August 20, 2010

Business park development

Over several years, Community of Christ representatives have worked with the City of Independence, the Independence Council for Economic Development (ICED), and Clayco, Inc. to create a business park in the Little Blue River Valley.  Plans for the 360-acre Independence Business Park will be announced at an ICED luncheon today.

The church selected Clayco to be the project developer because its values are aligned with Community of Christ, they are committed to environmentally sound development, and it has a strong national reputation.  Community of Christ will not be an owner in the final project. 

News stories about the project are in today’s Examiner (http://www.examiner.net/news/x174075492/New-business-park-to-be-constructed-in-eastern-Independence) and Kansas City Business Journal (http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/08/23/story3.html).