Marshalls may open in east, west Wichita

UPDATED — With any luck, by this time next year, shoppers in east and west Wichita will have two new Marshalls stores to shop at. It looks like the Massachusetts-based retailer is working on two possible deals here. Parent company TJX Cos. owns Marshalls and sister store T.J. Maxx, which is in Eastgate Plaza at Kellogg and Rock and in the Westgate shopping center at Kellogg and Dugan. Mars… Read Article

Jimmie's Diner to Replace Toc's Coffeehouse

WICHITA — A new restaurant is opening where Toc’s Coffeehouse closed this spring. “We’re going to remodel it and open it as a Jimmie’s Diner,” says owner Jack Davidson. Davidson and his wife, Linda, purchased Jimmie’s at 3111 N. Rock Road in 2007. “We want to continue to … take this legendary store and spread it out to more than one l… Read Article

Wichita franchisee acquires Freddy's in Tulsa, St. Louis areas

WICHITA – Nick Esterline, a Wichita-based commercial real estate broker and entrepreneur, opened a Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchise Saturday in Broken Arrow, Okla., the first step in his partnership with the restaurant franchise that should yield at least 16 new stores in the Tulsa and St. Louis metro… Read Article