Newsmakers - Dave Burk, Dave Wells & Paul Coury, Ambassador Hotel

Newsmakers — Dave Burk, Dave Wells & Paul Coury, Ambassador HotelWichita Business JournalBy John Stearns, Reporter Old Town developer Dave Burk considers the Ambassador Hotel among the most high-profile of the roughly 40 projects on which he’s worked.That says something about the project’s importance and why the project has earned B… Read Article

Wichita developers slow to use incentives for spec buildings

Wichita developers slow to use incentives for spec buildingsBy Jerry SiebenmarkThe Wichita Eagle  Spec buildings, particularly those for industrial and warehouse use, have gotten a lot of attention lately.Economic development officials say those kinds of buildings – speculative because they don’t have a waiting tenant – are key to luring large employ… Read Article

Liberty Tax Service franchisee to open second west-side office

Liberty Tax Service franchisee to open second west-side officeBy Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — After a decade in business, Liberty Tax Service franchiseeChris Merchant is opening a second location.The accountant has a private firm as well as the Liberty office at 13th and West streets, which his wife, Deb, runs. Merchant&rsq… Read Article

Bonds may fund Goddard project

Bonds may fund Goddard projectBy Jerry SiebenmarkThe Wichita EagleThe developers behind the STAR bond district at K-96 and Greenwich in northeast Wichita are considering another STAR bond project to the west of the city, in Goddard.The project in Goddard could include as its centerpiece some kind of youth sports outdoor venue, including an Olympic training venue, said Korb Maxwell, a Kansas City attorney wh… Read Article

Huge development proposed for east side of Goddard

Huge development proposed for east side of GoddardBy Paul Rhodes and Michael BuhlerPlans for a potentially massive new development in Goddard were officially unveiled Monday.The project, spearheaded by well-known developer Rick Worner, would encompass 105 acres of land along Kellogg, just west of Goddard Galleria, where the new Walmart Supercenter is set to open in two months. Worner&rsq… Read Article

B/E Aerospace signs Northrock Place lease

B/E Aerospace signs Northrock Place leaseBy Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — B/E Aerospace has signed a lease for 15,000 square feet at 8110 E. 32nd St. North in Northrock Place.No one with the company is sharing details yet, but it sounds like B/E may be adding as many as 60 engineers.Calvin Klaassen of Utter Commercial Real Estate and&nb… Read Article

Landmark to market Waterfront lots for medical uses

Landmark to market Waterfront lots for medical uses By Jerry SiebenmarkThe Wichita Eagle Landmark Commercial Real Estate said Wednesday it has been hired by developers Johnny Stevens and Stephen Clark to market several medical office lots at the Waterfront development at 13th and Webb in northeast Wichita.The lots are on 13th Street east of Bone Fish Grill and Red Robin… Read Article

Landmark picks up several sites to market for Physicians Development Group

Landmark picks up several sites to market for Physicians Development GroupBy Jerry SiebenmarkThe Wichita EagleLandmark Commercial Real Estate said it has been selected to market several medical, office and retail sites in Wichita and Derby for Physicians Development Group.In a news release, Landmark said the sites are front out parcels to established medical pra… Read Article

Landmark markets Physicians Development Group sites

Landmark markets Physicians Development Group sitesWichita Business Journal by John Stearns, Reporter Physicians Development Group has tappedLandmark Commercial Real Estate Inc. to market parcels in front of three of its senior-oriented developments in the Wichita metro area.“We’re really looking for medical users and servicers that would support the other f… Read Article

Blue Moon Caterers to move to former Two Brothers BBQ and Burger Grill space on west Central and open event center

Blue Moon Caterers to move to former Two Brothers BBQ and Burger Grill space on west Central and open event centerBy Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — Last month, Have You Heard? reported Bill Rowe wasclose to finalizing a deal for new space to operate his Blue Moon C… Read Article

