Wichita Business Journal – by Adam Knapp Drive to the southeast corner of Andover Road and Highway 54 today, and you’ll see a lot of dirt. But in about two months, when the weather is warming up, you’ll begin to see some steel structures. And that’s when momentum for the 140-acre "Marketplace in Andover," which … Continue reading “Marketplace projects on schedule to change the face of Andover and Kellogg”
BY BILL WILSON The Wichita Eagle Goodwill Industries Easter Seals officials closed Monday on a two-acre tract in Derby for a 15,000-square-foot retail store and training center. The store, opening in about a year in the Hilltop Plaza Addition at Rock Road and Windmill Road, will offer donated goods on the retail floor, which will … Continue reading “Derby provides new site for Goodwill Industries”
By: Chris MoonWichita Business Journal WaterWalk developers are courting a St. Louis bowling alley and martini lounge to become the next major tenant in their downtown project. A deal hasn’t been inked with the retro Pin-Up Bowl, but owner Joe Edwards says Wichita would be a good location for his 3-year-old business. Decorated with vintage … Continue reading “WaterWalk courting retro bowling alley”
WateWalk’s first restaurant will have built-in attractions that draw out the dining experience. By Bill WilsonThe Wichita Eagle Officials with the Los Angeles-based Saddle Ranch Chop House announced plans Tuesday to break ground in late spring or early summer on an 8,500-square-foot facility, the first destination restaurant in WaterWalk. Larry Pollack, Saddle Ranch president, said … Continue reading “Saddle Ranch sets timetable to open”
Rose Hill Bank buys site at Ridge, 33rd N. By Jerry SiebenmarkThe Wichita Eagle Rocky Waitt has finally found a location for Rose Hill Bank’s west-side branch. The president of the $160 million bank, which has branches in Wichita, Rose Hill, and Augusta, said this week the bank’s newest branch will be locted on the … Continue reading “Rose Hill Bank buys site at Ridge, 33rd N.”
By: Carrie RengersThe Wichita Eagle An 18,000-square-foot OfficeMax is going to be the main anchor of the new North Maize Place at 21st and Maize Road. That’s the former Chadsworth Retail Village just north of Dillons and across from NewMarket Square. Nick Esterline and Brad Saville of ES Development, a subsidiary of Landmark Commercial Real … Continue reading “OfficeMax to Front N. Maize Center”
Developers are shopping for a large retailer — perhaps a grocer — to anchor Holland Place, a mix of shops and eateries that’ll go in at Tyler and Kellogg. By Bill Wilson The WIchita Eagle It took Brad Saville five years to piece together a 12-acre jigsaw puzzle at Tyler and Kellogg. Today, the puzzle … Continue reading “$20 million project in the works for Tyler, Kellogg”
BY DAN VOORHIS The Wichita Eagle A Kentucky developer wants to build an apartment complex on 37th Street North between Woodlawn and Rock Road. LDG Properties of Louisville is seeking to build a $29.7 million, 260-unit complex. It would sit just west of a string of large retail stores lining North Rock Road. Eighty percent … Continue reading “Subsidized Apartments Proposed on 37th North”
By Ken Vandruff Doug Rogers decided he needed to make a move. He was spending too much time and gas money shuttling between his machine shop, Air Capital Machine & Tooling Inc., in Augusta, and his material suppliers and aerospace customers in Wichita. It took fewer than 30 days to find a larger building at … Continue reading “Augusta machine shop’s long-term plan requires a move to southwest Wichita”
By Chris Moon With two major commercial developments in the works, 47th Street South should be on the cusp of rapid growth. However, local officials say, the area between Interstate 135 and South Broadway may be just as likely to flop because of a deteriorating infrastructure. “That particular area is just a quagmire of different … Continue reading “Developments renew call for 47th Street road improvements”
BY BILL WILSONThe Wichita Eagle A group of Wichita developers is targeting the intersection of Maple and Maize Road for growth, with four residential and retail projects set to open in the first half of this year. Three retail centers and 18 duplexes are being built in a high-traffic area that has swelled to about … Continue reading “Maize, Maple intersection poised for growth”
By Bill WilsonThe Wichita Eagle The recent rapid growth of Maize is rooted in a decision three decades ago to build the best school possible. "Folks got together in the mid-1970s and decided if they built a great school, a great community would follow," said Bob Scott, owner of Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm. "Now … Continue reading “Planning Pays Off”