Artists thrive in Waldo art district, The Wednesday Sun, by Linda Friedel, June 9, 2010

Diane Botwin Discussing Business in 2010, KC Small Business, 1-1-2010

The Botwin Building - A ground-up, green-minded building fills the shoes of a lost Kansas city icon,
ARCHITECT Magazine, by ARCHITECT Staff,


Finding Homes for Businesses, KC Small Business, by Kate Leibsle, May, 2009, pgs 26-27.

Some Creative Construction, Kansas City Star, by Steve Paul, 2009.

Botwin Building Opens, Kansas City Small Business Journal, 2008.

Hoffman Cortes Constructs New Mixed-Use Building on Historic Waldo Theater Site, Modern Builder, January/February 2009.

Botwin Building, Space Korea, January 2009, pgs. 76-81.

Challenge/ Solution, Kansas City Small Business Monthly, September 2008, p. 19, by Diane Botwin.

KC's Top 10 Companies, Kansas City Magazine, September 2008, pg. 109, by Eryn Swansong.

If Life Is A Cabaret, Old Chum, It's Lived At Bar Natasha, Urban Times, July, 2008, pg. 14, by Rachel C. Murphy.


Art and Architecture in Kansas City, The Kansas City Star, June 2008, Arts Section, by Sara Mote.

Going Green in the Community, Waldo Area Business Association Bulletin, June 2008, page 1, by Diane Botwin.

Up from the Ashes, Commercial Journal, April 2008, by Jill Sederstrom.

Kindest Kansas Citian - Synergy, The Independent, March 2008.

50 of KansasCity's Most Influential Women, Kansas City Business Journal, March 2008, page 46.

A 'Flaming' Disaster, The Kansas City Star, February 2008, page 1, by Kevin Hoffman & Lynn Franey.

The Waldo Fire: One Year Later, The Kansas City Star, February 2008, b-1, by John Shultz.

Dream small: Botwin Family Partners finds results focusing on 'small, intimate' projects, Kansas City Business Journal, Feb 2, 2008,

2007 - It was a 5-Letter Year, The Kansas City Star, December 2007, page 1, by Darryl Levings.

After Hours, Kansas City Business Journal, December 2007, pg. 24.

The Urban Wilderness of Waldo, ereview.org, by Josh Shelton, November 2007, pgs. 26-31.

A Welcome Revival in Waldo, The Kansas City Star, October 2007, pg.1, by Steve Paul.

Truly Waldo People, The Kansas City Star, September 2007, Neighborhood News, pg. 1, by Jill Sederstrom.

Waldo Bar Plans Return to Its Original Location, The Kansas City Star, September 2007, Business, pg.C1, by Joyce Smith.

Waldo Cleanup Continues, The Kansas City Star, February 2007, Local News, B-4, by John Shultz.

ReStart Renovations, Commercial Journal, January 2007, About Town, pg. 63.


FLEX Storage Systems, Architectural Record, November 2006

Creative energy fuels efforts of local real estate developer
, Kansas City Business Journal, August 2006, by Tammy Worth

Projects honored for craftsmanship, art and architecture, Kansas City Star, November 20, 2005, by Steve Paul

The Other Kansas, Metropolis, January 2005, By Karrie Jacobs.


Native plants blossom, The Capital Journal, 2005, By Ann Marie Bush.


Applied Experience: A Mother's Model for Thoughtful Development, Process, January 2005

Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards, KC Commercial Journal, 2005