The Business Journal Serving Metropolitan Kansas City articles from December 2001

The Business Journal Serving Metropolitan Kansas City archives from December 2001

Vanguard enters uncharted territory.
December 21, 2001... The airline industry is closely watching negotiations by Vanguard Airlines Inc. in its quest for $60 million in federal loan guarantees. Kansas City-based Vanguard and America West Airlines are the first to apply for loan 'guarantees as...

Frankland cast as catalyst for tech initiative.
December 21, 2001... KCCatalyst's original mission of pulling together the area's resources to make this a haven for technology companies was daunting enough. Throw in the e-commerce bust and the odd recession, and the task becomes Herculean. But if anyone...

Morrison, Stinson begin hunting for joint office space.
December 21, 2001... Officials of Morrison & Hecker LLP and Stinson Mag & Fizzell PC have taken the first steps toward seeking new, joint office space. Talks with area real estate companies give the first concrete clue that the two Kansas City law firms will...

LabOne will call on Lee's Summit technology campus.
December 21, 2001... LabOne Inc. will open a call center at the Summit Technology Campus in Lee's Summit in January. The move initially will bring 100 people to the campus. LabOne expects to employ 450 people in Lee's Summit within two years. The first...

Holden cuts budget by $212M. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 4:08 p.m. Dec. 14 -- Missouri Gov. Bob Holden announced an additional withholding of $212.2 million for the state's fiscal 2002 budget due to the national recession. Missouri acted earlier this year to cut $323.8 million in spending by...

AMC may sell 9 million shares. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 8:55 a.m. Dec. 17 -- Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment Inc. has filed a registration statement to sell as many as 9 million share's of its common stock for an estimated $118.5 million. AMC (AMEX: AEN) spokesman Rick King said the...

Osborn buys Dunmire land. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 10:45 a.m. Dec. 14 -- Osborn Properties of Bucyrus, Kan., bought about 10,000 acres of land in rural Miami and Cass counties from companies owned by Del Dunmire. The purchase price was nearly $14 million. Jim Osborn, manager of Osborn...

EEOC opposes settlement. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 2:38 p.m. Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a brief in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opposing a tentative $12.2 million settlement in a sex-discrimination case against Rent-A-Center Inc. in Kansas City....

Bond: Put security training here. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 2:30 p.m. Dec. 13 -- U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., has asked Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to consider the Western Missouri Public Safety Training Institute in Independence as a training site for new federal airline security...

GeoAccess will build database. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 10:45 a.m. Dec. 14 -- The Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare has chosen Lenexa-based GeoAccess to build a national physicians' credentialing database in a multimillion-dollar deal. The coalition comprises 26 of the nation's largest...

Beef puts KCK man behind bars. (Week on the Web).
December 21, 2001... 3:38 p.m. Dec. 17 -- Daniel Lee Taylor of Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison without parole in connection with a stolen refrigerated trailer filled with beef, U.S. Attorney Jim Flory said. Taylor, 35 pleaded...

Birch chief talks of need for size, but company's debts are a hang-up.
December 21, 2001... Birch Telecom Inc. needs to get bigger, but its options are limited. Birch CEO Dave Scott said the company -- which announced earlier this week that it would skip an $8.5 million interest payment while working on a debt reorganization --...

Foreclosure by investors ends OP firm's pursuit of big deal.
December 21, 2001... Overland Park software company EHSmanager Inc.'s dream of joining forces with a Canadian company and gaining access to millions of dollars in venture capital turned out to be just that. Engineering firm Black & Veatch Corp. and...

The storyteller: Jim Hock. (Profile).
December 21, 2001... Jim Hock tells lots of stories. In his deep North Carolina accent, slow and baritone. In his office, leaned back in a swivel chair, smoking a cigarette. "This place is nonsmoking," he said. "But they don't complain when you're in...

Groups gathering to hatch plans for life sciences lab, incubator.
December 21, 2001... Plans are afoot to develop a life sciences business incubator along the Brush Creek corridor. In the fall, a planning group -- comprised of representatives of the organizations involved in the life sciences initiative, including the...

