An Overland Park real estate company has filed a petition to create a community improvement district in Western Shawnee to support the redevelopment of the Monticello Village shopping center.

An Overland Park real estate company has filed a petition to create a community improvement district in Western Shawnee to support the redevelopment of the Monticello Village shopping center.

A Lenexa-based mortgage lender will relocate to office space on the Aspiria campus early next year.

Karbank Real Estate's plan would take a city park to build office space and help the city buy a closing elementary school so the developer can turn it into a new city park. The Westwood City Council recently created a TIF district encompassing the project area and will take up rezoning for the plan in mid-October.

Three speakers at KCBJ's fifth-annual Women's Summit addressed about 400 people during the event.

A federal grant will help support the creation of new affordable housing options in downtown Bonner Springs.