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Economic Development
on May 19, 2014 / by admin
Chamber of Commerce, Gary Schmitt, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, War for Jobs, Wichita Metro Chamber

Is Wichita Satisfied?

Gary Schmitt(reprint of guest editorial published in the Wichita Eagle May 18, 2014 by Gary Schmitt, chairman of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition.) Wichita’s economic recovery has been painfully slow. We’ve worked hard ...
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Economic Development
on Nov 06, 2013 / by admin
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This is My Town

Last night nearly 1,000 area business leaders had the opportunity to hear the Chairman and CEO of Gallup, Jim Clifton, share his thoughts about how to stimulate job growth. Mr. Clifton’s presentation was part of the Chamber’s Annual ...
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Book Reviews
on Oct 23, 2013 / by Gary Plummer
Annual Meeting, Book review, Century II, Chamber, Clifton, Economic development, Gallup, Gary Plummer, Jim Clifton, War for Jobs, Wichita, Wichita Chamber Events, Wichita Metro Chamber

CliffsNotes on Clifton: Part Two

Best Take-Aways from “The Coming Jobs War” – Part TwoEvery strategy about everything Wichita does has to relate to small-business creation and acceleration. As promised, here are some of the best take-aways from chapters seven ...
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Book Reviews
on Oct 22, 2013 / by Gary Plummer
Annual Meeting, Book review, Century II, Chamber of Commerce, Economic development, Gary Plummer, Jim Clifton, War for Jobs, Wichita, Wichita Chamber Events, Wichita Metro Chamber

CliffsNotes on Clifton: Part One

Best Take-Aways from "The Coming Jobs War" - Part OneAs I mentioned in last week’s blog post, the Chamber has distributed over 300 copies of Gallup CEO and Chairman Jim Clifton’s book, The Coming Jobs War, to area leaders.The 225-page ...
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Book Reviews
on Oct 16, 2013 / by admin
Annual Meeting, Book review, Chamber of Commerce, Economic development, Gallup, Gary Plummer, Image, Jim Clifton, War for Jobs, Wichita

The Coming Jobs War – Book Review

Jim Clifton’s book, The Coming Jobs War, initially came to my attention when some of my Chamber colleagues around the country started discussing his research and approach to job creation. His message was resonating with communities that ...
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Wichita Chamber Events
on Oct 02, 2013 / by admin
Annual Meeting, Chamber, Chamber of Commerce, Clifton, Debbie Gann, Economic development, Gallup, Jim Clifton, War for Jobs, Wichita, Wichita Eagle, Wichita Metro Chamber

GLOBAL INSIGHT. LOCAL ACTION.

The op ed piece in the September 29 edition of The Wichita Eagle, Local action needed in global jobs war, by Wichita Metro Chamber Chair Debbie Gann, couldn’t have been timelier. The front-page story of the same edition, Layoffs leave Wichita ...
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