Business news

Summer travel: take a trip to the farm
May 16, 2013
Some people tried to talk Joseph Lamborn out of restoring his family’s crumbling 1900-era barn in Leavenworth. The roof was falling in, it was overgrown with vegetation and the hayloft was in disrepair.
Farmers’ market opens Saturday
April 29, 2013
Basehor Historical Society’s farmers’ market opens for the season Saturday, May 4.
Senior living facility will open in late September
April 17, 2013
After breaking ground in February, the new Country Place Senior Living in Basehor is expected to be up and running by the end of summer.
Tractors, bike rodeo added to Marble Day activities
April 3, 2013
In addition to the usual old-fashioned family fun, the seventh annual “Marble Day” celebration will feature a few hundred tractors and a bike rodeo.
Foundation welcomes KU athletic director at annual breakfast
April 3, 2013
This year’s “Rise & Shine Recognition Breakfast” will be of interest to sports fans, and Kansas University fans in particular.
Organizers ready to go with new city festival
March 27, 2013
In a month, area residents will get their first look at a new spring tradition: Edwardsville Days.
Owners of Bonner Springs’s Red Fortune prepare for final day
March 13, 2013
It’s been an emotional week for Maria Lui and her family at Red Fortune Chinese Restaurant. Every time they turn around, they say goodbye to another longtime friend and customer.
13th annual Marble Crazy has busiest weekend ever
March 6, 2013
The 13th Annual Marble Crazy started off slow and easy on Friday, when snow flurries kept crowds to a regular, manageable pace.
Dairy Days vendor applications now available
March 6, 2013
Basehor Dairy Days is now accepting vendor and booth applications.
Wyandotte County officials pin hopes on additional single-family homes
February 27, 2013
New apartment complexes may be popping up quickly in the next year, but the Unified Government is hoping housing across the county begins to grow at the same rate.
Area’s retail development spurs construction of apartment complexes
February 27, 2013
Guy Tiner, a Wyandotte County residential developer, is preparing to build a 248-unit, gated apartment complex sometime in the next year — one of several apartment developments in the works in western Wyandotte County.
Recreational opportunities abound in Wyandotte County
February 27, 2013
The water boils — and, in winter, little icebergs crash — at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers at Kaw Point Park.
Improvements planned for highways, bus routes throughout county
February 27, 2013
Improving transportation for drivers and transit riders has been a priority for Wyandotte County over the last year. With a new bus route and work about to begin at Kansas Highway 7 and U.S. Interstate 70, transportation officials are hoping residents find it easier to get where they’re going.
Shopping opportunities now include Sam’s Club
February 27, 2013
The fate of the Legend Outlets shopping area is still unknown in 2013, but 2012 was still a year of new stores and restaurants for the popular destination.
KCKCC, Providence among those offering healthcare opportunities
February 27, 2013
Training and job opportunities in the healthcare field abound in and around Wyandotte County.

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