Wasabi Restaurant to open on the west side

Wasabi Restaurant to open on the west sideBy Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — Wasabi owner Steve Young is preparing to open his third Wichita restaurant, this time on the west side.Young is taking two spaces in the center at 2404 N. Maize Road near 21st and Maize Road for a total of 3,085 square feet.That’s near Logan’s Roadhouse&… Read Article

Menards finalizes deal for Derby store

Menards finalizes deal for Derby storeBy Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleUPDATED — Menards, the Wisconsin-based home improvement chain, has finalized its deal for a store near the southwest corner of East Patriot Avenue and Buckner Street in Derby.“It’s been a long time coming,” says Grant Glasgow of Grubb & Ellis/Martens Commercial Group.G… Read Article

Kwik Shop to open at Stonebridge

Kwik Shop to open at StonebridgeBy Carrie Rengers, Published by The Wichita EagleUPDATED — A new Kwik Shop is coming to the Stonebridgedevelopment at the southeast corner of 37th Street North and Maize Road.“We feel like it’s going to help us spur even more activity,” says Randy Furstenberg, CFO of Vantage Point Properties. “Them going there gives u… Read Article

Wichita City Council OKs money for Big Ditch bypass

Wichita City Council OKs money for Big Ditch bypassBy Bill WilsonThe Wichita EagleA bypass over the Big Ditch, essential to the growth of west Wichita in the view of city officials, is two years away after the City Council approved the last $35 million of the $50 million project Tuesday. Work will begin early next year on the floodway bypass connecting I-235 to 13th Street in west Wich… Read Article

Downtown advocates hope database will untangle complex land leaseholds

Downtown advocates hope database will untangle complex land leaseholdsWichita Business Journal by John Stearns, ReporterA title company, commercial real estate representatives and a downtown development group hope to make it easier for potential development deals to happen downtown.Their plan: Build a database of which properties downtown have ground leases. Later, th… Read Article

Sport Clips to open fourth Wichita location

Sport Clips to open fourth Wichita location Wichita Business Journal by John Stearns, Reporter Sport Clips will open its fourth Wichita location on Sept. 29 on the west side, according to a news release.The haircutting shop for men will locate at 7130 W. Maple, Suite 130, in the Maple Ridge Center, at the northeast corner of Maple and Ridge Road. The telephone number is 941-4444.Kir… Read Article

North Wind Martial Arts and Fitness to open at Westlink Shopping Center

North Wind Martial Arts and Fitness to open at Westlink Shopping CenterBy Carrie Rengers, Published by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — Florida native Brian Kelley says he came to Wichita a couple of years ago to work as a personal training director for Genesis Health Clubs and liked it so well that he decided to stay and open his own business.N… Read Article

Wichita Realtors elect board of directors

Wichita Realtors elect board of directorsWichita Business Journal by John Stearns, Reporter  The Wichita Area Association of Realtorson Friday announced winners of its board of directors election.Elected to three-year terms: Angie George,Prudential Dinning-Beard Realtors; Brenda Noffert, Realty World Alliance; Jeffrey Richardson, Crown III Realty; and&… Read Article

Integrity Auto Group's two car lots to consolidate at one custom-built site near 143rd and Kellogg

Integrity Auto Group’s two car lots to consolidate at one custom-built site near 143rd and KelloggBy Carrie Rengers, Published by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — After years of having two car lots,Integrity Auto Group ownerPat Boyle is streamlining his business by customizing one new building to meet his company’s an… Read Article

Duane Wilkinson | People on the Move

Duane Wilkinson | People on the Move Duane WilkinsonDate added:September 12, 2012Submission Type:New HireCurrent employer:1Point Property ManagementCurrent title/position:Hospitality Property AccountantPosition level:Account ExecutivePosition department:Accounting & FinanceDuties/responsibilities:1Point Property Management is proud to announce the addition of Duane Wilkinson as Hospitality … Read Article