Costco coming to Kellogg and Webb Road, Beechcraft CEO confirms

Costco coming to Kellogg and Webb Road, Beechcraft CEO confirmsPublished By: Wichita Business JournalWritten by: John StearnsBeechcraft CEO Bill Boisture confirmed in an Aviation Week story Wednesday that a Costco store is coming to property at the south end of the Beechcraft campus in Wichita.During a roundtable with Aviation Week editors, Boisture said Beechcraft’s fo… Read Article

Former Ryan International Airlines and Southwestern Bell building sells downtown

Former Ryan International Airlines and Southwestern Bell building sells downtownPublished By: The Wichita EagleBy: Carrie Rengers WICHITA — It’s not every day that a bunker sells downtown, but that’s what Craig Simon says happened today.The former Ryan International Airlines building at 266 N. Main St., which was built for Southweste… Read Article

Dirt moving at Waterfront Plaza, Whole Foods site

Dirt moving at Waterfront Plaza, Whole Foods site Published in the Wichita Business JournalWritten by John Stearns Heavy equipment began moving dirt today at what will be Waterfront Plaza, a new retail center at the northwest corner of 13th and Webb that will be anchored by Whole Foods Market Inc.It’s been almost a year since it was announced Whole Foods is coming to the … Read Article

Ex-Automobilia space getting new tenants

Ex-Automobilia space getting new tenants Published By: The Wichita Eagle The former Automobilia space at the northeast corner of First and Emporia is getting a new life along with some new tenants.“It’s kind of something we’ve been looking at for a long time because we’ve got a vested interest in our property across the street,” says Brad Saville, presiden… Read Article

Twotrees Technologies in the first tenant in the new Firestone Place

Twotrees Technologies in the first tenant in the new Firestone PlacePublished By: The Wichita EagleBy: Carrie RengersUPDATED — The former Automobilia space at the northeast corner of First and Emporia is getting a new life along with some new tenants.“It’s kind of something we’ve been looking at for a long time because we’ve got a vested … Read Article

History Education Store to move to Reed's Cove Plaza and change name to Bizzy Bee Education Supplies

 History Education Store to move to Reed’s Cove Plaza and change name to Bizzy Bee Education SuppliesPublished in 'Have you Heard' - written by Carrie RengersThe Wichita EagleWICHITA — The History Education Store is expanding with a new store and a new name.Cheryl Riley’s store currently is in 1,200 square fee… Read Article

Waterfront development to get new office park; Whole Foods to break ground in July

Waterfront development to get new office park; Whole Foods to break ground in JulyPublished by: The Wichita EagleBy: Carrie RengersWICHITA — Another new area of development is coming to the Waterfront at 13th and Webb Road.“We’ve got a small office park going in east of Bonefish,” says Stephen Clark II.There will be up to nine lots … Read Article

Former Dillons space at Douglas and Meridian sells and will be leased

Former Dillons space at Douglas and Meridian sells and will be leasedThe Wichita EagleBy: Carrie RengersWICHITA — The former Dillons at the southwest corner of Douglas and Meridian has sold, and a new occupant is likey to be in the building relatively soon.Tom Schmeidler and a group of investors called DOME LLC — for Douglas and Meridian — closed on… Read Article

Taco Town to open in former Taco Tico space near Central and Greenwich

Taco Town to open in former Taco Tico space near Central and GreenwichBy: Carrie RengersWICHITA — Taco Tico may be gone from the Central and Greenwich area, but Taco Town is moving in to its former space at 11333 E. Central.Larry and Rosemarie Ross are relocating the restaurant from Scottsbluff, Neb.Larry Ross says his in-laws opened the business, and he and h… Read Article

Multifamily apartment construction in Wichita area continues amid investor eagerness

Multifamily apartment construction in Wichita area continues amid investor eagernessBy Jerry Siebenmark The Wichita Eagle Bullishness for Class A apartments has not waned in Wichita even as the single-family housing market continues to show improvement.Developers and real estate officials said the market for new, multifamily developments is capable of ab… Read Article

