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Tonganoxie is in an active growth phase , driven by industrial anchors in the Animal Health Corridor, residential demand, targeted infrastructure, and proactive city planning. The combination creates layered opportunities across industrial, residential, commercial, and mixed-use development. 1. Industrial & Manufacturing Momentum (Strongest Near-Term Driver) The Tonganoxie Business Park (222nd Street & Business Park Drive) is the clear economic engine. Key anchors: Hill’s Pet Nutrition — Major “smart factory” wet pet food plant (opened 2023). Investment reported in the $250–450M range; created 80–100+ jobs. Appraised at ~$86M, delivering significant new assessed valuation (and utility revenue as a major water user). Includes a 10-year fixed PILOT agreement and community benefits such as the Hill’s Bark Park. DSM-Firmenich — Nutritional premix plant for the pet food industry (~$48M investment, 57k–70k sq ft, ~28 jobs at ~$71k average wage). Issued IRBs; facility completed a...

Around the mid-30s, according to most transaction- and credit-based data sources (typically median 32–35), though the widely cited National Association of Realtors (NAR) survey puts it higher at 40. Key recent figures: Redfin (using U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey data): Median age of first-time buyers was 35 in 2025 (down slightly from 36 in 2024; it had peaked near 38 around 2018). AEI / New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel (based on credit reports and mortgage data): Median around 33–34 recently (e.g., 33 in Q1 2026, down from 34 earlier; average/mean closer to 36). Full-year 2025 median was about 34, little changed from prior years and similar to levels seen in the 2000s. National Mortgage Database / Cotality and similar loan-based sources : Often around 32–33 . NAR 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (survey of recent buyers, covering roughly mid-2024 to mid-2025): Median age 40 (an all-time high in their series), with first-time buyers making up a recor...

Let me know if you want to showing  (see it) From: Shawn Krisher <shawn.krisher@legacypro.com> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 10:25 AM To: Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com> Subject: Re: topeka   Henry, This is what the current tenant is paying.  What would you like to pay? Shawn   QUICK SEND   6,710 Per SQFT Total Monthly Net Rent  $                  15.67   $          8,762.14  Common Area Maintenance  $                     2.50   $          1,3...

Kansas faces real challenges in population dynamics, economic growth, and some quality-of-life metrics, though it also shows strengths like low unemployment, solid fiscal recovery under current leadership, and middling-to-decent national rankings overall. Here’s a data-driven deep dive with roughly ten key points highlighting struggles (sourced from Census, BEA, rankings, etc.). These are framed around your request for “stats that make Kansas look bad” and reasons tied to leadership critiques, but context matters—many issues are long-term structural (rural decline, agriculture dependence) rather than solely gubernatorial. Current Governor Laura Kelly (D, in office since 2019, re-elected 2022) has presided over post-Brownback recovery, budget surpluses, and economic development wins, but critics point to persistent out-migration and middling growth. 1. Slow Population Growth and Rural Decline Kansas population is ~2.94–2.97 million (34th in U.S.). It grew only 0.4% from 2024–2025 (+1...

Resource Housing Group, Inc. (RHG) is a legitimate Atlanta-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that specializes in developing, owning, and operating affordable housing properties (primarily using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits/LIHTC and other public incentives). It also develops some market-rate, senior/memory care, build-to-rent, and single-family projects. History and Founding RHG was incorporated in 1994 as a Georgia corporation and received 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in March 1995 (EIN: 58-2131548). It grew out of an affiliated multistate nonprofit healthcare system founded in 1987 by Bryant G. Coats. That larger organization (collectively referred to as RHA) expanded into housing alongside healthcare facilities. In October 2015, the healthcare division was sold to a private equity firm (at the time it served over 10,000 people daily, generated >$260 million in annual revenue, and employed >5,000 people across 9 states). After the sale, RHG focused even more intensely o...

SDG Architecture + Interiors maintains a diverse portfolio organized into categories like K-12 + Higher Education, Housing + Senior Living, Sports + Entertainment, Corporate + Healthcare, Commercial + Civic, and Religious + Faith. Their projects blend functionality, community focus, and thoughtful design. Housing + Senior Living Wheatfield Village Apartments (Topeka, KS): Upscale 174-unit community with studio, 1-, and 2-bedroom options featuring vaulted ceilings and balconies. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubroom, and fitness center. Avenue 81 Senior and Independent Living (Overland Park, KS): Vibrant mixed senior living with modern exteriors (brick, stucco, stone) and warm interiors. Outdoor features include a putting green, fire pit, lazy river, and grilling spaces. Bloom Living (Olathe, KS): New 95-unit senior facility (studios and 1-bedrooms) with multi-purpose areas and a salon. Arrowhead Senior Living Community (Osage Beach, MO): High-end skilled nursing, as...

   Construction Process & Speed Deep Dive: Steel Engineered Panelized Wall Systems (Buildforce Modz “Pallet Panels”) vs. Traditional Stick-Built Construction Buildforce Modz’s “pallet panels” (engineered panelized wall systems) are factory-prefabricated, hybrid cold-formed steel (CFS) + structural steel wall panels, trusses, and related components. They are built upright in a controlled factory environment using precision machinery, finished with sheathing, wrap, blocking, weatherproofing, or even pre-installed windows as needed, then custom-stacked (“palletized”) on trailers for direct crane setting in exact installation sequence. This is advanced panelized prefabrication —not full volumetric modular construction—optimized for restaurants, hotels, multifamily, condominiums, industrial, and commercial projects. Traditional stick-built construction (whether wood or loose CFS/metal studs) involves cutting, framing, and assembling every piece on-site, fully exposed to...