Firebirds to join Waterfront

Firebirds to join WaterfrontBy Carrie RengersThe Wichita EagleA visit home to his native Wichita is what’s leading Lone Star Steakhouse founderDennis Thompson to bring his latest restaurant concept to the Waterfront.Thompson, former Wichitan Doug Glendenning, and a private New York equity firm own 23 Firebirds Wood Fired Grillsand have six more under construction. Th… 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

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

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

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

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

Slow growth, spotty activity continue, but action evident in some areas

Slow growth, spotty activity continue, but action evident in some areasWichita Business Journal by John Stearns, ReporterGo northeast, young man.If Horace Greeley were a commercial real estate broker in Wichita today, that’s what he’d probably tell clients, particularly national retailers.He’d point to the latest “pioneers” like Cabela&r… Read Article

Wichita considers big tax breaks on speculative industrial space

Wichita considers big tax breaks on speculative industrial spaceWichita Business Journal by John Stearns, ReporterWichita economic development officials hope up to 10 years of property tax breaks will spur developers to erect large, speculative industrial buildings and help the city attract businesses that are now passing it by.A proposal tentatively going before the City… Read Article

Mathnasium to open at the Waterfront

Mathnasium to open at the WaterfrontBy Carrie RengersPublished by The Wichita EagleWICHITA — Since Rachel Allen openedMathnasium atNewMarket Square at 21st and Maize Road in February, parents have been driving their children from the east side to get math help.Now, they won’t have to.Allen is opening a second Mathnasium, a franchise known as the Math Learning Center, … Read Article

Mathnasium times 2

Mathnasium times 2Accountant, ex-teacher to open second Wichita Math Learning Center for kids at the WaterfrontBy Carrie RengersThe Wichita EagleRead more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/08/03/2433797/mathnasium-times-2.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy   Since Rachel Allen opened Mathnasium atNewMarket Square at 21st and Maize Road in February, parents have been driv… Read Article

Rachel Allen to open Mathnasium at Waterfront, second location this year

Rachel Allen to open Mathnasium at Waterfront, second location this yearWichita Business Journal by Josh Heck, ReporterIt’s sooner than Rachel Allen originally anticipated, but she will have an east-side Mathnasium open sometime this fall.Allen, who opened a Mathnasium math tutoring center this spring in NewMarket Square, is opening a 1,40… Read Article

Global PDR Solutions goes local with work at three new Wichita sites

Global PDR Solutions goes local with work at three new Wichita sitesPublished The Wichita EagleBy Carrie Rengers  WICHITA — After traveling the world, the owners of Wichita-based Global PDR Solutions are now going to concentrate on paintless dent repair and other work here.“Basically what we’ve always done is just traveled and chased hail s… Read Article

Tri-Dim Filter of Virginia enters Wichita with warehouse lease

Tri-Dim Filter of Virginia enters Wichita with warehouse leaseWichita Business Journal by John Stearns, Reporter Louisa, Va.-based Tri-Dim Filter Corp.,which bills itself as offering innovative filtration systems, has leased 10,200 square feet of first-class warehouse space at 1854 S. Florence, near Pawnee and West Street, from DeWitt Land Co. Inc.Ted Branson, ind… Read Article