City accepts MIRA Award nomination for technology & innovation

Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Trace Yates, Mayor Steve Collier and Fort Harrison Reuse Authority Executive Director Aletha Dunston led a toast at Triton Brewery last Thursday to the formal announcement of the MIRA Award nomination to Lawrence and the Fort Ben Tech sector. Mayor Collier said, "The City of Lawrence is honored to be considered for a MIRA Award – the nomination recognizes Fort Ben’s viability as a technology and innovation campus with its rich history, one-of-a-kind setting, and accessibility, as well as the City’s commitment to fostering tech innovation and entrepreneurship as the true backbone of its economic development strategy,” For a video about this nomination, use this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qz87coxc3f35nwc/FortBenTech.mp4?dl=0