KANSAS CITY-Business Men's Assurance Co. of America, the owner of the BMA Tower, says improvements are necessary to attract new tenants. The 38-year-old building would be only 50% occupied by this time next year, BMA says.
KANSAS CITY-The South Beloit, IL-based snack food manufacturer is trying to absorb business lost by Guy's Foods when its shut down Liberty, MO manufacturing plant following the company's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
OLATHE, KS- First National Bank of Olathe's 10th branch will be 10,000-sf, free-standing structure with a $2.5 million price tag in the upscale Cedar Creek development. The bank just opened a branch in Shawnee, KS.
LENEXA, KS-US Central Credit Union is buying 13 acres and will occupy 75,000 sf of a new structure in the Renner Ridge Corporate Center. Community America Credit Union also was lured by industrial revenue bonds.
KANSAS CITY-CB Richard Ellis takes over the listing for ComFacs' Kansas City Telecommunications Building at 500 E. Third St. Downtown from Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, which admits it had too many other commitments.
KANSAS CITY-Black & Veatch tops the list with 1,138 area professional engineers. The second largest firm, Burns & McDonnell employs 320 Kansas City area professional engineers. HNTB Corp. is next.
ST. LOUIS-Plans call for new $370-million stadium for the team, but could spur the development of 400 housing units, 400,000 sf of office space and 135,000 sf of retail and restaurant space--plus a museum and aquarium.
KANSAS CITY-Timothy L. Fisher brings more than 20 years of experience to Glaze Commercial Real Estate Advisors Inc./CRESA, where he becomes as a senior adviser.
KANSAS CITY-The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City released stats for January and February that show construction down 30% compared to the same two months in 2000. And the future isn't promising.