We are lucky to be able to say, Martin City has the largest beach volleyball dome in the country! The new winter dome at Volleyball Beach is a whopping 320 feet x 120 feet, and 40 feet high. There are only three sand volleyball operations under air domes in the [continue reading]
What is Small Business Saturday? It's the one day each year when individuals are encouraged to shop local to support small business owners. American Express founded Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help businesses with their most pressing need — more customers walking through their doors. Black Friday and the [continue reading]
Fifteen years ago, Steve Okenfuss opened a motorcycle shop in a dilapidated building near 135th Street and Holmes Road in Martin City, Missouri. Today, Reno’s Powersports is growing so fast that Okenfuss said he needs to expand the facility for the third time. “When we built our first warehouse in 2008, [continue reading]
When Claude Sanders lost his job in 1932 during the Great Depression, he took matters into his own hands and started a small residential plumbing services business called Midwest Plumbing and Heating Company. Since that time, the company exploded to become MMC Contractors, a national mechanical contractor located here in [continue reading]
An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. Recent active shooter incidents have underscored the need for a coordinated response by law enforcement and others to save lives. The South Kansas City and Grandview Chambers recently hosted a joint [continue reading]
Is Phase 1 of 135th Street Road Construction ever going to be finished? YES! Phase 1 of 135th Street Road Construction (Holmes to Oak Street) is scheduled to be done by Fall of this year. The public improvements within Phase 1 include the install of a new 66” stormwater line, [continue reading]
We are official! Dan Tarwater from the Jackson County Legislature was in attendance at the July 2016 board meeting to present the Martin City Community Improvement District with this official proclamation: "Be it resolved by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature congratulates the Martin City Community [continue reading]
Rosehill Gardens, a local residential and commercial landscape company in Martin City, has provided landscaping services to some of the most iconic developments in Kansas City, including Sprint World Headquarters in Overland Park, KS, Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums, and the Honeywell National Security plant in South Kansas City, Missouri....just to name a [continue reading]
Perseverance is important for any business owner. Just ask Rob Sight, owner of Rob Sight Ford in Martin City, MO. "The last 10 years have been tough," says Sight. "We've been doing everything we can to keep building the business." Sight is a third generation family member to work in [continue reading]
In 2005, over 70 businesses in the Martin City area joined together to create a Community Improvement District to foster economic growth. On May 11th, 2016, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, MO, honored the Martin City Community Improvement District as one of 10 Cornerstone Award winners at Union [continue reading]
