One of Old Town’s last undeveloped buildings to get new life

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] With so much happening in downtown right now, it might seem like the redevelopment of 115 N. Mead is simply one more project. Brian Cunningham says it’s more than that. “It’s literally one of the last undeveloped buildings in Old Town.” The former Downtown Mini Storage b… Read Article

Finally, confirmation on one of the most sought-after businesses for Wichita

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] October 10, 2018 06:13 PM   People don’t generally appreciate it when you say, “I told you so,” but perhaps this is an exception. Remember when Have You Heard? said Dave & Buster’s likely will open at Greenwich Place? No one is talking offici… Read Article

Revolutsia shipping container development lands two more tenants

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] October 09, 2018 11:14 AM   Surely Revolutsia, the new shipping container development at Central and Volutsia, is going to run out of room soon. There are two more tenants to announce, says broker Krista Racine of J.P. Weigand & Sons. The first is D’s Chic Boutique. If yo… Read Article

Sandbar Trading to open in permanent space on Saturday

The temporary space Sandbar Trading was in for the holidays last year is now going to become its permanent one. “It’s been a work in progress,” says Richard Gottsponer. He and his wife, Julie, are going to reopen at 414 S. Commerce St., which is just south ofDock 410. Sandbar Trading had been in the Old Town area for 15 y… Read Article

Century Plaza to get a Greek restaurant, apartments and a new name

As downtown transforms with new buildings and businesses and as plans continue to develop to redo Century II, Sophokles Anthimides has developed a few plans of his own for Century Plaza next door. Anthimides, who also owns Athena Jewelry at 219 E. Douglas, bought the once-thriving 12-story 1920 building 17 years ago. The building is mos… Read Article

One Michaels craft store to close as another opens

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] It looks like with the new Michaels store that is opening at Greenwich Place at K-96 and Greenwich, the Michaels store at One Kellogg Place at Kellogg and Greenwich will be closing. No one at the Texas-based Michaels was available for comment, but the almost 24,000-square-foot space that … Read Article

Three Coney Island Hot Weiners coming to Wichita; group has 12-state licensing deal

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] UPDATED — Michael Frimel loves his adopted home of Wichita, but there’s one thing he desperately misses from his Tulsa home of more than 30 years: Coney Island Hot Weiners. Now, he and business partners Tad Fugate and Drayton Alldritt have signed a 1… Read Article

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop to open at WSU’s Braeburn Square, which has ‘gone amazingly quickly’

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected]  UPDATED — Fuzzy’s Taco Shop is following its strong Wichita opening on the east side with a second restaurant, but it’s not on the west side as some were hoping. It’ll be at the new 20-acre Braeburn Square west of 21st and Oliver at Wi… Read Article

This new-to-Wichita clothing store — and three others — are coming to Greenwich Place

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] September 23, 2018 01:31 PM Four new stores are under construction at Greenwich Place at K-96 and Greenwich. “It’s exciting to keep the momentum going,” says developer Christian Ablah of Classic Real Estate. The new tenants include Michaels, F… Read Article

Despite the for-sale sign, Mid America Powersports is not closing

BY CARRIE RENGERS August 13, 2018 03:34 PM There’s a for-sale sign at Mid America Powersports at 333 N. West St., but it’s not for the business. “I have no intention of closing it,” says Ross Reed, who owns the business with his wife, Janet. “We’d just like to divest ourselves of real estate.” … Read Article

Dave & Buster's looks like a go for east Wichita

By Bryan Horwath  – Reporter, Wichita Business Journal Aug 10, 2018, 10:46am   Attendees at Wednesday's WBJ ICT Summit event heard a local commercial real estate agent mention that it appears likely a Dave & Buster's location is coming to Wichita. While nothing has been announced yet, those in the know seem pretty certain that it's going to … Read Article

Physical stores win out over online competitors in this category

BY AL URBANSKI June 22, 2018 Apparel ranks as one of the most purchased categories online, but clothing stores in malls still own a strong advantage over e-commerce competitors. That’s according to a survey by Valassis, the consumer promotion and coupon company, which surveyed consumers who visited an indoor mall more than times in the past year and found that 60% of them prefer to shop… Read Article

Naftzger Park redesign gains approval of downtown businesses

  By Bryan Horwath  – Reporter, Wichita Business Journal   Will a redesigned Naftzger Park bring more foot traffic to the Douglas/St. Francis area of downtown Wichita? One local business owner — who is likely not alone — hopes so. "I… Read Article

Sudha Tokala has $125 million plan for four downtown properties

BY CARRIE RENGERS February 08, 2018   UPDATED – Sudha Tokala, the pharmacist and nascent developer who has been on something of a downtown building buying spree, has purchased another property and is now sharing a small glimpse into her $125 million plan for four buildings. “I bought these buildings to start an educational institution… Read Article

Krab Kingz Seafood taking over a spot where another Wichita seafood place just closed

BY DENISE NEIL February 01, 2018  Crab-hungry Wichitans were excited earlier this month when they found out that a restaurant called Krab Kingz Seafood was eying the west side and planned to open there soon. Now, the Texas-based restaurant chain has chosen a spot. It’s going into the space at 784 N. West St. where Emilia’s Family Restaurant and Pie Shop operated f… Read Article

Developer: Let's spend $1 billion on Wichita's downtown in next 10 years

Developer: Let's spend $1 billion on Wichita's downtown in next 10 years   Downtown development advocates such as Jeff Fluhr have talked lately about Wichita being in the midst of a transformative moment. George Laham thinks it's time to kick it up a notch. "You want vision?" Laham asked a group of WBJ Emerging Leaders on Thursday. "Let's talk about a billion-dollar decade." Laham, the founder of… Read Article

Cover Story: Focusing on next year

Cover Story: Focusing on next year  Wichita’s major business sectors are primed for a big 2018, with major economic and personnel news marking a 2017 that ended on an optimistic, upbeat note.    By Staff  –  Wichita Business Journal Dec 28, 2017, 5:00am   Want more jobs? Spi… Read Article

Council green lights speculative industrial building program

By Bryan Horwath  –  Reporter, Wichita Business Journal Dec 19, 2017 Wichita city leaders are bringing back a speculative industrial building program. At Tuesday's meeting, the City Council voted 6-1 to reimplement a program that was first introduced in 2012. The program, which will be a little different than the one that ended in 201… Read Article

City tax incentive program could help offset need for industrial space

Read more in this article from the Wichita Business Journal below!     By Bryan Horwath  –  Reporter, Wichita Business Journal 4 hours ago   The need for more industrial-type real estate in Wichita has been talked about for some time, but it looks like the city could be doing something about it. At its Dec. 19 meeting, the City Council is sc… Read Article

Intrust Bank Arena completes rennovations improving traffic flow

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