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KCR Gives Back: Complimentary Services Provided for Kansas City Iconic Landmark

 

Kansas City’s 100-year-old historic Union Station is a hub of culture, education, and entertainment. It is a premier destination for national traveling exhibits, 3D movies on the Extreme Screen, exploration of our world at Science City, or a cup of coffee or special meal in a beautiful, historic building. Union Station has something for everyone in the family.

Every year, Union Station also provides a festive space to celebrate the holidays with spectacular decorations and events.  This year, a magical new Holiday Reflections walk-thru village has been created with Covid-19 restrictions in mind.  This spectacular themed experience fills Union Station’s massive Grand Plaza and features sky-reaching lights, dozens of decorated trees, forest friends and giant, floating mirrored ornaments in addition to a bigger-than-ever Rudy’s Wonderland.  The Home for the Holidays features the brilliant sights and sounds as only Kansas City’s historic home can deliver.

As many local businesses have struggled during the pandemic, Union Station operations have also been difficult to navigate.  Facility improvements are highly dependent on donations, which have been low in recent months.  The Grand Plaza floors were in need of cleaning and polishing before visitors arrived for the holiday celebrations. KC Restoration cleaned and polished the main walkway under the holiday globes at no charge to help restore and beautify this historic floor.

If you are interested in helping Union Station continue to serve and beautify our city, consider purchasing a KC Strong shirt, seeing a $3 classic movie, purchasing a membership as a holiday gift, or making a general donation at www.unionstation.org.

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Gratitude – from Emotion to Action

KC Restoration Culture Series – each month we will highlight a different company value. Since Thanksgiving is in November, we selected the value of Gratitude to discuss this month.

Gratitude is an emotion, something that gives you a feeling of happiness. Happiness can increase your life span, intelligence, creativity, energy and allow you to be more effective. There are many ways to express gratitude – internally (making a list of things you are grateful for), externally (send a card/text/note your gratitude to someone), or expressing gratitude to everyday things (i.e.:  I’m thankful for my heater).

At KC Restoration, our vision of gratitude is:

Gratitude:  Choose to be grateful and express gratitude.

  • The most tangible way to encourage is to offer appreciation for efforts and/or results. Please make it a point to express gratitude to a team mate each day.
  • We appreciate the opportunity our customers give us as well as their patience and flexibility. Every interaction with a customer should include an expression of appreciation.

KC Restoration demonstrates gratitude in many different ways:

  • Our technicians give written notes of gratitude in their end of shift reports.
  • Our CEO writes hand written thank you notes.
  • We send video messages of thanks to our technicians.
  • We send vendors and customers expressions of our gratitude through words and gifts.

We are so grateful you took the time to read about Gratitude. We hope you find ways to spread gratitude to others.

Ways to Increase Gratitude in Your Life

Technology has made it easier to track your happiness and gratitude. Here are a few apps that can help you track your Gratitude/Happiness:

  1.  Track Your Happiness (Free)
  2. Happify (Free)
  3. My Gratitude Journal ($2.99)
  4. Headspace ($12.99/mo)
  5. RealLifeChange ($3.99/mo)
  6. Stigma ($2.99)
  7. SuperBetter (Free)
  8. iMood Journal ($2.99)
  9. Worry Watch ($2.99)
  10. Daylio (Free)

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Colliers International Will Lease and Manage a 26.2-acre Office Campus

 

SomeraRoad has hired Colliers International to lease and manage an office campus located at 5200 Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, Kan. It is a large 26.2-acre office campus with flexible floor plates than accommodate tenants in need of almost any size of space.

Businesses can utilize a minimum 4,000 square foot space up to a large 300,000 square feet space. 78,000 square feet is contiguous on a single floor. Renovations of the lobby, café, conference facilities, fitness facility and multiple outdoor patios will begin soon. The name of the campus is also changing and being rebranded as Summit52.

The leasing team – led by Ross Simpson and RC Jensen – is thrilled to take on this project.

“The building itself has so many unique features that tenants will be excited about,” says Ross. “And the location is easily accessible from anywhere in the metro, making Summit52 one of the most desirable office assets in the market,” adds RC.

Jim Unruh – Senior Vice President and head of Colliers International, Kansas City’s Management Services Group – is pleased to expand the firm’s 8+ million-square-foot portfolio in Kansas City.

“Our tailored team – led by Senior Manager Kaci Nowak – is excited to work with SomeraRoad through the renovation phase, and we look forward to providing top-tier management services as the vacancies fill.”

SomeraRoad has made its mark on the Kansas City real estate market with its acquisitions of 3Y and Lightwell, formerly known as City Center Square. The firm acquired 3Y as a distressed and almost entirely vacant property, renovated it, and successfully leased it to 100 percent occupancy. They took a similar approach with the distressed City Center Square property, recently renamed Lightwell, which is wrapping up a $16 million renovation with more than 150,000 square feet of new leases to date.

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Stone Floor Restoration for a Sparkling First Impression

 

 

Restorative floor care procedures can make your building shine. Floor restoration services include deep cleaning, removing soils and debris from high traffic surfaces and polishing. Daily maintenance tasks can be performed by a cleaning crew if they are using the right chemicals and equipment.

Stone floors throughout commercial buildings require regular maintenance as well as routine professional maintenance from time to time. Cleaning is an extremely important procedure the KC Restoration team performs to extract the buildup of dirt, filth, mildew, and other particulates from the surface. However, over time and regular cleaning, the polish that makes specific types of tile and stone shine have dissipated. KC Restoration recommends investing in a polishing service that requires the polishing maintenance following a professional cleaning to restore the ambient shine.

Terrazzo, marble, granite and more are all examples of hard floor surfaces that should get polished to keep the luster, gloss and beauty. Simply ensuring you polish your stone flooring offers more protection. Polishing should be done at least once a year following the regular cleaning service. If your floors endure high traffic and abuse, cleaning and polishing services may be needed on a more frequent basis to maintain the luster.

If you are uncertain if the floors in your facility require a polishing service, the professionals at KC Restoration can inform you on the professional treatments optimal for the type of floor you have. While buildings are empty and floor traffic is at a minimum, take advantage of the opportunity to do floor care projects efficiently and right!

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KC Restoration, LLC
1465 N. Winchester St., Olathe, KS 66061
913-766-2200