National furniture chain to open at the Waterfront

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Wichita retail development boom looks to continue into 2017

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Quickstitch to almost double in size

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Discount Tire to open second Wichita-area store

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Vacant restaurant space at 21st and Maize getting a new tenant

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Accent Lighting to expand with new building

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Apex International saves the day for Inter-Faith Ministries' Operation Holiday

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Tower 1 opens at the Douglas; Towers 2 and 3 ahead of schedule

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‘Sexy city cowgirl’ furniture, home decor coming to Eaton Place

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New fast-food restaurant to open in south Wichita

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Cargill: Turning Douglas into the fulcrum of downtown

On the surface, the big news came in May, when Cargill announced it would turn down lucrative financial incentives from other communities to keep its 800 jobs in Wichita. Huge news for a community that had been bleeding aviation jobs since the 2008 recession set in, and the biggest win in the economic recovery. KELLEN JENKINS/ WBJ But a week ago, the nation… Read Article

Wichita about to get three new eateries near 21st and Greenwich

If you frequent the intersection of 21st and Greenwich, your life is about to get a lot tastier!  Three anticipated new restaurants should be open there by early November.   A new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit should open in mid-October at the Village at Greenwich development. Denise Neil The Wichita Eagle H… Read Article

Two new breakfast options coming to 29th and Maize Road

Hey, west-siders, are you hungry for some breakfast? You’re soon going to have a couple of new options at 29th and Maize Road. IHOP franchisee Ali Issa plans to open a new IHOP next to the Sam’s Club at 29th and Maize Road next year. That happens to be across the road from where a yet-to-be-named full-service breakfast restaurant is going to… Read Article

Two new Greenwich Place tenants and several opening dates

UPDATED – Several new stores are close to opening at Greenwich Place, the 106-acre development at K-96 and Greenwich that’s already home to the Wichita Sports Forum, Bed Bath & Beyond, World Market and BuyBuy Baby. There are also two new tenant announcements. Maurices, a women’s clothing store, will join the retail lineup, and&… Read Article

Pet Supplies Plus franchise opening in Wichita

It doesn’t take extensive research to figure out how popular pets are, seemingly more now than ever. That’s what’s inspiring Cliff Premer to open a Pet Supplies Plus franchise. He’ll open the store in 6,267 square feet at Tallgrass Plaza at the northeast corner of 21st and Rock Road in the first quarter of next year. “I’ve… Read Article

Toubia family’s new restaurant has an opening date

The Toubia family’s Piccadilly Grill reincarnation has an opening date. Two Olives will open in the former Chelsea’s space at 2949 N. Rock Road on Sept. 12, according to a just-updated voice mail message at the restaurant. The first week, it will serve lunch only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Then, on Sept. 19, it’ll will start its regular hours,… Read Article

New Wichita sushi restaurant close to opening

Mizu Sushi will open later this week or early next week in the building near 21st and Amidon where Sake closed in March. A new sushi restaurant is opening in the spot at 2140 W. 21st St. that the popular Sakevacated in March. Mizu Sushi should open later this week or early next week, said its owner, Rachel Xu, who previously ran a sushi restaurant in Virginia. She … Read Article

Developers pushing CID for downtown Hilton Garden Inn

A local development group wants to purchase the former Commerce Plaza building in downtown Wichita and convert the site into a Hilton Garden Inn hotel. And the development entity, Wichita Downtown Hotel, wants the city’s blessing to create a community improvement district to help pull off the conversion. Commerce Plaza is at 401 E. Douglas in downtown Wichita… Read Article

Changes, tenants coming to Mill Creek Village

There’s a lot happening at Mill Creek Village, the retail center just north of Starbucks at Central and Rock. A new ownership group, which prefers not to be named, has signed two new tenants to the center and will be making upgrades to the property as well. That includes additional landscaping, new paint and lights and a replacement for part of the roof. More … Read Article

Longtime north Wichita restaurant making plans to move west

The building that holds Cortez Mexican Restaurant is for sale. Its owners hope to eventually relocate the restaurant to the west side. Cortez Mexican Restaurant’s owners want to move to the west side. Mary and Enrique Cortez, who have run their restaurant since 1985, have put their cavernous building at 344 W. 29th St. N. up for sale. They don’… Read Article