiews and private members, Miles said. The organizationm also receives money for service provided to Edwardsville andBonner
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