Costco deal for more than 17 acres at Beechcraft property is getting closer

Costco deal for more than 17 acres at Beechcraft property is getting closerRead more here: http://blogs.kansas.com/haveyouheard/2013/05/08/costco-deal-for-more-than-17-acres-at-beechcraft-property-is-getting-closer/#storylink=cpyBy: Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleUPDATED — Anyone who’s ever done a real estate deal knows it almost always t… Read Article

Hobby Lobby says new Regency Lakes store to open mid-fall

Hobby Lobby says new Regency Lakes store to open mid-fallBy:  John StearnsHobby Lobby Inc., the home-decor and craft-supply retailer, today confirmed that it’s building a new store at Regency Lakes shopping center in northeast Wichita.The Oklahoma City-based company already operates two locations in Wichita, 665 N. Ridge Road and 2120 N. Woodlawn. The latter will clos… Read Article

Bionic Burger to open fifth restaurant in former Taco Tico space on East Harry

Bionic Burger to open fifth restaurant in former Taco Tico space on East HarryBy: Carrie RengersUPDATED — Most parts of Wichita have a Bionic Burger, but Raquel and Jimmy Chavez knew one area was lacking.“We kind of needed one in the southeast area,” Raquel Chavez says.So they’re opening their fifth restaurant in the family-owned chai… Read Article

Chic Street Boutique to open at Mill Creek Village at Central and Rock

Chic Street Boutique to open at Mill Creek Village at Central and RockBy: Carrie Rengers UPDATED — It’s almost two years later than the owners planned, but Chic Street Boutique is opening in Mill Creek Village at the northeast corner of Central and Rock on Tuesday.“It’s a location that we looked at originally,” says co-owner Karrie… Read Article

Mike Lewis moves Newton gym, opens training center in Wichita

Mike Lewis moves Newton gym, opens training center in WichitaRead more here: http://blogs.kansas.com/haveyouheard/author/crengers/page/3/#storylink=cpyBy: Carrie Rengers UPDATED — Mike Lewis has moved his Newton-based gym and is opening a personal training center in Wichita.Mike Lewis Fitness is now in about 6,000 square feet at the Chisholm Trail Center-Outlet &am… Read Article

Belgian couple to open restaurant in Clifton Square

Apr 11, 2013, 11:41am CDT Published in the Wichita Business Journal Written by John Stearns Belgian couple to open restaurant at Clifton Square A Belgian couple who has operated restaurants in France is relocating to Wichita, fulfilling a longtime desire to move to the U.S. and run a restaurant here.   Florence Fraikin and Didier Fraikin will open a restauran… Read Article

Busy summer ahead for The Waterfront

Busy summer ahead for The WaterfrontBy: John Stearns Published By: Wichita Business JournalIt sounds like we’ll be seeing a lot of activity at The Waterfront development this summer.Among the projects, work should begin in June or July on the building that Whole Foods Markets Inc. will occupy at the northwest corner of 13th and Webb, says Stephen Clark II, vice president at Clark Investment Grou… Read Article

OneMain Financial changing South Seneca addresses to Tuscan Village

By: Carrie RengersPublished in the Wichita Eagle 2/21/13 WICHITA — OneMain Financial, a consumer finance company that is part of New York-based Citigroup, is going to be more than doubling the size of its south Wichita branch.The branch, which mainly does personal loans, has been at 2561 S. Seneca in the Westway Shopping Center since 1995. It has about 1,500 squa… Read Article

Massage Envy Spa to open at the Waterfront in May in space that Irvin Jacks is vacating

Written by Carrie RengersPublished in the Wichita Eagle 2/13/13 WICHITA — East Wichita no longer has a reason to be envious of west Wichita, at least when it comes to Massage Envy Spa. The first Wichita Massage Envy opened in NewMarket Square at 21st and Maize Road in 2010. Now, one is moving into the Irvin Jacks space at the Waterfront i… Read Article

Consultants surprised at downtown progress

Consultants surprised at downtown progressWritten by: Jerry Siebenmark, The Wichita Eagle It’s been two years since David Dixon was last in downtown Wichita.“It’s literally impressive,” he said of the progress on downtown revitalization since he was last in town.Dixon, principal in charge of planning and design for Boston-based Goody Clancy, the city’s consulta… Read Article