January 2023 JCEDC Newsletter: Growing Johnson County, MO

GROWING JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

JANUARY 2023

JCEDC WELCOMES NEW BOARD PRESIDENT

JCEDC is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Greg Hall as Board President. Greg joined the JCEDC Board in 2017 and most recently served as Vice-President. Thank you, Greg for your continued dedication to your community and Johnson County.

JCEDC ANNOUNCES 2023 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

JCEDC enjoys the involvement of community and development professionals who volunteer their valuable time to serve on our Board of Directors. Of the current 13-member Board, 5 members are elected to serve annually on the Executive Committee. The committee is the main leadership for the board and organization and is composed of the following professionals:

PRESIDENT: Greg Hall, Vice President/Chief Credit Officer at F&C Bank

VICE PRESIDENT: Taylor Elwell, Mayor of the City of Leeton and Director of Therapy Services at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital

TREASURER: Dr. Andy Kohl, District Superintendent for Warrensburg R-VI School District

SECRETARY: Diane Thompson, County Clerk and Election Authority for Johnson County, Missouri

PAST PRESIDENT: Drew Lewis, Vice President of Truman Title

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAPPING BROADBAND GAP

Johnson County, we need your help for broadband development!

Help map the broadband gap! Missouri's Office of Broadband Development wants to connect all Missourians to reliable high-speed internet.

Don’t wait – the deadline is January 13, 2023!

Click HERE for easy steps on how to challenge the FCC's Broadband Map.

Click HERE for more information and to read the full press release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

PHANTOM V DISTILLERY NAMED MISSOURI'S BEST 2023 DISTILLERY

Congratulations to Johnson County's own Phantom V Distillery for being named as Missouri's Best 2023 Distillery Winner!

Check out the Facebook post from Missouri's Best HERE.

UPCOMING SBDC TRAININGS

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE FOR 2023

The state minimum wage for 2023 is $12.00/hr.

All employers subject to any provisions of the law shall post a summary of the law and regulations. The Division of Labor Standards has created a summary to post for the convenience of Missouri employers. Do you have your Missouri Minimum Wage Flyer posted yet? To print your own, click HERE.

For more information on minimum wage from the Missouri Department of Labor, click HERE.

MISSOURI'S 2022 MILITARY-FRIENDLY GUIDE

Linked below is Missouri's 2022 Military-Friendly Guide. The 2022 guide is a summary of Show-Me State Laws, Policies, Programs, and Benefits for Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Servicemembers, Veterans, Retirees, and Families.

Click HERE to view Missouri's 2022 Military-Friendly Guide.

JCEDC Investors enable our organization to assist and serve Johnson County communities, business and industry, and individuals. Contributions help stimulate and facilitate a diverse local economy through business retention, expansion, and recruitment. A very big THANK YOU to JCEDC's 2022 Investors:

Interested in becoming a JCEDC Investor? Click HERE!

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