Old & Busted Shawnee Mission Parkway K-Mart Revamp Coming Soon

The death of American retail is for realz and communities are now tasked with doing something to fill the void.

Meanwhile, this line from one of our BEST & BRIGHTEST TKC READERS cracked me up:

"Merriam is JoCo's Grandview"

A glimpse at the plans . . .

"This is one of the first steps needed to kick-start the much-watched project, which is set to remake the long-vacant site on the prominent corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Merriam OKs up to $102M in industrial revenue bonds for Kmart redevelopment

The city of Merriam has approved issuing up to $102 million industrial revenue bonds for the Merriam Grand Station development at the former Kmart site. Why it matters: This is one of the first steps needed to kick-start the much-watched project, which is set to remake the long-vacant site on the prominent corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road.