Kansas City-based Bar K has fetched an acquisition deal that will catapult bold expansion plans.Arizona-based Diversified Partners, a commercial real estate brokerage and development company, has been working on the deal for two years. Now the acquisition is in escrow.Diversified Partners wants to open 100 new Bar K locations across the U.S. and Canada by 2027 and is targeting markets such as Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Nashville and San Diego. The new sites are expected to create more than 500 jobs in 2024 and 2025.expandBar K, 501 Berkley Parkway, offers a full-service restaurant and bar.Adam Vogler I KCBJBar K — a dog park known for its amenities for both pets and humans — opened its first location in 2018 at Kansas City’s Riverfront Park, which features a 2-acre interactive outdoor dog park, a chef-driven bar/restaurant and event space combo. Bar K also has two other locations in St. Louis and Oklahoma City.Bar K will relocate its corporate headquarters to Arizona from Kansas City as part of the deal.Since its launch, Bar K’s Kansas City flagship location has hosted more than 500,000 people and 350,000 dogs. The Kansas City park features a variety of events on a regular basis, from breed meetups to live music.Bar K’s unique offerings have garnered national attention. PETS+ magazine dubbed it America’s coolest pet business in 2019.“In my 30-year career I have never seen something with an X-Factor, special quality like this,” Diversified Partners CEO Walt Brown Jr. said in a release. “The dogs want to be here, they scratch and claw and bark with joy when they arrive at Bar K. … The one thing all people coming to Bar K all relate to is the joy and love of dog ownership. Bar K is the only place nationwide where dog owners and their friends can have that experience together with fabulous food and beverage.”Take a look at some of the pooches and amenities inside Bar K, at 501 Berkley Parkway. …
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