With pandemic-inspired changes fundamentally altering how customers approach dining out — more drive-thru, more delivery — KC eateries are shrinking their footprint.

Sunflower Development targets millions of dollars in upgrades to Mission Mart and a second apartment phase at the old Mission Bowl site.

Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar for about $8.5 billion in 2015. Now, it plans to sell the unit for $1 billion to two private equity firms. Family Dollar has dozens of locations in the KC area.

Hunt Midwest plans 226 luxury apartments atop retail and a garage for the site in downtown Overland Park.

The concrete plant is expected to create 15 to 20 jobs in De Soto, where the company plans to set up shop near the Panasonic EV-battery plant.

Construction of the 300-unit apartment complex is slated to be complete by the end of 2029.