Kemper Redevelopment Project Boonville, Missouri

University of Missouri Extension University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Community – Boonville, Mo.

• Established in 1817, Incorporated in 1839

• 400+ Sites on the National Register of Historic Places

• Agriculture/Manufacturing/Tourism

• Median HH Inc. $36,625• National HH Inc. $51,914• ’06-’10 Loss of 15.2% Jobs

The Problem - Kemper• Established in 1844• “West Point of the West”

– Numerous Generals– Will Rogers– Don Tyson– James Stowers

• Bankrupt in 2002• Purchased by City in 2003• Lack of Local Access to

Higher Education

The Solution

46 Acres, 11 Buildings, 286,490 S.F. of Space

Boonslick Heartland YMCA (Existing)

• Recreation Facilities

Proposed PrivateStudent Housing

• Affordable Housing

Proposed Boonslick Regional Library• Library Services

Public Meeting Spaces• Social Events

• Graduation

The Vision

Access to Higher Ed

Meet Suzi

Revision with Stakeholders• Preserve the historic and values-based character

of Kemper• Provide a venue for leader development, strategic

thinking and innovation• Serve Boonville’s intellectual, cultural and

recreational needs• Provide learning resource centers and laboratories

for individual and workforce development• Serve as a model for innovation that attracts

investment in the Boonville Community

What Happens Next?• Continue Stakeholder

Dialogue:– Expansion of SFCC

• Job Training• Historic Preservation• Health Sciences

– Recruit Library– Recruit Other Training

Partners– Recruit MU– Housing Opportunities

• Support Synergistic Activities:– Look for Opportunities– Form CDC– Establish Support for

Entrepreneurism– Find “Sweet Spot” for

Merging Historic Pres. with Innovation

– Seek Taxpayer Support for Activities

Economic Impacts• Direct (to date)

– SFCC• 3 Full Time, 50 Part-Time Adjuncts

– YMCA• 5 Full Time, 35 Part-Time

• Indirect– Education Leveraged by Industry

• Caterpillar, Nordyne, Isle of Capri

– Education Leveraged by Schools• Boonslick Technical Education Center

• Induced– Construction, Hospitality, Support

Summary• So, How Do You Fuse:

– Historic Preservation– A Picturesque, but Vacant 46 Acre Campus– The Opportunity for Shared Resources

• With:– “Plug and Play” Education

• To Yield:– Jobs and Exceptional Economic and

Community Development? …

…With a Team• The City of Boonville• State Fair Community College• Central Methodist College• The University of Missouri (UCIE)• The Boonslick Heartland YMCA• Boonslick Regional Library• Boonslick Area Technical Education Center• Boonville Public Schools• BNIM Architects• Septagon Construction• JC Industries

Questions?Questions?

Credits, SourcesSlide 1: Photo courtesy of the City of Boonville, Julius Udinyiwe, Hope Photo, photographer

Slide 2: Photos courtesy of the Friends of Historic Boonville

Statistics from: http://youreconomy.org/pages/growth.lasso?&state=MO&county=29053&year1=2006&year2=2009

http://www.missourieconomy.org/regional/index.stm

Slide 3: Data courtesy of the City of Boonville, Mo.

Collapse photo courtesy of the Boonville Daily News,

Science lecture hall photo courtesy of Robert Stinnett

Slide 4: Map courtesy of BNIM Architects, Kansas City, Mo.

Slide 5: Map courtesy of the City of Boonville, Mo.

Slide 6: Photos courtesy of Jim Gann

Slide 7: Photo courtesy of Jim Gann

Slide 10: Trademarks copyright of their respective holders

Slide 11: Photo courtesy of the City of Boonville, Julius Udinyiwe, Hope Photo, photographer