Corrections.
December 21, 2001... An article in the Dec. 14-20 edition of The Business Journal misstated the role Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad will play in bond issues to finance railroad construction and improvements. The railroads...

Fifth air freight building at KCI good for area freight forwarders.
December 21, 2001... Don't tell Forward Air Inc. it's a tough time to be in the transportation business. The company is doing so well it s moving into a new Kansas City International Airport building that will be KCI's fifth air freight structure. Dean...

Menlo will park KC operation in new building.
December 21, 2001... Menlo Worldwide will move its consolidated logistics supply business to a larger space in Executive Park in northeast Kansas City. Rod LaMothe, whose Kansas City-based Midwest Terminal Warehouse Co. is building the 148,800-square-foot...

H&R Block ads push services to underserved investors.
December 21, 2001... With many consumers starting to plan their investment strategies for the coming year, H&R Block Inc. has begun marketing its new financial advising services for the first time. The Kansas City-based tax-planning company this week launched...

Ex-PVI workers get hearing for unpaid wages claims.
December 21, 2001... Former employees seeking more than $100,000 in unpaid wages from defunct technology company Peripheral Vision Infosystems Inc. finally got a hearing before a Kansas regulator on Dec. 19. Department of Human Resources hearing officer Tim...

John Knox Village case may expand employer liability.
December 21, 2001... A discrimination lawsuit against John Knox Village could expand the pool of plaintiffs for employment litigation in Missouri. The crux of the suit against the Lee's Summit retirement center is whether at-will employees -- those without...

Inergy to acquire Texas company for $91.5 million.
December 21, 2001... Kansas City-based Inergy L.P., a national propane marketing and distribution company, announced it will acquire Independent Propane Co. of Irving, Texas, for about $91.5 million. Inergy (Nasdaq: NRGY) will pay $17.4 million in cash for...

Grocery stores get cartful of info from bar code scanners. (Weekly Tech Journal).
December 21, 2001... For grocery store customers, those little bar code tags are just a simple way to save 35 cents on orange juice. For the grocery stores, they're an information smorgasbord. Each swipe of the card tells "what you buy, when you buy it,...

Cerner Corp. finishes acquisition. (Tech Bytes).
December 21, 2001... Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. has completed its acquisition of Dynamic Healthcare Technologies Inc. The deal is valued at $20 million, Cerner spokeswoman Ashley Crosby Davidson said. Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) will acquire all...

Sprint, Cisco expand alliance. (Tech Bytes).
December 21, 2001... Sprint Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. have expanded their relationship into a three-year alliance. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) and Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) will join sales and marketing efforts to...

NIC gets contract in Michigan. (Tech Bytes).
December 21, 2001... Overland Park-based National Information Consortium has landed a contract with Washtenaw County, Mich. Washtenaw County will pay NIC about $1.1 million for three years for various governmental interactive services. The University of...

Realtors, bankers will battle in Congress on real estate brokerage.
December 21, 2001... Congressional allies of the nation's 800,000 Realtors introduced legislation this month to prohibit banks from engaging in real estate brokerage or management, setting the stage for a big battle between two of Washington's most powerful...

Congress cuts SBA loan rates; reductions take effect Oct. 1. (Washington Briefs).
December 21, 2001... Congress cut fees for the Small Business Administration's flagship 7(a) loans, but the reductions do not take effect until Oct. 1. The loan fee reduction was added as an amendment to the Small Business Investment Company Act, which raised...

Administration hopes to ease qualifying for R&D tax credits. (Washington Briefs).
December 21, 2001... The Bush administration plans to make it easier for businesses to qualify for the research-and-development tax credit by dropping a requirement that the research advance the state of knowledge in a field. A Clinton administration...

Small business optimism rises in November, survey finds. (Washington Briefs).
December 21, 2001... The NFIB Education Foundation's monthly small business optimism index jumped more than 3 points in November after two months of post-Sept. 11 blues. "The November survey is giving clear signals that the bottom has been reached -- hiring...

