Riverside Wins All America Story Contest
Riverside may not have taken home the title of All-America City at last week’s competition in Kansas City, but we did win another award. Riverside’s video, Upstream from Ordinary, won best All-America Story in the All-America City’s multimedia contest. The video featured residents, business owners and city employees sharing why they choose to live and work in Riverside.
Many of you may have seen the video on the City’s YouTube channel or voted for it on the All-America City blog. Riverside came in 3rd place in the People’s Choice contest, receiving more than 10,000 votes.
Riverside was one of 27 cities selected as a finalist for the 2010 All-America City Award, a program of the National Civic League. The City sent a delegation to the Crown Center Hyatt June 16-18 to compete for the award. The delegation presented at 10 minute skit to a panel of judges and then answered judges’ questions about our City and featured projects.
Both the Upstream from Ordinary video and a video of the City’s presentation can be viewed online on the City’s blog.
Riverside is Calling
They say opportunity only knocks once. But in Riverside, it isn't just knocking. It's also hammering, bulldozing and being rebuilt from the ground up. In the shadow of an $80 million levee project, a new city is arising. The once flood-prone acreage along the Missouri River is now peppered with earthmovers and construction crews as landscape is prepared for planned projects totaling more than $800 million. New roads, new bridges and new buildings are emerging, and with them, new oportunities.
The Little City That Did
Riverside's story is one of perseverance rewarded. When the flood of 1993 devastated the city, its 2,900 residents did not falter. They rolled up their sleeves, cleaned up the mess and launched an ambitious plan for rebuilding. They saved the old - like the famed Riverside Red X General Store, which remains in its historic location and has recently embarked on a $2 million expansion. Then they wooed to town the new - like Argosy Casino - the revenue from which they poured into infrastructure improvements.
Today, monuments to the success of Riverside's plan can be seen all over town. New streets, new curbs, new sidewalks, new street lighting, a new city hall and a new public safety campus.
Beautiful projects galore. Each improvement is a testament to the tenacity of this community. And yet, stunning as it is, the city's progress cannot compare to its promise. There are more than 900 acres still to be developed (with a planned mix of 40% retail, 40% light industrial and 20% commercial) in the levee district's new Riverside Horizon project.
When complete, the development is expected to create four jobs for every current resident of Riverside.
Get in on The Beginning
Word is spreading as enterprising developers catch on to all Riverside has to offer.
Riverside has exceptional proximity to Kansas City International Airport, the ever-popular Country Club Plaza and a myriad of downtown attractions. The City of Riverside has committed $33 million to community infrastructure improvements. In addition, Riverside offers incredible tax incentives.
There is one limitation to locating in Riverside - space - because there's only so much ground to go around.
Opportunity only knocks once. The one remaining questions is, will you answer...and help put your mark on the future of a new city?
To learn more about the opportunities in Riverside, call today - 816.741.3993 or visit www.riversidemo.com
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