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New Developments in Downtown Wichita Reinvigorate City’s Historic Center
From a distance‚ downtown Wichita may look unchanged. But get in a little closer‚ and you’ll see a lot of activity‚ both in existing buildings and new construction.
New Shopping and Dining Developments Extend in Every Direction
Ask a Wichitan which part of town has the best shops and you’ll get a simple answer: all of them.
Key Relationships Help Chamber Create Winning Strategy
As the Greater Wichita area continues to expand its business base, keeping tabs on the various players that make the growth happen is vital.
Dillons Marketplace Rolls Out New Concept Stores
Dillons Food Stores have long been a fixture in Wichita. But customers at the company’s operation at Central and Rock Road have been introduced to the future of Dillons.
Yingling Aviation Prepares for Takeoff
Yingling Aviation and the Cessna Aircraft Company have enjoyed a long relationship, with the Wichita company first affiliating with Cessna as a sales and service dealer upon its founding in 1942.
IMA Works to Take Risk Out of Risk Management
IMA is working to take the risk out of risk management.
Sheplers Revamps to Provide More Modern Options
For more than a century, Sheplers has been serving the western wear needs of Wichitans.
Kansas Career Pipeline Provides Connection to Cutting-Edge Jobs
Andy Solter witnessed the wonder of it in Wichita: When students from low-income families saw their coursework converge with concrete jobs, lightbulbs blazed on and performance soared.
National Center for Aviation Training to Affirm Wichita’s Aviation Legacy
Some 97 years after Clyde Cessna crafted his first Kansas plane, the manufacturing company that bears his name riveted the aviation world with news it would build its boldest business jet ever in Wichita.
New Cyber Alliance Brings Attention to Local Technology Sector
Visioneering Wichita, an initiative sponsored by the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, began in 2004 when a group of 16,000 citizens shared their hopes, dreams and thoughts for the city’s future.
Kansas Leadership Center Aims to Build State One Leader at a Time
The Kansas Leadership Center is building the state – one leader at a time. The nonprofit organization opened in 2007, thanks to a $30 million grant from the Kansas Health Foundation.
Longstanding Entrepreneurial Spirit Lives On
Wichita provides a thriving environment for entrepreneurs and boasts a long list of successful ventures to prove it.
Shopping Opportunities Abound in Every Direction
In Wichita‚ shopping opportunities abound in every direction.
Optima Bus Corp. Lands Largest Bus Order in North American History
You really can’t blame CEO Michael Monteferrante for the note of pride in his voice when he talks about his company‚ Optima Bus Corp.
Diversity Pays Off for Cargill Meat Solutions
As the second-largest privately held company in the world‚ Cargill has a mammoth workforce‚ currently at about 142‚000 in 61 countries.
Wichita Home to Largest Privately Held Company in the World, Koch Industries
Financial managers often advise customers to have a diverse portfolio. As the largest privately held company in the world‚ Koch Industries of Wichita has taken that concept to a whole new level with a presence in nearly 60 countries and diverse business interests.
INTRUST Bank Builds Legacy of Community Service
Talk about a family legacy. Four generations of the Chandler family have been at the helm of the old est‚ “homegrown” bank in Wichita‚ INTRUST Bank.
Gardner Design Thrives in Wichita With Growing National Client List
Graphic designer Bill Gardner is inspired by his hometown.
Office This Provides All-Inclusive Space and Amenity Rentals
This is removing the drudgery from a trip to the office.
MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council Fosters Connections
The MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council helps minority-owned businesses by bringing them together with majority-owned ones.
Viega NA Chooses Wichita for North American Headquarters
A century-old German company is now making its North American home in Wichita.
Aviation Innovation Bolsters Wichita’s Status as ‘Air Capital of the World’
Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech and Lloyd Stearman started something here in the 1920s that remains to this day: Wichita’s status as the “Air Capital of the World.”
Cessna Operates Its Largest Citation Service Center in Wichita
You’d expect a city of Wichita’s stature in the aviation industry to have plenty of aircraft manufacturing and service capacity, but few can imagine the size of Cessna’s Citation Service Center, a 477,000-square-foot behemoth that can fit 100 of these slick business jets inside it.
Pizza Hut Co-Founder Carney Known Best as Humble Humanitarian
Wichita native Dan Carney is anything but ordinary. The entrepreneur who co-founded the world’s largest pizza chain in 1958 also is known as a humble humanitarian dedicated to improving the quality of life for others.
Wichita Entrepreneurs Have Launched Big-Name National Companies
From Albert A. Hyde’s development of Mentholatum in 1889 to the takeoff of Clyde Cessna’s aircraft business in 1927‚ early Wichita entrepreneurship paved the way for subsequent savvy capitalists and today’s thriving Wichita commerce.
Aircraft Industry Brings International Talent to Wichita
When John Kasowski was in sixth grade‚ his “what I want to be when I grow up” essay revealed his aspirations to be an engineer.
Wichita Continues to Lead United States in Aerospace Study
According to a 2002 report from the Presidential Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry‚ aviation plants represent a $2.3 billion annual payroll in the Wichita area.
Young Professionals of Wichita Helps ‘Recruit and Retain’ Younger Residents
When Jon Rolph graduated from Baylor University in Texas‚ he thought he would wind up in Hollywood making films.
Retail, Housing in Wichita Continues to Grow
Take a look in nearly any direction in Wichita these days‚ and you’re likely to see something new.
