Prairiefire is a flurry of activity – from the beeps and hums of construction crews to those putting the finishing touches on the Museum at Prairiefire.
This weekend marks the grand opening celebration of the 60-acre mixed-use development in Overland Park, a project that took years to build and stalled during the recession.
“It’s been quite a journey,” said Fred Merrill Jr., president of Merrill Cos. LLC, which developed Prairiefire. “We started back in 2006 … we came up with what we thought was a pretty good plan, and then the recession hit. So, all bets were off.”
As the financing market and retail world came to a “grinding halt,” so did Prairiefire, he said.
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