Business Retention Task Force

 

 

Name

Phone

Email

Sue Hack, Chair

Commissioner

 

842.6608

 

suehack@sunflower.com

Mike Rundle

Vice-Mayor

 

841.7817

 

mike@mikerundle.org

David Schauner, Commissioner

 

842.7459

 

dschauner@sunflower.com

Dave Loch

Progress Vanguard

 

841.3500

 

dloch@progressrail.com

Frank Male

Lawrence Landscape

 

843.4370

 

frank@lawrencelandscape.com

Keith Folkmann

Sauer-Danfoss

 

830.1300

 

kfolkmann@sauer-danfoss.com

 

Larry Kipp

 

843.3284

 

lkipp@compuserve.com

Don Steeples

KU Assist. Provost

 

864.2730

don@ku.edu

tkopsa@ku.edu                       

Lance Johnson

Peridian Group

 

838-3338

 

ljohnson@peridiangroup.com

Peggy Johnson

American Express

 

841.2985

 

Peggy.l.johnson@aexp.com

Jeff Shmalberg

Scotch Fabrics

 

843.0639

 

sivpres@sunflower.com

 

Erv Hodges

 

841.2889

 

ehodges@sunflower.com

Dave Kingsley

GRI Research

 

842.3807

 

griresearch@sunflower.com

 

George Paley

 

865.5466

 

Jeweleye1@juno.com

 

 

Goals and Mission:

As a result of the city initiated Image Survey and the Chamber of Commerce Business Retention Report, there have been questions raised concerning how “business friendly” Lawrence is.  There are several hypotheses that have come about as a result of these surveys.  As with any research, beginning with these hypotheses, developing a data collection system, establishing whether or not the hypotheses are true, and making recommendations will be the main goals/mission of this task force.

 

 

Schedule:

 

Date

Time

Subject                 

Presentation

02/23/04

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Review of 2002 Image Survey and 2003 Business Retention Task Force

Dave Kingsley, GRI Research and Chamber

03/29/04

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Finalize and distribute survey

 

04/26/04

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Analyze survey results and begin process to develop recommendations

 

05/17/04

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Finalize recommendations

 

06/21/04

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Finalize recommendations

 

07/19/04

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.