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Downtown Harrisonville's charm sat dormant for years behind empty storefronts, padlocked front doors, and boarded-up windows.

"I was here during the years when it was boarded up and quiet," said Kelly Filer, who was born and raised in Harrisonville. "You would just kind of drive through the square to get to where you wanted to go. You didn't go to the square."

Filer is now a small business owner, operating Artisan's Corner on Wall. A boutique-style business that houses hundreds of small vendors' products on multiple floors in the building.

In 2017, she purchased the building and began restoring it. The renovations took about two years and were completed when the business opened in 2019.

"It takes a lot of grit and sweat equity," she said.

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