Key puzzle pieces were sliding into place shortly before Garmin Ltd. completed its purchase of the former Great Mall of the Great Plains site in Olathe. The electronics manufacturer bought 193 acres northwest of Interstate 35 and 151st Street, west of its existing Olathe headquarters. Company officials said the acquisition was made for future facilities and workforce growth. But first, there was a separate property sale and resolution of a civil lawsuit involving two parties who used to own portions of the acreage.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal – The Business Journals