Why potential Fortune 500 company moving to Overland Park gives local businesses hope

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The old Sprint campus in Overland Park could soon become home to a new company and thousands of workers.

Fiserv Inc. plans to open up a new strategic financial and technical hub at the site near 119th St. and Nall Ave. It comes almost six years after Sprint, which has since merged with T-Mobile, sold the land for well below market value.

KCTV5 spoke to local shops and restaurants right by the business complex in Overland Park. They’re hopeful additional jobs will help their future, too.

Lunch time at Nico & Ana’s Italian Street Food could get busier if Fiserv Inc. moves in.

“They’re always on the clock, our job is to serve them,” Co-Manager Armando Delatorre said. “Give them the best meal possible and best service as possible, as quick as we can.”

At the same shopping center, Inspired Play Cafe expects a new corporate clientele to be a perfect match for their combined play area and adult workspace.

“We cater to mostly women and children, we get lots of dads as well,” Owner Bianca Sisillo-DeFries explained. “But we’re a place people can come and take a break or work, have their kids come in and play.”

As the old Sprint buildings sit empty, newer shops have felt the lack of progress across 119th St.

“When we first started, yes, it was quite slow,” Delatorre recalled.

Now, the thought of an extra 2,000 people coming down Blue Valley Parkway, making on average $125,000 a year, gives these local businesses new momentum.

“The economy will be better, it’s stimulating jobs, more people will come to this area, which is fantastic,” DeFries hopes. “So, I’m excited and always seen the potential of this area.”

Before this can be a done deal, the Overland Park City Council still needs to negotiate and approve Fiserv Inc.’s tax rebate agreement. They’ll continue that at Monday’s city council meeting. This agreement has already ed the council’s finance development committee and would be good for ten years.

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