Kansas City treasures show that nice folks really do finish first. (Marketplace of Ideas).
December 21, 2001... Year's end is the ideal time to count our blessings. Admittedly, the events of Sept. 11 make blessing-counting tougher this year. Still, we Kansas Citians have much to be thankful for. At the top of our list are many business leaders who are...

'Happy New Year' more than trite saying this year. (Editorial).
December 21, 2001... The end of the year, with religious holidays and the secular New Year's Day celebrations, often prompts people to stop and reflect on the previous year and think thankful thoughts. This year, the thing we can be most thankful for about...

Internal debate on downtown plan razes issue. (Editor's Notebook).
December 21, 2001... I'm trying to be open-minded about Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes' new, improved downtown extravaganza. But, as you can tell, it's a struggle. I've decided to look at the plan as I imagine various luminaries might view it. I emphasize...

Tee to green: Golfswing Technologies blends old-fashioned instruction with the latest tech. (Growth Strategies).
December 21, 2001... At Golfswing Technologies LLC, Professional Golfers Association professionals Mike Norman and Rob Shipman provide people who want to improve their score a better way to do it. By combining a wealth of experience and the latest in...

In succession-planning race, victory comes to the smartest and swiftest. (Human Assets).
December 21, 2001... Long ago and far away, an aging ruler knew the time was growing near when he should choose between his two sons to succeed him in ruling the kingdom. Both sons seemed equally capable to rule, and the king was hesitant to create hard feelings....

Don't let these troubled times deplete your most vital resource: Your people. (Guest Column).
December 21, 2001... sab-o-tage 1. deliberate destruction: the deliberate damaging or destroying of property or equipment, for example, by enemy agents, or disgruntled workers 2. action to hinder: an action taken to undermine or destroy somebody's efforts or...

Calendar. (For the Record).
December 21, 2001... Thursday, Dec. 27, 7-8:45 a.m. The weekly meeting of Business Network International, a referral networking group, meets at the Overland Park Tippin's, Interstate 435 and metcalf Avenue. Guests are welcome.

Top 25 Residential Real Estate Agents. (The List).
December 21, 2001... The List TOP 25 RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AGENTS (ranked by 2001 closed sales volume) Agent name 2001 Address 2001 closed sales volume Rank Phone/Fax/Internet Number of agents ...

People on the move.
December 21, 2001... People on the Move lists those who have been promoted or named to a position. Send your items for submission to: People on the Move, The Business journal, 1101 Walnut St., Suite 800, Kansas City, MO 64106 If you would like photos to run with...

KC fights to keep Bayer ag HQ.(Kansas City wants Bayer CropScience headquarters)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Local and state development officials are working to persuade Bayer Corp. officials to locate the U.S. headquarters of its soon-to-be-formed Bayer CropScience in Kansas City. It's a high-stakes contest that could result in the addition...

Empty Trinity property attracts healthy interest.(Health Midwest selling Trinity Lutheran Hospital property)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Less than a month after closing Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Health Midwest is looking to sell the hospital campus. In recent days, rumors have circulated about potential suitors -- with high-profile organizations such as the Stowers...

Authority may hold the fate of downtown plan.(Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes acknowledged this week that it will take years to implement her strategy for downtown revitalization. But Barnes' intent already has altered the landscape of downtown planning. The question is how well...

Downtown deal gets $4.1M. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(two federal grants for downtown revitalization awarded to Kansas City)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... 4:38 p.m. Dec. 10 -- Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., announced two federal grants worth $4.1 million to Kansas City for downtown revitalization. A $2.5 million grant will finance property acquisitions along Grand Boulevard, which is...

AMC bids for theater company. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(GC Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7 -- In what would be its biggest acquisition ever, Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment Inc. has signed a letter of intent to buy GC Cos. Inc. and its subsidiaries. GC Cos., better known as General Cinema, operates 73...

