Family Dollar to Open at Second and West

Written by Carrie RengersPublished in The Wichita EagleDecember 18, 2013 UPDATED — Another new Family Dollar store is in the works for Wichita.Construction has just begun on an 8,300-square-foot store on the southwest corner of Second and West streets. This is a new prototype for Family Dollar.Several of the stores have opened in the Wichita area in the last couple of years. This make… Read Article

Cycle Gear to open in Wichita

Written by Carrie RengersPublished in The Wichita EagleNovember 20, 2013UPDATED — Cycle Gear, which bills itself as the country’s leading retailer for motorcycle accessories and apparel, is coming to Wichita.The chain is taking 3,100 square feet at 3236 N. Rock Road, which is in the same center as Buffalo Wild Wings.Don Piros of Landmark Commercial Real Estate and Nathan Farha of NAI Martens ha… Read Article

Commercial real estate activity looks to continue momentum in 2014

Commercial real estate activity looks to continue momentum in 2014Written by John StearnsPublished in Wichita Business Journal 2014 looks like it could be reasonably active in the area’s commercial real estate sector, building on momentum that emerged in 2013 across the city.Much of this year’s news centered on downtown, where Union Station changed hands … Read Article

Economic Output Rises 2.9% in Third Quarter

Written by George Ratiu Director, Quantitative & Commercial Research  Published by the National Association of Realtors While we are still grappling with the delays from October’s government shutdown, the estimates for third quarter economic output show much of the same. Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the third quarter, on the heels … Read Article

Commercial Real Estate Outlook Favorable Through 2014

Posted April 3rd 2012 Published by CCIM Institute  A positive outlook for the overall economy, including housing and employment, is expected to drive up commercial transaction volume to $312 billion in 2014, according to the Urban Land Institute’s ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast (pdf). The forecast reflects the opinions of 38 commercial real estate economists, … Read Article

Kansas Corporation Commission signs lease at former Ryan building

Kansas Corporation Commission signs lease at former Ryan buildingBy: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita Eagle UPDATED — There’s another new lease at the former Ryan International Airlines building at 266 N. Main St., and it happens to be another state agency.“We’re slowly filling it up with state leases,” says Craig Simon of Landmark Co… Read Article

Cycle Gear to open on N. Rock Road

 Cycle Gear to open on N. Rock RoadWritten By: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita EagleUPDATED — Cycle Gear, which bills itself as the country’s leading retailer for motorcycle accessories and apparel, is coming to Wichita.The chain is taking 3,100 square feet at 3236 N. Rock Road, which is in the same center as Buffalo Wild Wings.Don Piros of Landmark Commercial Real Estate and N… Read Article

Comcare will move children's programs to old Rainbows building

Comcare will move children's programs to old Rainbows buildingBy: Deb GruverPublished By: The Wichita EagleComcare will move its children’s programs to the old Rainbows building in downtown Wichita under a lease approved Wednesday by Sedgwick County commissioners on a 3 to 2 vote.The county’s mental health agency will rent 15,550 square feet at 320 S. Broadway an… Read Article

China Wok Express to open in former Taco Tico on North Broadway

China Wok Express to open in former Taco Tico on North BroadwayBy: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita EagleWICHITA — A new Chinese restaurant is opening in the former Taco Tico space on North Broadway.Hui Yang is opening China Wok Express at 929 N. Broadway sometime in January most likely.An e-mail from Yang’s family says: “We’ll serve Chinese … Read Article

Vanderbilts to relocate to Cherry Creek Shopping Center at Harry and Rock Road

Vanderbilts to relocate to Cherry Creek Shopping Center at Harry and Rock RoadBy: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita EagleWICHITA — Vanderbilts, the western and work wear store, is moving its east-side store to make way for the expansion of Kellogg.The store has been near the southwest corner of Kellogg and Webb Road for 11 years.In late January, … Read Article

