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DON HORINE HONORED AS LOCAL HERO BY INGRAMS MAGAZINE!
HERE'S WHAT THEIR ARTICLE SAID:

As a businessman, citizen, and engineer, Don Horine is excited about the changes taking place in Lenexa, Kansas, the community he has watched flourish for nearly 30 years as a resident. “Lenexa has grown substantially in population. Along with new residents comes new development,” he explains. This new development includes early plans for a Lenexa City Center development as well as an upcoming project called “Vision 2030” that will unite community residents with the governing body to foster further growth. For Don, an effective city government stays in touch with its citizens. “Our city government is not an ivory tower,” he explains. “It’s a bunch of people you see on the street or in the store.”

Don is vice president and principal at George Butler Associates, where he began his career shortly after graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in aerospace engineering in 1971. When he moved to Lenexa in 1978, the company headquarters followed just a few years later. Today Don is active in numerous regional organizations, including the Lenexa Chamber of Commerce, the Lenexa Planning Commission, and the Lenexa Economic Development Council. He is also involved in a variety of not-for-profit causes around town, from the architecture committee of his homes association to the board of directors of Lakeview Village, a community for older citizens.

Although Lenexa has expanded during his stay, the down home qualities of the city still appeal to him. “Lenexa still exhibits a lot of traits of a smaller town. It’s nice to be able to know and greet as many people as I do.” Don adds that he derives personal fulfillment from his service to the city, and service in general. “When you do something for somebody else, you always get more out than you put in.”

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