EDC Blog

The wins just keep coming for Olathe.  Another major employer has officially joined Olathe’s rapidly growing industrial landscape. Amazon’s newest Kansas City-area facility is open at 17320 S. Hedge Lane, adding a regional distribution center that’s 1 million sq. ft., and about 800 full-time and part-time jobs to our community.

Kansas-grown coffee and eatery concept opens its first franchise location in Olathe Christian Coleman spent a while trying to find the right location to open his first Mokas Coffee & Eatery, looking all over the Kansas City area. It didn’t take long for Olathe to rise to the top. “We

Vantage MedTech is growing and they’re planting new roots right here in Olathe. The medical technology company with global ambitions has found a new home to the suddenly resurgent Karbank Real Estate Company park off of 118th St. at the northwest corner of 119th Street and Renner Boulevard. Vantage MedTech,

After more than two decades in Olathe, Atmos Energy is making room for the future. The natural gas utility company recently completed a 33,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its offices in Cedar Creek, an investment designed to make room for a growing workforce, strengthen emergency response capabilities and advance Atmos Energy’s vision

Some say success resides at the intersection of preparation and opportunity. If that’s the case, Tim Moore and his daughter Maddie are truly successful people. Tim Moore has wanted to open a restaurant for more than three decades, but he wasn’t ready, wasn’t mature enough and, more importantly, didn’t have

When travelers board a flight in the not-so-distant future, there’s a good chance the technology helping guide that plane safely through the skies will have been built right here in Olathe. Indra Group is a global leader in air traffic management, mobility and defense technology based in Madrid, Spain. They’re

While we’ve been enjoying the newest addition to the downtown Olathe restaurant scene for a few weeks, the grand opening and ribbon cutting made it official – Third Street Social is open in Olathe. Third Street, the locally loved, chef-driven restaurant known for its warm hospitality and Midwest-inspired menus, opened

After more than 30 years helping build one of Olathe’s favorite, hometown restaurants, Brandon Blum knew it was finally time to create something of his own. Something new. For years, Blum was part of the ownership team at Austin’s Bar & Grill, helping shape a restaurant that became a popular

Momentum is building along one of Olathe’s most active corridors, where new development and reinvestment are coming together amid some unprecedented expansion and opportunity. At 119th Street and Ridgeview Road, Eric Gonsher and the team at RH Johnson Company are currently constructing a 16,000-sq.-ft. multi-tenant retail building designed to bring

A major investment is underway in Olathe and while it’s a great economic development investment for our community, it’s a different type of investment that makes the new Johnson County Health Services Building so important. It’s the investment in community health that makes this such a huge win. As Johnson