Nasdaq delists Vanguard. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(Vanguard Airlines Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7 -- Kansas City-based Vanguard Airlines Inc. said Nasdaq will delist its stock at the opening of business Dec. 11. Its common stock will continue to trade in the over-the-counter market. On Nov. 13, Vanguard (Nasdaq: VNGD)...

Vance closes two magazines. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(Global Produce; Plastics, Moulding and Fabricating)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... 10:55 a.m. Dec. 12 -- Vance Publishing Corp. has discontinued two of its magazines, one of which was based in its Lenexa produce division, company Chairman Bill Vance said. Vance Publishing closed Global Produce, which was based in its...

Ford will sell Lenexa center. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(plans to build new warehouse)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... 4:38 p.m. Dec. 10 -- Ford Motor Co. wants sell its regional parts distribution center in Lenexa and replace the two-building complex on the northwest corner of Interstate 435 and Interstate 35 within three years. David Hinchman, a broker...

Western Resources cuts jobs. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... 8:45 a.m. Dec. 6 -- Topeka-based Western Resources Inc. said it expects to reduce its number of employees from about 2,500 to about 2,300 by the end of 2001. The company will record a charge of about $25 million in the fourth quarter of 2001...

Vanguard seeks guarantee. (kansascity.bCentral.com).(Vanguard Airlines Inc. files for federal assistance)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... 8:55 a.m. Dec. 10 -- Kansas City-based Vanguard Airlines Inc. filed an application for $60 million in federal loan-guarantee assistance through the Air Transportation System and Stabilization Act. Vanguard said it seeks the federal...

Missouri approval keeps rail improvement plan on track.(Missouri Department of Transportation and Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. partnership gives rail project green light)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. got the green light to finance the Missouri portion of a $120 million project meant to ease rail congestion on Kansas City's west side. The Missouri Department of Transportation approved a plan last week...

Competition spawns pushier Web advertising.(online marketing techniques)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... As vice president and director of Bernstein-Rein Advertising Inc.'s interactive group, Janice Barbosa has her choice of many technological toys to grab attention for her clients on the Internet. Earlier this year, the group linked a...

'She's a renaissance'.(profile, Rita Cortes)
December 14, 2001... Rita Cortes has mad skills. Be it on site, on the court or in the courtroom, the president of Hoffman-Cortes Contracting Co. has got game and the fans screaming to make sure she is recognized for it. A former lawyer on Capitol Hill,...

By the Numbers.(area labor force)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... BY THE NUMBERS The size and residence of the area labor force has changed dramatically during the past 50 years. Here is a comparison of the labor force in 1950 and 2000: COUNTY 1950 LABOR FORCE 2000 LABOR FORCE PERCENT...

Gateway forces some employees to take a week off to avoid job cuts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Gateway Inc.'s Kansas City sales unit is forcing some employees to take unpaid leave during the holidays in lieu of layoffs. Spokeswoman Ashley Wood said that making employees take a week of unpaid time off is part of cost-cutting...

Effort hopes to put together new group for top deal-makers.(Association for Corporate Growth, metropolitan Kansas City)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Efforts are under way to form a local chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, a networking and educational club for executives and other professionals. Based in Chicago, the Association for Corporate Growth comprises top...

Uncontrolled company parties can land parties a date in court.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Blow-up dolls, anatomic Jell-O molds and rib-breaking grabs under the mistletoe. Each an example of high jinks at a holiday office party. Each the origin of a lawsuit handled by labor lawyers at Lathrop & Gage LC. "People don't...

Plaintiffs' lawyers move to consolidate pretrial efforts in cases against Courtney.(Robert R. Courtney)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Attorneys in the civil cases against Robert R. Courtney want to fuse their efforts. So far, more than 200 cases have been brought against Courtney, the Kansas City pharmacist accused of diluting cancer drugs. The claims, which include...

