Background
Orr, J. Martin was born on August 1, 1943 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Edward Claude and E. Margaret (Young) Orr.
economic development executive
Orr, J. Martin was born on August 1, 1943 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Edward Claude and E. Margaret (Young) Orr.
Bachelor, William Jewell College, 1965. Master of Business Administration, University Kansas, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing, University Missouri, 1972.
With information systems department International Business Machines Corporation, Kingston, New York, 1967-1968. Various positions University Missouri, Columbia, 1968-1973. Manager Black Economic Union, Kansas City, Missouri, 1973-1977.
Program director Midwest Research Institute, 1977-1979. Program manager, vice president Kansas City Corporation for Industrial Development, 1979-1985. Executive vice president Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, since 1985.
Vice president KCCID Charitable Fund, since 1982, Port Authority Kansas City, since 1983. President Border Star Foundation, 1981-1987, Kansas City Riverfront, Inc., since 1984. Member National Association Development Companies (president 1984-1986, advisory director), American Economic Development Council, Southern Industrial Development Council.
Married Janice Ruth Brown, December 16, 1966. Children: Nathan Alexander, Jason Andrew.