The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated just shy of $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses designed to help small businesses keep employees on the payroll. Importantly, these loans may be forgiven if …
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Now Available for Kansas Companies
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has begun offering emergency disaster loans for Kansas businesses n response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBA will work directly with state governors to target businesses and nonprofits most affected by Coronavirus. The low-interest loans can provide up to $2 million through the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster program. The Kansas Small Business Development Center …
Council Approves Amended Final Plan For Ranch Mart Shopping Center
An amended Final Plan for the redevelopment of the Ranch Mart North Shopping center has received approval by the City of Leawood. The center will undergo a major revamp to include the complete renovation of the main building’s facade with modern materials, a new two-story mixed-use building, the creation of a pedestrian plaza and the upgrade of the entire site …
Leawood Designated a Purple Heart City
Leawood is now a Purple Heart City thanks to the efforts of the Leawood Rotary and Leawood City Council. At a meeting of the City Council on November 4, Mayor Dunn made the official proclamation which will see the City become part of the nationwide Purple Heart Trail. Representatives from the local chapter of the Military Order of the Purple …
Leawood Takes Title of Best Small City in America….Again!
For the second year in a row, the website Wallethub has named Leawood the number one best small city in America. Leawood tops the 2019 list of “Best Small Cities in America” which compared more than 1,200 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000. Among the considerations that gave Leawood an edge were its exceptionally low levels of poverty, highly …
Council Approves Final Plan for Regents Park Project on 135th Street
The Leawood City Council had a busy agenda on their Monday, August 12 agenda. In addition to expanding the City’s non-discrimination ordinance (read HERE), several projects received final plan approval, and several changes were made to the City’s ordinances. A major project that will be located on the south side of 135th is Regents Park multi-family development. The project will …
#CountMeInJoCo Launched to Increase Resident Participation in 2020 Census
April 1, Johnson County Kansas’ Complete Count Committee launched Count Me In JoCo, a year-long awareness campaign to educate residents about the importance of being counted in the 2020 Census, and how to be counted. The next U.S. Census begins on April 1, 2020. In addition to revealing the new campaign, Johnson County launched the web site CountMeInJoCo.org, where the public can learn …
Average Appraised Value of Homes in Leawood up over 7% from 2018
Many of you have likely gotten your new Johnson County Notices of Appraised Value in the mail, and most have seen an increase. At the March 4 Leawood City Council meeting, Mayor Peggy Dunn reported that the average appraised value of a home in Leawood is now up to $559,380, versus $520,749 in 2018, for a 7.42% increase. Here’s the …
Leawood Ranked #1 Best Place to Live in Kansas by HomeSnacks
HomeSnacks, an infotainment website about the nation’s best places to live, has named Leawood as the best place to live in Kansas. Leawood tops the 2019 list of “Best Places to Live in Kansas” which compared 53 cities in Kansas with populations over 5,000. Each city was ranked across a number of criteria including: Median Home Values Median Income Population …
City Council Gives Preliminary Plan Approval for Mixed Use Development on 135th Street
By a vote of 7-1, Monday night, the Leawood City Council gave Preliminary Plan approval to a new mixed-use development located south of 135th Street and west of Kenneth Road. Members of the City Council received over 30 letters of support from members of the community that adjoin the project. Other key features of the project include: Facilitates the connection of …