MARTIN CITY NEWS

Martin City Holiday Gift Drive For Ozanam’s Teens And Tweens

When money is tight around the holidays, it’s often the older children who go without. This year, we'd like to surprise the adolescents and teenagers at Cornerstones of Care's Ozanam Campus with special gifts just for them, but we need your help to make sure we have enough gifts! Gift [continue reading]

Workforce Spotlight: Meet Haley Strobel at Eagles Gymnastics

September 29, 2021 Haley Strobel is the Gym Director at Eagles Gymnastics, a pioneering business in Martin City that’s served thousands of families since opening in 1983. Strobel’s wide-ranging responsibilities include recreational program development, facility management and staff recruitment. “I know Eagles Gymnastics inside and out,” says Strobel with a [continue reading]

New Neighbor Welcomes Martin City’s Community Spirit

Senior Living Community Ready to Make Local Friends. Just across Highway 150 at Wyandotte Street, along Martin City’s southwest side, residents of The Madison Senior Living are settling in and looking to explore. The field that sat vacant near Premier Mazda is the site of their new sprawling campus stretching [continue reading]

Martin City Entrepreneur Finds Good Footing in Trying Times

Eagles Gymnastics Springs Forward After Pandemic Setbacks It’s been said that good fortune favors the prepared. If you need an example, consider the homegrown business Kim Fuchs has carefully planned and guided through nearly four decades. The Martin City entrepreneur is a master of rolling with the punches and sharpening [continue reading]

Entrepreneurs Build the Future on the Past in Martin City

Creative visions see new opportunities in old properties. Many new business owners start with a clean slate and build from the ground up. Others don’t need to give much thought to brick and mortar, and just look for enough room to work. In between, there are business owners who imagine [continue reading]

Martin City Pedals Into Bike-Friendly Future

Racks and Paths Boost Community’s Revitalization Plans What’s the big deal about new bike racks in Martin City? Well, you might say they’re the latest sign of a community right on track. “We’re growing into a vibrant neighborhood and we’re focused on building our future,” says Martin City Community Improvement [continue reading]

Midwest Recovery Centers Expands in Martin City

Former Jack Stack Property Transformed into Detox and Residential Services Campus. The old banquet halls at 136th and Holmes Road sat quietly for more than a year, but they’re coming alive again thanks to Midwest Recovery Centers. The Martin City company is repurposing the property for a mission far bigger [continue reading]

SBA Loans and Tax Credit Programs Available to Martin City Businesses

The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri has information about state and local SBA loans and tax credit programs available to new and expanding businesses in Kansas City, MO (including Martin City). If you have questions about these programs, please contact Brandon Haggard at EDCKC to help you navigate [continue reading]

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