Following a bit of a delay due to the pandemic, developer Beau Hudson now has his first tenant for the remodeled Food for Thought space at 2929 E. Central. Focus Respiratory is moving its northeast Wichita office from 2020 N. Woodlawn to the new center, which is a couple of blocks west of Hillside. “Our … Continue reading “Remodeled East Central Space Gains its first Tenant”
Local entrepreneur Jay Ablah is diving into the garage condominiums business. Ablah and his son, Jeremy Ablah, are the lead partners on My Extra Garage — an endeavor set to start locally, with hopes of significant growth. Construction is expected to begin in October at 2919 N. Commerce Drive in Derby — just north of … Continue reading “New Garage Condos Coming Soon to Derby”
The restaurant building at 21st and Webb that’s been empty since John Arnold’s Jax Restaurant and Bar closed in January is about to get a new tenant — one that’s already made a mark in the Kansas City area. Husband and wife Bogart Sauza and Diana Perez say that they’ll likely need about three months … Continue reading “Viva Tacos & Tequila Taking Over Jax Restaurant”
More development is happening in one of the hottest areas of the city. Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW), a national paint retailer, plans to build a new location at 2775 N. Greenwich Road — just northwest of Greenwich Place and southwest of Topgolf. Construction is expected to start in the next few weeks, according to Dave Miller, … Continue reading “New Sherwin-Williams Store Planned for Northeast Wichita”
People driving past the restaurant building at 2424 N. Maize Road that until October was the longtime home to Logan’s Roadhouse have noticed that something seems to be happening there. That something is preparations for a restaurant called Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews, a concept based in North Dakota that specializes in “extreme burger creations” … Continue reading “Another New Restaurant Concept is Coming to Maize Rd”
Back in 2017, Business Insider named Culver’s the most popular fast food restaurant in Kansas, but there were none in Wichita. Now, one is scheduled to open on the west side by late this year or early in 2024. “Topeka, Kansas, is currently the farthest west Culver’s in the state of Kansas,” Nick Campe said. … Continue reading “Culver’s is coming to Wichita”
Eight months after Goodwill Industries of Kansas announced it would be bringing a retail location to one of the city’s fastest-growing areas, the project has now launched. The Wichita-based nonprofit broke ground Thursday on a 25,000 square-foot facility, with a 12,000 square-foot sales floor, near the southwest corner of 29th and Greenwich in northeast Wichita. Goodwill … Continue reading “Goodwill starts construction on $5 million facility at 29th and Greenwich Rd”
Dirt is moving on a new retail center in one of the city’s hottest areas for growth. Developer Paul Suellentrop told the WBJ this week he is building a five-tenant strip mall on land he owns immediately to the east of the new HTeaO at 21st Street and 127th Street in east Wichita. Suellentrop, who is also behind the Sandlot … Continue reading “New retail center breaks ground next to east Wichita HTeaO”
A wound care clinic that’s been at Wesley Medical Center for a couple of decades is now moving east to its own space at the Waterfront. Physician Justin Gooden, who is the owner and medical director of Mid-Kansas Wound and Limb Salvage, said his desire is to help people heal from wounds with advanced treatments … Continue reading “Longtime clinic at Wesley Medical Center to move east and double in size and services”
A new piece within Great Plains Ventures’ 100-acre District 96 development is advancing. In late March, the Wichita-based company, which is working with Landmark Commercial Real Estate on the development, broke ground on a 9,800 square-foot strip center just north of K-96 at Oliver and 35th Street North.It has lined up RNJ Liquor as its first tenant, and … Continue reading “New Strip Center, New Businesses at District 96”
The new Uptown Cheapskate at the Shops at Tallgrass has opened, though for now it’s limited to customers who want to come in and sell their men’s and women’s clothing and accessories. “We’re just trying to build up our customer database and make sure we have a beautiful store filled with amazing product,” said owner … Continue reading “The Shops At Tallgrass Welcomes Newest Tenant”
One of the city’s largest property renovation projects is approaching the finish line. Over a year after Wichita Furniture, Inc. announced an ambitious project to reimagine the former Kmart at 4200 W. Kellogg into its second Wichita Furniture & Mattress location, company vice president Jordan Storey confirmed to the WBJ that it will have a soft opening April … Continue reading “WEST KELLOGG Wichita Furniture & Mattress renovation is nearing completion”