September 23, 2008 – Journal: Lowe’s may trim new store openings An article on Monday in the Wall Street Journal questioned whether Lowe’s Companies, Inc. will trim the number of its new store openings because of the tight economy. The cuts could come as a result of a decline in home sales and home remodeling … Read more
September 23, 2008 – Bonner, Wichita continue working with Christie A sagging economy apparently has delayed a Christie Development Associates, LLC project at Bonner Springs, but city leaders remain optimistic that the retail development eventually will come to fruition. Christie officials had looked at a 50-acre site in Bonner Springs for a retail complex with … Read more
September 20, 2008 – Junction City, Pittsburg pleased with Christie work Retail and residential development partnerships between development company Christie Development Associates, LLC and Junction City have worked out well, according to Rod Barnes, city manager of Junction City. A former city manager at Pittsburg echoed Barnes’ reading of the relationship. The company in Junction … Read more
May 2, 2006 – Large Retailer Breaks Ground The city of Harrisonville is growing closer to major expansion in retail options. Last week, city officials joined together with Sutherlands Lumber representatives to break ground and celebrate the beginning of the new Harrisonville location off South Commercial Street near 71 Highway. “I’ve been through this town … Read more
April 14, 2006 – Financing for 47th Street Development An Overland Park developer’s plan for a 21-acre development at the southwest corner of 47th Street South and Broadway goes back before the Wichita City Council Tuesday. David Christie, a commercial developer with Christie Development Associates, LLC, will ask for $1.5 million in tax increment financing … Read more
December 2, 2005 – Retail Portfolio in Midwest Trades Hands The properties range in size from about 12,000 to 62,000 square feet, and include three centers in Illinois (Champaign, Decatur and Jacksonville), three in Indiana (Crawfordsville, Decatur and Huntington), three in Michigan (Benton Harbor, Owosso and Sturgis), two in Kansas (Chanute and El Dorado), and … Read more
March 27, 2005 – Finding a New Home in Hays Kansas An incentive package agreed upon between the city and the developer Christie Development Associates, LLC of Overland Park to bring Home Depot to Hays was two-fold and totaled $3.6 million. The first component of the package was a transportation development district bond issued temporarily … Read more