Dean & Deluca cafe to open at the Shops at Tallgrass this fall Read more here: http://www.kansas.co

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle  For all the years that Wichita native Leslie Rudd owned Dean & Deluca, Wichitans hoped that he’d bring one of the upscale grocery stores here. Now, less than a year after Rudd sold the business to Thailand-based Pace Development Corp., the store is going to o… Read Article

Firehouse Subs to open at Regency Lakes

Franchisees Andrew and Megan Reece, who opened the Wichita area’s first Firehouse Subs at Eastgate Plaza at Kellogg and Rock Road in 2013, plan another Firehouse Subs at a new strip center in Regency Lakes at 21st and Greenwich. (July 19, 2015) | Julie Mah The Wichita Eagle BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle   The developers buildin… Read Article

Ethan Allen Design Center opens at Waterfront Plaza on Saturday

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle Wichita’s new Ethan Allen Design Center is opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Waterfront Plaza at the northwest corner of 13th and Webb Road where Whole Foods Market is. The business, which bills itself as a design house, offers free design services. Customers can se… Read Article

Barroco Mexican Grill and Derby Pita Pit open

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle A couple of new restaurants that Have You Heard? reported on previously are now open. Barroco Mexican Grill opened on Wednesday in the former Kobe Steak House of Japanspace at 2330 N. Maize Road. Like so many restaurants, Barroco opened a few months later than expected. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily for now, though … Read Article

O’Reilly Auto Parts to open near 37th and Woodlawn

O’Reilly Auto Parts to open near 37th and Woodlawn   Screenshot courtesy of corporate.oreillyauto.com BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle O’Reilly Auto Parts is in the process of opening its 12th store in Wichita. This one will be in 7,100 square feet at 6505 E. 37th St. North, which is in the Brush Cr… Read Article

Lululemon Athletica to open in Shops at Tallgrass this summer

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle More than a year ago, Have You Heard? reported that the fact that Lululemon Athleticahad a couple of trunk shows here gave hope that Wichita would land one of the stores. Now, it has, though it’s in the form of a showroom and not a traditional store. The Vancouver-based chain of … Read Article

Ciao Italian Kitchen says ciao for now.

The original Ciao Italian Kitchen at the Waterfront has closed. “It was just the right decision at this point, bottom line,” says Guillermo Perez-Munoz, who opened the business in 2011. “It’s what it is.” Perez-Munoz opened a second Ciao in the former Tommy’s Restaurant and Lounge space near 21st and Tyler in 2012 and then closed it in De… Read Article

CryoHealth of Kansas to open at Shops at Tallgrass

  BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle Businessman Dave Douglas says cryotherapy is a national trend that he and a group of investors hope to capitalize on here with CryoHealth of Kansas, which they’ll be opening later this summer at the Shops at Tallgrass at 21st and Rock Road. “It’s gaining a lot of popularity in … Read Article

Commercial real estate activity spotty but improving, brokers say.

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK The Wichita Eagle Activity in the local commercial real estate market remains spotty, area brokers say. The effects of the financial crisis in 2008 and a lengthy recession that gutted the area’s workforce has meant a slow comeback in jobs and economic activity, which the commercial real estate industry counts on for new building projec… Read Article

Three Bed Bath & Beyond concepts to be retail anchors at Greenwich Place.

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle Wichita’s next major retail development has landed its first three stores. Greenwich Place, the 106-acre development at K-96 and Greenwich that will be home to the newly announced Wichita Sports Forum, will have three concepts owned by New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond. Bed Bath & Beyond is taking 38,000 square feet, World Market&nb… Read Article

European Wax Center to open at the Waterfront

Carrie Rengers   MAY 26, 2015 European Wax Center to open at the Waterfront   Another new business is going to open at the Waterfront in late August or early September. European Wax Center is taking the 1,400 square feet where Metro Grill used to be next toFirebirds Wood Fired Grill. The franchise offers a variety of waxing services for men and women. … Read Article

Pure Barr workout coming to Waterfront!

Carrie Rengers  MAY 26, 2015 Pure Barre workout coming to Waterfront     Colorado native Courtney Somes has long been an avid skier, mountain biker and runner. After back and knee injuries, though, her doctor told her she’d have to give up those sports. “And I told him he was crazy,” Somes. He suggested a Pure Barre workout, which ut… Read Article

Marine World & Powersports Expand to a Second Location

Marine World & Powersports owners to open second store on east side April 29, 2015 By: Carrie Rengers The Wichita Eagle   // // // <img src="http://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/ucvcfz/picture19893159/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/042915huh_mh1" alt="" width="800" height="" title="042915huh_mh1" class="gallery-image"&… Read Article

Wichita gains At Home Decor Superstore near Towne East

At Home, the Home Decor Superstore, to open in former east-side Target By Carrie Rengers The Wichita Eagle   // // // // <img src="http://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/juh6wf/picture17531747/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/athome2.jpg" alt="At Home, the Home Decor Superstore, is … Read Article

Commerce Plaza Sold at Auction

  ES Development Midwest investors buy Commerce Plaza at auction By Carrie Rengers The Wichita Eagle   // // // // Landmark Commercial Real Estate president Brad Saville confirms that he and Nick Esterline and a group of investors in ES Development Midwest are the ones who purchased Commerce Plaza and associated parking lots for $671,000 at auction … Read Article

Plans for East Kellogg Develop

 WICHITA, Kansas – City leaders working with KDOT unveiled a new look for the plans to rework Kellogg at Greenwich, Webb road and K-96. By Brittany Glas   Just last year, it was announced that there was only one bid in for the project and it came in way over budget. The City of Wichita, KDOT, and the Turnpike Authority went back to the drawing board. They took another loo… Read Article

Mattress Firm to Open at 29th & Maize

Mattress Firm to open another Maize Road store By Josh Heck Wichita Business Journal     Mattress Firm has signed a lease to occupy 4,732 square feet in a strip center near 29th Street North and Maize Road. Mattress Firm is opening a second location on North Maize Road. The company has signed a lease to occupy 4,732 square feet in a strip ce… Read Article

Ethan Allen is Newest Addition to the Waterfront Plaza

Ethan Allen Design Center to open at Waterfront Plaza   By Carrie Rengers The Wichita Eagle   // // // // <img src="http://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/nqlay7/picture6495552/alternates/FREE_960/Ethan%20Allen-2%20(1).jpg" alt="Ethan Allen Design Center is returning to the Wichita market … Read Article

Costco Under Construction In East Wichita

Costco, east Kellogg expansion could change development around the area By Jerry Siebenmark The Wichita Eagle   // // // // &amp;lt;img src="http://www.kansas.com/news/business/retail/3c7crp/picture5348952/alternates/FREE_960/Costco1%20(1).jpg" alt="Construction workers prepare a site at the northeast corner of Kellogg and Webb for Costco, whic… Read Article

Large Boeing Site/Facility Sold

Stevens, Murfin close on deal to buy Boeing Wichita site   By Jerry Siebenmark // // // // Two Wichitans have acquired the former Boeing site in southeast Wichita. Air Capital Flight Line, which includes partners Johnny Stevens and Dave Murfin, closed Wednesday on the acquisition of the site that encompasses 413 acres and 1.9 million square feet of manufacturin… Read Article