American Family Insurance sells building in west Wichita

American Family Insurance sells building in west WichitaBy: John StearnsPublished By: Wichita Business Journal The 26,000-square-foot American Family Insurance building in west Wichita has sold.Terms of the deal, which closed Oct. 15, were not released. The building is at 7325 W. Taft, north of Kellogg and west of Ridge.Scott Harper of Landmark Commercial Real Estate and the firm… Read Article

Hobby Lobby's new store opens next to Cabela's

Hobby Lobby’s new store opens next to Cabela’sBy: John StearnsPublished By: The Wichita Business Journal Hobby Lobby opened its new store at the Regency Lakes shopping center in northeast Wichita this morning.The store replaces the one at 21st and Woodlawn.The 55,000-square-foot store is between Cabela’s and World Market at the shopping center on Greenwich Road between 21st… Read Article

Au Paris-Bruxelles French and Belgian restaurant to open at Clifton Square after all

Au Paris-Bruxelles French and Belgian restaurant to open at Clifton Square after allBy: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita EagleWICHITA — The deal for a French and Belgian restaurant to open at Clifton Square appeared to be off, but it’s going to go forward after all.“It did drag out, but it’s never been officially off,&rdq… Read Article

Northwestern Mutual RPS Financial Group to move to Hartman Oil Building

Northwestern Mutual RPS Financial Group to move to Hartman Oil BuildingBy: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita EagleWICHITA — Northwestern Mutual RPS Financial Group is moving from its current space near Murdock and Waco to new space at the Hartman Oil Building at 10500 E. Berkeley Square Parkway.In a news release, managing director Sean Miller said he li… Read Article

Kansas Department of Labor to move to former Ryan International Airlines building

Kansas Department of Labor to move to former Ryan International Airlines buildingBy: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita EagleWICHITA — The Kansas Department of Labor, which is temporarily located at the Finney State Office Building, has signed a lease at the former Ryan International Airlines building at 266 N. Main St.“They looked at sev… Read Article

Slideshow: A sneak peek at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill at The Waterfront

Slideshow: A sneak peek at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill at The WaterfrontWritten By: John StearnsPublished By: The Wichita Business Journal The new Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is getting its finishing touches.The restaurant at The Waterfront in northeast Wichita is set to open Oct. 7. You can check out how it’s looking in the slideshow (HERE)“It’s a fan… Read Article

Alzheimer's Association buys Wichita Festivals Building- Again

 Alzheimer's Association buys Wichita Festivals Building- Again By: Carrie RengersPublished By: The Wichita Eagle WICHITA — With a lease for new office space, Wichita Festivals is a step closer to its goal of one day being “right front and center” with downtown property. That is freeing the group’s current space for the Alzheimer’s Associati… Read Article

The Sugar Shak Too, a Daylight Donuts franchise to open at Village at Greenwich

The Sugar Shak Too, a Daylight Donuts franchise to open at Village at GreenwichBy: Carrie RengersThe Wichita Eagle WICHITA — Daylight Donuts franchisees Diane and Mike Hall, who own the Sugar Shak near 21st and Tyler, have surprised their children and decided to open a second doughnut shop.According to their children, the Halls have been talking about … Read Article

Smoothie King, restaurant coming to Union Station

 Smoothie King, restaurant coming to Union Station  By: Carrie Rengers, The Wichita EagleSome people buy sports cars or take extravagant trips for their midlife crises, but Neil Bhakta is choosing to share his with all of Wichita by opening three new businesses.The Smoothie King partner is planning his fourth Smoothie King site, this time downtown in the former Rock Island Depo… Read Article

Whole Foods Market to call its Wichita store 'Bread and Circus'

 By John StearnsPublished in the Wichita Business Journal Aug 16, 2013 The Whole Foods Market Inc. store planned for 13th and Webb Road will be called Bread and Circus, according to a news release today from the company. The name is a tribute to what was once the largest natural foods retailer in the northeast prior to its acquisition by Whole Foods Market in 1992, t… Read Article