WICHITA — Dale Walker of Midwest Insurance Agency is working on plans for a new 4,500-square-foot Tyler Office Park near the northwest corner of Douglas and Tyler. “It’s at the architect’s right now, so we’ll probably get started in the next couple of weeks,” Walker says. He currently leases space for his office at 4715 … Continue reading “Tyler Office Park to locate near Douglas and Tyler”
WICHITA — Sedgwick County has purchased property at 636 N. St. Francis for a new building for EMS Post 10. There are 15 permanent EMS posts in Wichita and the county. EMS Post 10 currently is at 704 N. Emporia in space the county leases from Via Christi Health. Via Christi eventually needs that space … Continue reading “Sedgwick County buys new space for EMS Post 10”
WICHITA — Why spend the evening merely eating and drinking with your friends when you can paint, too? That’s Jessie Sterling’s attitude, and it’s why she’s opening Paint the Towne at Cambridge Market at 21st and Webb in August. Sterling will offer painting packages where groups, with the help of an artist at the shop, … Continue reading “Paint the Towne to open at Cambridge Market”
WICHITA — The Mutual Fund Store is coming to Wichita — on air and at Cambridge Market. The Overland Park-based company’s business is built on its radio show, which founder Adam Bold hosts weekly. “Our business model is a little bit unique,” says Jeff Roper, who is the franchisee opening the store here. “Basically, … Continue reading “Mutual Fund Store and show comes to Wichita”
WICHITA — There’s a good chance you’ve had one of Ghassan “Gus” Srour’s desserts and just don’t know it. Srour and his wife, Therese, used to have Patisserie Maurice near Harry and Rock, which supplied pastries to restaurants around Wichita, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. They also offered catering from that site until April when a … Continue reading “Cafe Maurice to open at Cambridge Market”
WICHITA — A new lease at the Landmark Commercial Real Estate building at First and Emporia will bring the building to 100 percent occupancy. Landmark and 1Point LLC have 7,920 square feet of the Old Town space, which Landmark renovated and moved into in 2007. A new group of independent lawyers are forming an entity … Continue reading “Cleary, Wagle, Soderberg and West, a new group of attorneys, to lease Landmark Commercial Real Estate building space”
As expected, Wichita has landed its second Menards store. Developer Paul Jackson on Thursday signed a deal with the Wisconsin-based company to anchor his Stonebridge development at the southeast corner of 37th and Maize Road. This follows Christian Ablah’s deal earlier this month for Menards to locate at his development at K-96 and Webb Road. … Continue reading “Developer signs deal for west-side Menards”
When Smoothie King on North Ridge Road closed, some disappointed west-siders wondered what happened. The owners are simply changing locations. The new location is in the former Picture Perfect space at 8000 W. Central. Picture Perfect recently moved to NewMarket Square at 21st and Maize Road. Smoothie King’s Gillian Gorges likes her new space for … Continue reading “Perfect location”
WICHITA — As expected, Wichita has landed its second Menards store. Developer Paul Jackson today signed a deal with the Wisconsin-based company to anchor his Stonebridge development at the southeast corner of 37th and Maize Road. This follows Christian Ablah’s deal earlier this month for Menards to locate at his development at K-96 and Webb … Continue reading “Menards signs deal to locate at Paul Jackson’s Stonebridge development at 37th and Maize Road”
BY BILL WILSON The Wichita Eagle Ribbit Computers is coming to north of 21st and Maize Road, as owner Alex Harb’s plan to saturate Wichita with his computer sales and service stores nears completion. But it’s not the end of Ribbit’s growth, Harb said, as he puts the finishing touches on a plan to bring … Continue reading “Ribbit plans stores outside Wichita”
WICHITA — There’s a new development coming near the southwest corner of 21st and Maize Road behind Bank of the West. A group of as-of-yet unnamed developers are purchasing the former New Medical Health Care building, razing it and building a new 10,000-square-foot center for retail and restaurant space. Last year, New Medical moved to … Continue reading “New commercial development coming to 21st and Maize Road”
The new year is starting off well for Steve Robl of Robl Construction , and it may bode well for others, too. "I see just a general better attitude in real estate," Robl says. There are three new tenants for his Barrington Place on 21st Street west of Ridge Road, which is where Red Bean’s … Continue reading “Three new tenants to open near Ridge, 21st”