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New Lockton HQ in Leawood is just one part of this major development. See what's next
A new mixed-use development in Leawood is coming together as construction continues on a new hotel, luxury apartments, a corporate headquarters and more. Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate announced on Tuesday the name of the 34-acre, $766 million development at State Line Road and College Boulevard , just south of Interstate 435: Highpoint. The in-progress development notably includes insurance company Lockton’s future global headquarters in a new 176-foot tower as the firm prepares to move to Leawood from Country Club Plaza. The tower is expected to be finished by early 2030, according to a news release. The first phase of the development will also include a 145-room hotel with an event center, a luxury apartment building, a childcare center, retail and restaurants, the release says, alongside walking paths and green space, with trails that connect to Leawood City Park. Further details about future tenants have not been announced. “Highpoint represents what we envision for this development,” Justin Duff, vice president of development at VanTrust, said in a statement. “We’re creating a distinctive destination that brings together workplaces, residences, hospitality, dining and amenities, all designed around people and connection. As construction becomes more visible, the Highpoint name gives an identity to
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Neodesha Business Honored at Kansas Business Awards
A local business is honored at the 2026 Kansas Business Awards. This year’s annual awards ceremony was held Thursday in Overland Park and the winner of the Mainstreet Momentum Award for southeast Kansas went to Carver Home, Office, and Furniture Outlet or CHoFO of Neodesha. The store offers new and open-boxed furniture for homes and businesses and is located on Neodesha’s Main Street.
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Nearly 20 years after Dillons left, Shawnee’s Westbrooke Green has a grocery store again
Nearly a decade has gone by since efforts formally began to reimagine the former Westbrooke Village shopping center in Shawnee. It’s been even longer than that since the once-deteriorating shopping center has had its own grocery store. Kansas-based Dillons left the shopping center nearly 20 years ago. This week,...
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Merriam floats new sales tax to help pay for downtown makeover plan
The potential for a “drastically different” downtown Merriam may come with the cost of a new municipal sales tax. On Monday, City Administrator Chris Engel outlined an early proposal to the Merriam City Council for a potential sales tax ballot initiative to put before voters, aimed at helping pay for a not-yet-finalized downtown makeover.
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$766M development on old Hallbrook Farm officially named ‘Highpoint’
LEAWOOD, Kan. (KCTV) - VanTrust Real Estate has a new name for its major mixed-use development going up in Leawood: Highpoint. The company unveiled the name Tuesday along with a new website, as construction keeps moving on Lockton’s future global headquarters. Lockton is the world’s largest privately held, independent...
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Twin Sisters Turn 126-Year-Old Olathe Home Into Johnson County's First Indie Bookstore in Decades
A 126-year-old Folk Victorian home in downtown Olathe has a new life as 3 of Cups, an independent bookstore that officially opened to the public on October 1 after a soft launch for friends and family. The shop sits at 101 W. Cedar Street, right next to the Junque Drawer boutique, and its owners say it marks the first independent bookstore to open in Johnson County in decades.
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Coach Brings Viral Coffee Shop to Leawood's Town Center
Kansas City is getting its first taste of Coach's viral coffee shop concept next week, when the handbag brand opens a combined retail store and cafe at Town Center Crossing in Leawood. The new spot at 5000 W. 119th Street, Unit A143, opens Oct. 16 and will be the 26th Coach Coffee Shop worldwide and the eighth in North America, according to seed reporting.