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Wichita’s National Accolades Keep Rolling In
Engineers who live and work in Wichita already know it’s an amazing place, with a progressive atmosphere conducive to professional growth, rich cultural diversity and endless entertainment options away from the office.
Developing an Impressive Span
Each year, Airbus produces more than 50 percent of the world’s large commercial airliners and assembles wings in the United Kingdom for all its product lines.
The Learjet Lure
A large amount of inspiration is what lured Mark Wood from Phoenix to Wichita in March 2008, when he joined Bombardier Learjet as an engineering specialist in the propulsion systems group.
Here We Grow Again
When it comes to the use of advanced composite materials in aircraft construction, nobody beats Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, and its new flagship Hawker 4000 business jet is the proof.
Growing Global Reach
Spirit AeroSystems is thinking – and acting – globally.
Red Carpet Welcome
Wichita is home to a large and invaluable cadre of talented professionals. We know we have the exciting careers and the quality of life assets to attract more.
Testing One, Two, Three
With five centers of research excellence, the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University is a globally recognized powerhouse that bolsters the area’s lofty status as the aviation industry’s leader.
The Sky’s the Limit
When Clyde Cessna built Wichita’s first plane in 1917, maybe he knew it was the start of something big.

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Wichita’s National Accolades Keep Rolling In
Engineers who live and work in Wichita already know it’s an amazing place, with a progressive atmosphere conducive to professional growth, rich cultural diversity and endless entertainment options away from the office.

Engineers who live and work in Wichita already know it’s an amazing place, with a progressive atmosphere conducive to professional growth, rich cultural diversity and endless entertainment options away from the office.

But you don’t have to just take our word for it. With accolades from national magazines rolling in regularly, it’s just a fact that the area’s affordable cost of living, fast commutes and sunny skies make Wichita one of the best metro areas in America to live, work and play.

Wichita ranked second among the 100 largest metros in Forbes’ 2008 Best Cities for Jobs study. Forbes ranked cities using statistics on job growth, income growth, median household income,
unemployment rate and cost of living.

The 2008 report from Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation ranked Wichita as the sixth-best city for relocating families among the nation’s 50 smaller metro areas – emphasizing home prices, appreciation rates, property taxes and other real estate concerns, along with economic, educational, quality-of-life and climate factors.

Best Life’s 2008 Best Places to Raise a Family study ranked Wichita No. 11 among metro areas deemed the 100 best places for families. Best Life examined public safety, public school quality and numerous other quality-of-life factors.

MSN Real Estate’s 2008 Most Livable Bargain Markets list ranked Wichita No. 1 among vibrant and livable cities where you can afford to buy a home. The median purchase price for an existing single-family home in the Wichita metro area was only $112,700 for the first quarter of 2008 – 43 percent below the national median price, according to the National Association of Realtors.

For commuters, Wichita has one of the shortest work drives in the country, averaging 18 minutes.

Did we mention good schools, excellent health-care providers and a strong pro-business climate?

Of course, having a bright outlook in Wichita is easy – Kansas is among the Top 10 sunniest states in the country.