Aerospace
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Aviation Industry Teams With Wichita State To Go Green
If the sky over Wichita looks a little green, don't blame the weather – it's probably just all the sustainability floating around up there. |
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New Aviation Training Center Prepares Wichita’s Future Workforce
Air Capital of the World isn't just a ceremonial title for Wichita. The aviation industry employs more than 40,000 people throughout Kansas, and more than 140,000 additional jobs are supported directly or indirectly by the aviation industry. |
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National Institute for Aviation Research, City of Wichita Partner for Progress
For two decades‚ the National Institute for Aviation Research and the city of Wichita – the Air Capital of the World – have worked together to meet the ever-changing needs of the aviation industry. |
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Aviation Careers, Culture Add Up to Love at First Flight for Professionals
Forbes named Wichita the No. 1 place in the country to live the good life inexpensively and No. 9 for job opportunities. |
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Nearby McConnell Air Force Base Enjoys Strong Community Support
This country is a little safer each day‚ thanks to McConnell Air Force Base. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.” |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Agriculture
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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. |
Business Almanac
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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. |
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Sheplers Revamps to Provide More Modern Options
For more than a century, Sheplers has been serving the western wear needs of Wichitans. |
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Longstanding Entrepreneurial Spirit Lives On
Wichita provides a thriving environment for entrepreneurs and boasts a long list of successful ventures to prove it. |
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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 oldest “homegrown” bank in Wichita‚ INTRUST Bank. |
Business Climate
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Young Professionals of Wichita Build A Bright, Local Future
Young Professionals of Wichita, sponsored by the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, helps the area's newest leaders develop lasting community ties. |
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Metro Wichita Maintains Solid Economic Conditions For Entrepreneurs, Mainstays
Wichita is faring better economically than many parts of the nation, according to the report entitled Wichita’s Economic Outlook 2009, released in October 2008 by Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research. |
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City Earns 2008 Governor’s Arts Award
Hats off to Wichita! |
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Glass Art Recurs Through Public Displays, Studios and Classes
It’s clear: Wichita is a glass act. |
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Four-Legged Friends Drive Fundraising for New Murfin Animal Care Campus
Wichita’s gone to the dogs, and that’s good news to the furry-eared friends of the Kansas Humane Society and the Wichita Animal Shelter. |
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International Society of Decorative Painters Calls Wichita Home
Wichita is home to the International Society of Decorative Painters. |
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Strong Economy, Quality of Life, Cultural Offerings Draw Wichita Newcomers
When Dr. Zulma Toro-Ramos announced she was leaving the University of New Haven for greener pastures in 2005‚ her colleagues and friends in Connecticut were surprised to learn that she had chosen Wichita as her new home. |
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Wichita Metro Chamber Strives to Make Member Business More Profitable
It doesn’t matter if a corporation has 1‚000 employees‚ or a company has a staff of two. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Kansas Career Pipeline Provides Connection to Cutting-Edge Jobs
When students from low-income families saw their coursework converge with concrete jobs, lightbulbs blazed on and performance soared. |
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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. |
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Office This Provides All-Inclusive Space and Amenity Rentals
This is removing the drudgery from a trip to the office. |
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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. |
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Pizza Hut Co-Founder Carney Known Best as Humble Humanitarian
Wichita native Dan Carney is anything but ordinary. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Technology
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McConnell AFB, Wichita State and Cyber Alliance Develop An Information Age Environment
Whatever the technological future may hold, Wichita is ready for it, thanks to a number of forward-looking individuals. |
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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. |
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Gardner Design Thrives in Wichita With Growing National Client List
Graphic designer Bill Gardner is inspired by his hometown. |
Biotechnology
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Wichita’s Composites Research Expands From Aerospace To Orthopedics
Wichita is no stranger to composite materials, as aviation manufacturers have readily embraced the unique aluminum alternative in recent years to design increasingly advanced aircraft. |
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Via Christi and WSU Team Up for Promising Joint Venture in Orthopaedics
Wichita’s Via Christi Health System is proving to be the hippest joint in town. |
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IMA Works to Take Risk Out of Risk Management
IMA is working to take the risk out of risk management. |
Manufacturing
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Wichita Home to Largest Privately Held Company in the World, Koch Industries
Financial managers often advise customers to have a diverse portfolio. |
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Viega NA Chooses Wichita for North American Headquarters
A century-old German company is now making its North American home in Wichita. |
Transportation
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Airport Expansion Positions Wichita For Further Air-Traffic Growth
Airplanes and Wichita go hand-in-hand, and after more than a decade of planning, the city will soon have an airport terminal that is a suitable backdrop for its cutting-edge aviation industry. |
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Wichita Interstate Project Gets Green Light With Federal Funds
Wichita residents don't complain much about traffic. After all, the average commute time is just 18 minutes. Still, the city does have one major traffic headache – but it's about to be remedied, thanks to $23 million in federal stimulus funds. |
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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. |
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Shopping Opportunities Abound in Every Direction
Wichita offers a plethora of shopping excursions. |
Welcome Section
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Wichita Offers 10 Great Reasons To Live, Work In Region
Even with its many amenities, Wichita's overall cost-of-living index is 89.8 percent, more than 10 percent below the national urban area average, particularly in the housing market. |
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