Rotary Club of Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Rotary Club of Hutchinson will hold its next meeting Monday, March 4 at noon at the Stringer Fine Arts Center on the campus of Hutchinson Community College.
Monday's program will be an update on the Landmark Project, presented by Laura Meyer Dick and Justin Pregont. Laura will be filling attendees in on all things Landmark and what the vision is for the iconic building in Downtown Hutchinson.
Laura Meyer Dick is a lifelong Hutchinson resident who is involved with First National Bank, First National Travel, DJ Liquor as well as commercial real estate investments. Following completion of her master’s in business administration from the University of Kansas, Laura worked as a commercial lender in the Kansas City area until returning home to Hutchinson in 2002.
Laura is passionate about Hutchinson and has enjoyed serving on many local non profit boards as well as USD 313 Board of Education for the past 14 years. Upon the passing of her father, Nation Meyer, Laura wanted to honor his love of Downtown Hutchinson. She collaborated with the Chamber and the Community Foundation to pursue a Downtown Master Plan. This plan was the beginning of the journey to re-purpose the historical Landmark Building. Laura and her husband Michael have 3 grown children and they are thrilled that one of them has chosen to call Hutchinson home with her new husband.
Justin Pregont is a self-employed real estate developer focusing on adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects in rural Kansas downtown districts. Following his graduation from the University of Kansas MPA program, Justin worked for twelve years in city management, capital project management, and economic development prior to starting his own company, Pomeroy Development.
Justin’s most recent development work includes Fox Theatre Atchison (2019), 1913 Apartments (2020), and Central School Apartments (2022) in Atchison as well as Frontier Apartments (2023) in Hays. His current work includes the former Zarah Hotel in Great Bend, the former St. John's Rest Home in Victoria, and the former Landmark Hotel in downtown Hutchinson. Justin and his wife, Melinda, live in Atchison, Kansas with their two children.
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