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T.J. Maxx, Saltgrass Steak House, Cactus Grill and more say 'Yes' to Bluhawk

T.J. Maxx, Saltgrass Steak House, Cactus Grill, AT&T, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ and Panera Bread are among the most recent tenant additions at Bluhawk's development in Overland Park, Kansas.

The strong list of tenant commitments follows the recent award of $66 million in STAR bond funding from the Kansas Department of Commerce.

“This key STAR bonds approval and the wave of tenant commitments to Bluhawk represent a critical mass of achievements as we move forward with this highly-sustainable and desirable destination-anchored site,” said Bart Lowen, Price Brothers vice president of development.

T.J. Maxx will be located in the Marketplace Neighborhood of Bluhawk and is scheduled to open in spring 2020. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ, Cactus Grill, AT&T, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers are also planning Spring 2020 openings. Saltgrass Steak House anticipates opening in fall 2020 and Panera Bread will open at the end of this year.

“Bluhawk is now in its next phase of progress and we are tremendously excited about its growth. We are thankful to the State of Kansas, the City of Overland Park and its residents for being so supportive of our vision for the property,” Lowen said.

Other areas of the site continue to move forward including AdventHealth’s South Overland Park ER expansion into a full-service hospital in 2021 and state-of-the-art apartment homes, The Residences at Bluhawk, which are open now and available for leasing.

Panera set to open metro’s first Generation IV restaurant

New Belton location includes larger footprint, drive-thru, technology upgrades and modern farmhouse décor

Panera Bread will open the Kansas City region’s first Generation IV restaurant in Belton on June 8, 2018. The 6,000-square foot restaurant located at 1211 E. North Ave. in Belton Marketplace is about 10 percent larger than previous Panera Bread locations and includes an outdoor patio and dining area, as well as drive-thru.  

The new farmhouse-themed restaurant will offer a “five-fecta” of services, providing an enhanced customer experience with amenities such as delivery service and catering, ordering kiosks, drive-thru and rapid pickup of items.  

The Belton Panera location is operated by Pan American Group, which is hiring more than 50 local workers for positions such as retail associates, managers, shift supervisors, delivery drivers, and bakers.

Pan American Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of California-based Flynn Restaurant Group and owns and operates almost 130 Panera Bread Bakery-Cafes throughout the U.S., including Kansas and Missouri.

A ribbon cutting for the Belton Marketplace Panera will take place later in June.