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]
Please join the Martin City Community Improvement District and the Martin City Business And Community Association as we kick off the holiday shopping season in Martin City! Two of our long-time businesses, Rooms That Bloom and Sidelines Custom Floral, are hosting open houses on Saturday, November 5th. Holiday Open Houses [continue reading]
Mid-Continent Public Library is placing an increase to its operating levy on the November ballot for the purpose of building and renovating library branches and maintaining or expanding library collections, services, and programs. The levy increase is titled Proposition L. If the levy is approved by the voters, the Library [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]
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who attended our Third Thursday event, The Martin Talks, with KSquared, Katie Van Luchene, and Kimberly Winter Stern, at The Martin Event Space on Thursday, July 21st! The Martin City Business and Community Association works hard to plan this fun event that brought in [continue reading]
The Martin City Brewing Company has already been making a splash in the Kansas City dining scene. The Brewing Company features one-of-a-kind signature dishes, unique sandwiches, and seafood on their delicious seasonal menu. Co-owner Matt Moore's grandfather once owned and operated a pub in the same 100-year-old building that Martin [continue reading]
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Activity at the Corner of Wornall and 135th Street: The construction crew is completing a new retaining wall on the northwest corner of Wornall and 135th Street. New utility boxes will be installed behind the wall. Street Lights and [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]
We’ve got a good old-fashioned wager happening between two of our Martin City car dealers, Rob Sight Ford and Premier Mazda, all for a good cause, of course! Both dealerships will be collecting donations of new kids jeans and new kids shoes to be donated to Martin City K-8 School [continue reading]
