Outgoing president: LCDC maintains momentum A year ago, Leavenworth County Development Corporation President Harland Russell talked about building on LCDC’s momentum. Not long after Russell spoke at last year’s annual LCDC meeting, the world was besieged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Russell reflected on what happened during the past year Friday while speaking at LCDC’s 2021 annual meeting. “We didn’t stop the momentum,” he said. He said LCDC shifted a little bit in response to the pandemic. The economic development organization created a page on its website with information to help businesses during the resulting economic crisis. Russell noted that Leavenworth County businesses received federal loan assistance that totaled more than $18 million. He said these loans, many of which are forgivable, saved 3,106 jobs.