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The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce concluded the final day of its City-to-City Leadership Visit to Phoenix. This year’s trip emphasized collaboration across sectors to strengthen regional economies and workforce ecosystems, with sessions featuring leading experts in advanced manufacturing, workforce development and cultural engagement.

The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce’s City-to-City leadership visit to Phoenix continued with a focus on Phoenix's rapidly growing bioscience sector, the innovation ecosystem surrounding it and strategic arts investments. The day’s sessions highlighted how collaboration and long-term vision have fueled Phoenix’s transformation into a hub for biosciences, offering valuable insights for Wichita’s leaders.

The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual City-to-City leadership visit in Phoenix today, diving into discussions that will shape the future of Wichita. A group of more than 60 business and organization leaders gathered for a series of sessions focused on economic development, affordable housing, homelessness solutions and transit systems – issues central to growth in Wichita.

The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce, along with business and community leaders from an array of organizations and industries, are in Minneapolis, Minnesota for this year's City to City visit. Each day, we will highlight programs and people we met and how we can implement what we learned into measurable success in Wichita.