Pete Fullerton, President of the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Mo For 27 years, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC) has served as a catalyst to attract, retain and grow businesses and jobs for the city. An annual event, the EDC Cornerstone Awards, was [continue reading]
What is happening on the east side of the railroad tracks along 135th Street? Trenching has began on the north side of 135th Street between Holmes and the railroad tracks is under construction. The water main line installation will continue west to Oak Street. During the trenching work, access to driveways for business activities [continue reading]
Nilson Goes, the 2014 Missouri Small Business Person of the Year, is the president and CEO of Infinite Energy Construction Inc., a general construction company. Goes immigrated to the United States from Brazil in 1987 to pursue a doctorate in electrical engineering, and he founded his firm in 1996, starting as [continue reading]
Rosehill Gardens is a true Kansas City success story and this year, they are proud to celebrate their 100 Year Anniversary! To celebrate their centenary, they are giving away 100 trees! That's right... Each month in 2014, Rosehill is giving away 10 trees to a deserving organization in the Kansas [continue reading]
If you ask Karyn Brooke, owner of Sidelines Custom Floral Designs in Martin City, about how she got her start in the floral business, she’ll tell you it didn’t start with flowers at all. It actually started with branches. Brooke’s father had hoped his daughter might make a career out [continue reading]
Excellent turn out for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The event has certainly seen its share of Missouri weather and this year was no exception! Definitely a cold and gray start but by the time the parade began at 2pm, the sun started to come out and the celebration [continue reading]
Excellent turn-out for the 2nd annual 5K Whiskey Run! Generally we expect it to be frigid and gray and that’s exactly what we were graced with again this year. The race started right on time at 8 am with more than 100 die-hard runners lined up to participate. Here's a [continue reading]
The Martin City Business & Community Association (MCBCA) is gearing up for the 27th Annual St. Patricks Parade and 5K Whiskey Run in Martin City, Missouri - Sunday, March 16, 2014. Kick-off St. Patrick's Day weekend by running in the Martin City Business & Community Associations' 2nd Annual Whiskey Run [continue reading]
Ground has been broken on the construction site of the new QuikTrip Superstore, slated to take the place of the existing QT on the corner of Blue Ridge Blvd and Holmes Road in Martin City. It will be twice the size of the existing store as QuikTrip purchased the land [continue reading]
135th Street Construction Begins! After years of designing, seeking funding and just plain tenacity, Martin City will see the start of improvements along 135th Street from Holmes Road to Hwy. 150 beginning mid to late January 2014. Once all of the construction is completed, Martin City will have new street curbing, [continue reading]
