Why John Sweeney is the man to market the $400M Gateway Soccer Village

The development partnership PG Partners is a joint venture between former Kansas City Chiefs safety Deron Cherry, commercial builder Kurt Pycior, and Heartland Soccer Association Executive Director Shane Hackett. Now, the team has drafted John Sweeney of Reece Commercial to act as broker for the project and attract the perfect mix of tenants for the initial 168,000 square feet of the project. We sat down with Sweeney to find out how he hooked up with the development team, and why he is the right broker for the job.

How KC’s $5.1B tourism industry is shattering records & building the economy

How KC’s $5.1B tourism industry is shattering records & building the economy

New tourism research reports commissioned by VisitKC are confirming what locals already know: Kansas City is on fire. According to new research, a record 24 million visitors from across the country flocked to Kansas City in 2014, a 5 percent jump from 2012 when the previous record was set.