Real estate firm builds business by marketing Payless locations.(Expert Real Estate Advisors Inc.)(Payless Cashways Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Payless Cashways Inc.'s liquidation represents a growth opportunity for Expert Real Estate Advisors Inc. of Westwood, which is helping sell the Lee's Summit-based home improvement retailer's properties. Kelly Abney, a Payless vice...

'Sold' signs in Hallbrook will lead to a different type of closing for agency.(Hallbrook Realty to be closed by parent Hallbrook Farms Associates L.P.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... One of the toniest names in residential real estate soon will go out of circulation. Hallbrook Realty, which markets property in the exclusive Hallbrook subdivision in Leawood, is nearly finished with new home sales. All but five of 484...

Rosse Lithography seeks $1.6M for relocation it will never make.(seeks compensation under the Uniform Relocation Act from the US Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Federal officials are reviewing a $1.6 million claim by' now-defunct Rosse Lithography Co. The commercial printer seeks the money to compensate it for environmental contamination, of its downtown facility by a previous tenant, even though...

Cohen-Esrey close to signing sublease deal for 340,000 square feet of Sprint's space.(Cohen-Esry Real Estate Services Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Sprint Corp., retrenching after cutting local employment by 3,000, expects to engage. Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services Inc. to sublease space the telecommunications company plans to leave early. Laurie Ellison, a Sprint spokeswoman, said...

Explosive-detection machines use will take off soon. (Weekly Tech Journal).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... By the end of 2002, all checked bags at the nation's airports, including Kansas City International Airport, must be screened for bombs. That means more than simply running bags through an X-ray machine. Explosive-detection systems (EDS)...

Greek company will use Euronet. (Tech Bytes).(Euronet Worldwide Inc.)(ABC Professional Services)(Piraeus Banks)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Euronet Worldwide Inc. has entered an agreement to provide its, credit card software technology to a Greek company. ABC Professional Services, a subsidiary of Piraeus Banks in Greece, will build a credit and debit processing company using...

ERUCES becomes IBM partner. (Tech Bytes).(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Lenexa-based ERUCES Inc., a provider of database security software, has become an IBM Business Partner in IBM's Service Providers for e-Business Initiative, the companies announced. The initiative is part of IBM PartnerWorld, a marketing...

Drafix.com sells line, business. (Tech Bytes).(Pete Lord acquires PRO Landscape assets from Drafix.com L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Kansas City-based Drafix.com LLC, a developer of landscape-design software has sold its PRO Landscape product line and business to former Digital Archaeology executive Pete Lord for an undisclosed amount. Lord renamed the business Drafix...

Looking for a job in the future? One word for you: Computers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... There's a famous scene in the 1967 movie "The Graduate" where a family friend offers young Dustin Hoffman a one-word prescription for success: Plastics. The same neighbor would drop a different word today: Computers. Eight of the 10...

High-tech industry sees benefit in free-trade bill.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... It's easy to see why a technology giant such as Intel supports Trade Promotion Authority, which would allow the president to negotiate trade deals and then bring them back to Congress for an up or down vote, with no amendments. Exports...

EarthLink will take over Verio dial-up customers.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Atlanta-based Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. has picked, up all of competitor Verio's dial-up customers. In Kansas City, that means more than 500 people will be transferred to EarthLink service. Verio spokeswoman Mona...

Recruiting from smaller colleges can help unearth big-time talent. (Marketplace of Ideas).(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Dick Vitale calls them "directional schools." I call them fertile sources of outstanding recruits for Kansas City industry. These schools are ones such as Northwest Missouri State University, Central Missouri State University and Pittsburg...

Channels of competition. (Editorial).(Everest Connections Corp. expands cable services)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Real cable competition finally is forging its way into Kansas City. This bodes well for the area technology scene. Everest Connections Corp. is marketing its communications network in Kansas City. The end of fights for franchise...

Independence could teach KC a thing or two. (Reporter's Notebook).(Independence, Missouri apartment project has relevance for Kansas City, Missouri)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Vincent Gauthier won't show you the worst photos, from four years ago, before his group began rehabilitating 10 severely and, in at least one instance notoriously, ugly apartment buildings in Independence, not far from the one-time borne of...

