We are excited to welcome this new piece of architecture along Holmes Road in Martin City! If you aren’t sure what we’re talking about, it’s the brand new Winter Digs air dome that just went up at Volleyball Beach. The dome is a whopping 320 feet x 120 feet, and [continue reading]
The Farmland Foods sign outside the ham packing plant in Martin City, Missouri may be changing, but according to Brent Vernon, the facility's new plant manager, nothing is changing inside the plant. Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the [continue reading]
The 25th Annual "Strutt With Your Mutt" 5K Race & 3K Walk for homeless pets was a huge success this year, thanks in part to companies like our own Rob Sight Ford. Rob Sight was the top fundraising team, raising over $15,500 for the organization! Strutt With Your Mutt helps Wayside [continue reading]
Every two years, the Outstanding Mechanical Installation (OMI) awards recognize outstanding national projects nominated by the industry. This past July, our own MMC Contractors, a local construction company that specializes in large, complex mechanical projects, received not one, but two awards for their work on the Truman Medical Center East project and [continue reading]
FC Industries Inc., located at 13508 Oak Street in Martin City, has been a distributor of animal crematories, human crematories, and incinerators for more than forty years. They represent numerous manufacturers and frequently assist veterinarians and funeral homes with the entire development of their businesses, including proper equipment selection, installation, permitting [continue reading]
The Dental Care Center of South Kansas City won’t just be cleaning teeth at their new location at 325 E. 135th Street in Martin City....they plan on changing lives. “We have SO much space at our new office,” says Ginger Stiver, co-owner of the practice and wife of long-time Martin City [continue reading]
Friends, family and supporters of Jess & Jim’s Steakhouse joined the South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the owners of Jess & Jim's Steakhouse on Thursday, May 21st for an official ribbon cutting celebration of the opening of their new outdoor patio and fire pit. Watch owners Mike and Debbie [continue reading]
The Martin City business community and the MCCID board members would like to thank long-time CID Board member and Suburban Lawn & Garden owner, Bo Stueck, for her thoughtful leadership and dedicated service to the Martin City Community Improvement District. Stueck has retired from the CID board of directors and Carol Siegel [continue reading]
In mid February, the Martin City Community Improvement District Board held a City appreciation breakfast at RC’s Restaurant to thank City officials for their efforts in completing Phase 1 of 135th Street public improvements, and for their continued work to fund Phase 2. City Manager Troy Schulte, our 6th District [continue reading]
The Cornerstone Awards, hosted by the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of Kansas City, Missouri, is an annual event established to recognize those companies and projects that have contributed most to the overall growth of the city’s economy. New construction projects, capital investments, and companies who have created or retained [continue reading]
