Wichita is about to get it’s seventh Scooter’s Coffee location, and more are in the works. Construction will begin this week on a new Scooter’s kiosk at Kellogg and Maize Road. The new location will go up behind the Quicktrip that’s at the northeast corner of the...
Max Sheets started Chick N Max in 2017 and now is offering the business as a multiunit franchise for the first time. Sheet says they have learned a lot along the way and have really perfected their process. That’s when he knew it was time to...
With McDonald’s most likely moving into Normandie at Central and Woodlawn, NuWay will be moving from its home of more than three decades. “The new landlord has done a lot to accommodate us to get into a new spot,” Chris Stong said. NuWay has been in a...
Yook and Mike Gan have been in the Wichita restaurant business for 23 years, and they’re ready to slow down. After 20 years of running their popular restaurant, Asian Wok located in the Normandie Center, on New Year’s Eve they closed it down. However, they have...
After three years of nothing happening at either of the former east Granite City location, there is now a deal for a new restaurant. At the former Granite City on 21st and Webb Road, longtime restaurateur Billy Wong plans to open Blue Hook Cajun Seafood &...
A Wichita developer, Christian Ablah, has closed on the purchase of three properties that have been largely dormant for years. These properties include the former Loan Smart building at 8814 E Kellogg Drive – what used to be Taco Grande – and two vacant properties...
The lessons learned or relearned in 2020 include the importance of communication, adaption, appreciation, and empathy. With home and business life more entangled than ever, constant communication amongst all is priority. How do we limit face-to-face meetings in a face-to-face business? How can we better support our clients...
Commercial activity is coming soon to the vacant land surrounding NewSpring Church and 21st and K-96 in northeast Wichita. The Eye Gallery, a local eye-care clinic, purchased a portion of that land in December and has plans to build a 10,000 square-foot retail strip to relocate...
A new Westlake Ace Hardware store is coming to Derby. The opening of a store in Derby shows the growth of the communities around Wichita. It will open this July at 317 N Rock Road, next to the Planet Fitness. Brad Saville of Landmark Commercial Real Estate represented...
One of Old Town’s last undeveloped industrial warehouses is about to get an $8 million upgrade. The developer, Ferguson Property Group plans to transform the old Winfield Wholesale Grocery building into a multifamily apartment project. Ferguson Property Group bought the building in 2016 with plans for a...
