An Overland Park developer envisions a massive single-family housing project near 191st Street and State Line Road in Overland Park. It replaces an even grander vision for that area that fizzled about about five years ago.

An Overland Park developer envisions a massive single-family housing project near 191st Street and State Line Road in Overland Park. It replaces an even grander vision for that area that fizzled about about five years ago.

FTW Investments, a growing Kansas City private equity real estate investor, added the first industrial building to its portfolio. It acquired a property along Interstate 35 in Olathe.

FTW Investments, a growing Kansas City private equity real estate investor, added the first industrial building to its portfolio. It acquired a property along Interstate 35 in Olathe.

Developer Tim Barton and architecture firm SixTwentyOne have a vision for the old church, which would add another element to Overland Park's revived downtown.

After nearly 40 years working on economic development in Johnson County, Blake Schreck plans to retire in February. As he prepares to be part of Lenexa's past, he offers some thoughts on the city's — and the region's — future.