Every Day is Christmas: Wholesaler Sterling Inc. decks the books with revenues for the holidays. (Growth Strategies).(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Larry Weiner kicks off his Christmas season every April in Hong Kong, about 21 months before the Dec. 25 target date. Sound strange? Consider that 85 percent of the holiday regalia that Weiner's Kansas City company, Sterling Inc., imports...

Even online, burn your brand into customers' memories. (Smart Marketing).(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... Companies have always turned to marketing to build their brands. Tactics such as ads, commercials, direct mail and public relations are used frequently. Nearly all feature Web addresses as a method for responding. That's when things start to...

Points of Interest: Projects make their mark on area market. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Kansas City, Missouri real estate industry overview)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... Kansas City-area commercial real estate brokers' expectations. remain upbeat amid an economic slowdown that has drained their business this year. However, momentum could begin improving as early as next year, brokers said. But...

Top Real Estate Deals of 2001.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 14, 2001... TOP REAL ESTATE DEALS OF 2001 (Deals are listed alphabetically) Deal Effect Bannister Mall Bass Pro Shops could be coming, and the mall will be...

Library Lofts will be key chapter in evolving downtown plot line. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Master Realty Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 14, 2001... The Library Lofts development is one of the most significant projects downtown Kansas City has seen in recent years. Praise for the project came long before the $1.8 billion downtown redevelopment package that Mayor Kay Barnes announced...

Olathe scores by bringing NAIA back to the metro area. (Focus: Top Real Estate Dales).(National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Myriad Development Co)(Brief Article)
December 14, 2001... After scoring two big coups in 2001, the city of Olathe is looking to make its plans a reality. In March, Olathe won a bid to bring the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics back to the area. That news was followed in...

Burns & McDonnell office complex sells for $73 million. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Column)
December 14, 2001... The January sale of Burns & McDonnell's headquarters complex commanded one of the highest prices ever for commercial property in Kansas City. But that is only part of the reason why the sale was one of the area's biggest real estate...

Speedway tourism district gets boost with addition of water park, lodge. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Column)
December 14, 2001... A water park and rustic lodge are the latest drivers behind the planned retail district near the Kansas Speedway in Wyandotte County. The Great Wolf Lodge will join the 1.4 million square feet of stores, restaurants and movie theaters...

Levee construction sets stage for development in Riverside. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Column)
December 14, 2001... The city of Riverside has pegged Denver-based Majestic Realty Co. to develop 525 acres of flood-prone land that soon will be protected by a levee. The much-needed levee project could create as much as 8 million square feet of industrial,...

P&L District plan finds its power in a new and more focused light. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Column)
December 14, 2001... One of the biggest, real estate deals in Kansas City in 2001 was one that didn't happen -- then did. The, death of the Power & Light District was met with cheers and sighs of relief by people throughout Kansas City. The once ballyhooed...

Grundfos headquarters pumps money, jobs into Olathe economy. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Column)
December 14, 2001... The decision by Grundfos Pump Corp. to locate its North American headquarters in Olathe brings another, multinational company to suburban Johnson County. Having another high-profile company involved in foreign trade is significant for...

Reeling in Bass Pro Shop assists revitalization of Bannister Mall. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Bass Pro Shops Inc. helping to redevelop mall)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Column)
December 14, 2001... Bass Pro Shops could bring the turnaround for which Bannister Mall has been hoping. On Oct. 26, the sporting goods retailer, based in Springfield, Mo., announced that it will anchor a $76 million redevelopment of Bannister Mall by...

UPS delivers added recognition to Pinnacle Corporate Centre. (Focus: Top Real Estate Deals).(Column)
December 14, 2001... Buoyed by signing United Parcel Service Inc. to a 10-year lease in April, Pinnacle Corporate Centre in Leawood is close to fully leasing its first office building. Ken Block, whose Block Development Co. owns Pinnacle Corporate Centre,...