Top 10 Hot Jobs in Fast Growing Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit, Missouri is the fastest growing city in state, owing in large part to its Downtown Master Plan developed and implemented by the City fathers, Chamber of Commerce, a proactive economic development company, and a vital Downtown Association in partnership with local businesses, workforce professionals, and effective educational facilities. This was highlighted in 2010 by BusinessWeek,a Bloomberg publication. At least 50% of the city's downtown residents have migrated into Lee's Summit for work and education only in the preceding decade, resulting in the fast growth rate. In addition, the city is located just 20 miles southeast of Kansas City Missouri, with its additional business and atttractions.

Most growing towns and cities in the US maintain and develop their downtown districts for historical preservation and registration of buildings in the US National Historic Register of Places, and to combine business and residential buildings into a town-within-a-town. In fact, This Old House Magazine ranked Lee’s Summit on their annual list of Best Old House Neighborhoods 2010.

Downtown business association member companies usually partner and collaborate in a series of ongoing yearly events that keep a heightened interest in their community that draws new residents, businesses, and travelers every year - with lots of repeat business. College towns are also more successful than some other places in America, and are less impacted by economic downturns -- Colleges and universities help to create jobs, bring students and families to the city, and draw from grant funding sources in order to hire additional research and teaching faculty and to create those new jobs in partnership with business through internships, job shadowing; and practicum development.

The Lee's Summit economy is supported by Downtown Business as well as a Shopping Mall at Fair Center, Healthcare, Retail and Wholesale Sales (including Financial/Banking), and Restaurants/Food Service.

In the Spring of 2010, over 26,000 job listings were available in Lee's Summit and its neighbors of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas; Independence Mo; and Lenexa and Overland Park Kansas.

1. Physical Therapists
2. Occupational Therapists
3. SONIC Drive Ins - crew and assistant managers
4. Registered Nurses (RNs)
5. Sales Representatives
6. Sales Associates
7. Taco Bell Assistant Managers and Shift Leaders (combination crew/management)
8. Administrative Assistants
9. Store Managers and Assistant Managers - Small retail shops, coffee shops, convenience stores, fast food places, diners, speciality services, others.
10. Account Executives - Sales, Financial Services, Insurance, Banking and Investments

BREAKDOWN

Three of the Top 10 Jobs are involved in Healthcare, although Administrative Assistant are also needed in that field and the others represented in the Top 10. At least another four of the Top Ten involve Sales/Financial Services, and  at least three include Food Service and Restaurants.

• A T & T - Telecommunications
• American Food Service Wholesale Groceries
• Caremark, Inc. - Pharmaceutical Customer Service
• City of Lee's Summit - Government
• Diodes - FabTech, Inc. - Electronic Component Mfg.
• Government Employees Health Association - Insurance
• HyVee East and West Grocery Stores
• US Immigration and Naturalization Services - Federal
• John Knox Village Retirement Community
• Lee's Summit Medical Center
• Lee's Summit Schools – District R-7
• Magic Touch Cleaners
• Metropolitan Community College
• US National Records Center - Federal
• Plastic Enterprises Co., Inc.- Plastic Container Mfg
• Polytainers, Inc. - Plastic Container Mfg
• R & D Tool & Engineering
• Saint Luke's East - Health
• Toys R' Us - Toy Distribution
• Truman Medical Center Lakewood
• Unity Village – Religious Organization

Motto: Style for your life.

RED Development completed construction and opened Summit Fair Mall.

Summit Fair is advertised as an outdoor (open-air) lifestyle shopping center and is found southeast of the junction of highways I-470 and US 50 at a major highway interchange in Lee's Summit. Merchants in the mall include a wide range of middle and upscale retailers and other signed tenants. A few are:

• Macy's
• JC Penny's
• Jake's Summit
• Sajura Sushi
• McAlister’s Deli
• EyeMasters
• Jos. A Bank - Upscale gentlemen's clothing retailer, expanding and usually hiring across the nation.
• Complete Nutrition - Upscale, nutritional supplement store.
• Finish Line - Popular athletic footwear.
• Coldwater Creek
• DSW
• American Eagle Outfitters
• Victoria’s Secret

• Baker University
• DeVry University
• Kansas City Art Institute at www.kcai.edu‎
• Metropolitan Community College
• Nazarene Theological Seminary
• Rockhurst University
• Summit Technology Academy - Career Academy at www.leesummit.k12.mo.us‎
• University of Central Missouri at Warrensburg, Missouri 
• University of Missouri - Kansas City

Lee's Summit is northwest of the James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area public park and recreation site. A municipal airport and Unity Village are in the north part of the city and a number of lakes surround the city for outdoor recreation and camping opportunities. Besides Summit Fair, several other shopping centers offer a variety of shops and service outlets, along with downtown shopping.

For additional historic and entertainment sites see Lee's Summit Tourism.