McCownGordon Construction selects former Associated space for new Old Town office

One business’ decision to not take the former Associated office in Old Town freed the more than 3,200-square-foot space for McCownGordon Construction, a Kansas City, Mo.-based construction firm that has been working in the market several years and now wants to establish an office here. “We were really excited to hear it… Read Article

Donut Whole Plus to open in former east-side Hurts Donut space

Half a year after taking over the Donut Whole, partner Tariq Azmi is opening a second one. Donut Whole Plus is going to open in the former Hurts Donut space at 3750 N. Woodlawn near 37th and Woodlawn. “The idea was essentially to bring the Donut Whole more to the northeast side of the community — the Donut Whole uniqu… Read Article

Meddys opens downtown this weekend with a bar, a big patio and food served super late

Each time he opens another Meddys, Alex Harb tries to make it better than its predecessor. His original, which opened at 7906 E. Harry in 2014, had awkward seats and paper plates. When he opened his second 21st and Greenwich in 2016, he added designer tiles and a fancy outdoor patio with a stone fire place. On Saturday, Harb will show of… Read Article

New call center to hire 30 to 50 employees initially and 100 to 125 in second year

Washington-based Receivables Performance Management signed a lease on Tuesday to open a new call center at the Ruffin Building at 9111 E. Douglas. “The whole working with people in Wichita I found to be quite refreshing,” says founder and CEO Howard George. “It’s been a very positive experience.” RPM… Read Article

Last visible sign of Coleman Co. activity in downtown Wichita is disappearing

The last visible sign of Coleman Co. activity in downtown Wichita is disappearing. The Coleman Factory Outlet and Museum at 235 N. St. Francis has closed, and the store is now empty. Its products will now be for sale at what was supposed to be a temporary outlet store in west Wichita at the former OfficeMax building at 2414 N. Mai… Read Article

Jerry’s Bar & Grill under contract; buyers want public’s help deciding what to open

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com  November 28, 2018 05:00 AM   There’s a chance a longtime favorite west-Wichita haunt could reopen. Matt Hiatt and Darren Greiving have the former Jerry’s Bar & Grill under contract and expect to close on the purchase in January. They’re n… Read Article

A popular Wichita barbecue restaurant is moving today

If you’re craving Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q, wait until Wednesday to visit the location at 47th and Broadway. The restaurant will be closed today — Tuesday, Nov. 27 — while it moves to a new building just 100 feet away. T.D. O’Connell, who owns the Hog Wild chain, is moving the restaurant he’s run for 16 years at 662 E. 47th St. South to the form… Read Article

Independent Ace Hardware owners take ‘big step’ with new, expanded south-side store

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com November 21, 2018 05:00 AM   Greg Paul has a plan to make sure his already more than half-century-old Ace Hardware will be around “for a long, long time for Wichita.” By spring, the store will be open in new, expanded space that Paul and his wife, Sheila, will… Read Article

A peek into the final hectic hours before the new Nifty Nut House opens

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com November 19, 2018 05:00 AM  UPDATED — On Sunday, with less than 16 hours before the Nifty Nut House opened in its new, expanded space, Head Nut Steve Jahn was slightly less jolly than Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. “All the elves are driving me nuts,” Jahn said as … Read Article

Local Roasters opens in Douglas Design District

BY CARRIE RENGERS rengers@wichitaeagle.com November 16, 2018 02:42 PM  Former Spice Merchant head roaster Colby Short and his soon-to-be stepfather-in-law, Jason Gardner, opened the retail side of their new Local Roasters coffee business on Friday. There’s no sign yet, though, so for now they’re going to have to… Read Article

Derby asks and Dunkin’ delivers with a new restaurant

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com November 16, 2018 05:00 AM   After “lots of requests to come to Derby,” Dan Day and his father, Doug, will open a Dunkin’ there in March. “This should be the first Next Generation Dunkin . . . in Kansas,” Dan Day says. The restaurant will be in a freestanding ne… Read Article

Occidental Management to convert turn-of-the-century icehouse into offices

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com November 14, 2018 05:00 AM   UPDATED — Even before Occidental Management’s renovation of Union Station is complete, the company is taking on another nearby building to refurbish and expand. “This particular building was the icehouse building,” Occidental… Read Article

Half Price Books to finally start selling in addition to buying

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com November 14, 2018 02:23 PM   Half Price Books has been buying books and other items from the public since early October, but now the new store at Eastgate Plaza at Kellogg and Rock Road is opening so customers can start buying, too. The first 100 shoppers on Thursday, Friday, Saturda… Read Article

Horton’s Carpets to open second west-side store

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com November 13, 2018 05:00 AM   Horton’s Carpets has had so much success with its store near Maple and Ridge Road, it’s opening a second west-side store at NewMarket North just north of NewMarket Square on Maize Road. Co-owner Jesse Sauer says that area hasn’t had its own sp… Read Article

West Wichita’s new Cracker Barrel has an opening date

We’ve watched it going up as we’ve driven past Kellogg and Ridge for the past several months. Now we know when Wichita’s new Cracker Barrel — the first new Kansas restaurant the chain has opened in 20 years — will open its doors. According to a news release, the new restaurant will start welcoming customers at 6 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12. (That&r… Read Article

Owners of Da Cajun Shak are expanding again, will open another restaurant next year

A little more than a month after opening their first Da Chicken Shak & More — a sister restaurant to their longtime Da Cajun Shak — the Granger family is ready to expand again. Led by Tim Granger, the family plans to open their second Da Chicken Shak & More this January at 31st and South Seneca. Eventually, said fam… Read Article

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

BY CARRIE RENGERS crengers@wichitaeagle.com 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 crengers@wichitaeagle.com 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 crengers@wichitaeagle.com 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