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LEAVENWORTH AREA DEVELOPMENT


Leavenworth Area Development Corporation (LAD) is a private, nonprofit corporation with the purpose of promoting the growth and development of Leavenworth County. Explore LAD's homepage and then give us a call if we can help you with a business expansion or new business location.

1298 Eisenhower Road
P.O. Box 151
Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Voice: 913-727-6111 Fax: 913-727-5515
E-Mail: [email protected]

An Emerging Metropolitan Frontier

Who is LAD?

Established in 1981, Leavenworth Area Development Corporation (LAD) is a private non-profit corporation with a full-time professional staff, with the purpose of promoting and assisting the location of new and expanding business in Leavenworth County. LAD is governed by a board of directors from the public and private sectors. Funding for operations comes primarily through financial support from the Leavenworth County Commission, the cities of Leavenworth, Lansing, Tonganoxie, Basehor, other private organizations and a number of businesses throughout the county.

There are many roles and aspects to economic development. LAD is just one of many groups engaged in economic development activities. Like private business, each group has its own "specialty" or role in economic development. Some of these organizations besides LAD include: 1) the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau; 2) the Main Street Program; 3) the Leavenworth County Port Authority; 4) the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing; 5) the U.S. Small Business Administration; and 6) the Kansas City Area Development Council to name just a few.

For example every city has a chamber of commerce, with or without professional staff. The general public often sees little difference between a chamber of commerce and the economic development role of an organization such as LAD. The local chamber tends to be an association of businesses that promotes the specific interests of all businesses including promotional events or being the advocate of tax laws and regulations favorable to business.

The Leavenworth County Port Authority is a public economic development organization that has limited governmental powers to own and develop land for business development. The Leavenworth County Port Authority currently owns two areas, the Leavenworth Area Business Center on Eisenhower and the Urban Hess Industrial Park on U.S. Highways 24/40 near Tonganoxie.

LAD provides the necessary "link" between the federal, state and local assistance and business desiring to locate or expand in Leavenworth County. LAD also serves as the facilitator, coordinator and many times partner in many development projects.

In Leavenworth County, LAD is the only group that provides the traditional economic development activities. These traditional activities include the gathering, maintaining, packaging and distribution (marketing) of a wide range of current information, as well as, providing confidential and highly technical professional assistance needed by business and industry desiring to locate or expand a business in Leavenworth County. Without an organization such as LAD, businesses would not be aware and thus would be unlikely to take advantage of the federal, state or local programs.

For more information or assistance contact:

Gary E. Carlson, CED, EDFP
Executive Director
Leavenworth Area Development Corporation
1298 Eisenhower Road
P.O. Box 151
Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Voice: 913-727-6111 Fax: 913-727-5515
E-mail: [email protected]

or visit LAD's Home Page at
http://www.lvarea.com/.


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