OVERLAND PARK, KN-A 23-acre site here that has remained undeveloped for five years despite rezoning for commercial use is being eyed by Wal-Mart for a 204,000-sf discount store and grocery under one roof.
KANSAS CITY- Gould Evans Goodman Associates has promoted Elizabeth Garvin, Chris Talbert and Tim Woofter. Their experiences range from development, information systems and designing banks, schools and medical facilities.
KANSAS CITY, MO-AMC is reliquishing its Crown Center lease in order to focus on larger megaplexes. The Crown Center space will be taken over by a local film booking and marketing company.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-Outgoing Governor Roger Wilson is proposing a river front museum, which will include an eternal flame to honor the late Governor Mel Carnahan. Paying for the $31-million project is the biggest stumbling block.
KANSAS CITY, NORTH, MO.-Cintas Corp. will build a 53,000-sf facility in the Northland, abandoning a downtown site. The move will shift 100 from the downtown location to the new site here, expected to be ready in February 2002.
KANSAS CITY, MO-Black & Veatch will lay off 49 employees after a power plant project in the Aisa-Pacific region is suspended. The engineering firm has 3,500 of its 9,000 employees in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY-MetLife Inc. will move its offices to a $16-million, 94,000-sf building the Briarcliff West development park by December, when the building is expected to be completed. BMA tower also lost Butler Manufacturing in 2000.
KANSAS CITY-Marsha Laner of Stewart Title takes replaces Kathy Schikevitz of CDFM Architecture as president of the Kansas City Commercial Real Estate Women for 2001.
KANSAS CITY-Dave Campbell, Kevin Carr, Scott Dawald and Lucy Flynn have received promotions at an architectural firm here. All have been with the company for at least five years.
