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on Jun 05, 2015 / by Courtney Sendall
Visit Wichita, Wichita

Get out and explore Wichita this weekend

Visit Wichita has launched a regional advertising campaign inviting viewers to spend their weekend in Wichita. You can see the 30-second commercials via the links below. Visit Wichita Leisure Video #1 Visit Wichita Leisure Video #2 Visit Wichita ...
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Economic Development
on Mar 13, 2015 / by Angie Prather
Brookings Institution, city of Wichita, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, JP Morgan Chase, Kansas Global Trade Services, Regional Economic Area Partnership, Sedgwick County, Wichita, Wichita-South Central Kansas Regional Export Plan, Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, WSU’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research

Learn about the Export Plan for South Central Kansas

Almost twenty-eight percent of the Wichita-area economy is export dependent. And many businesses in the South Central Kansas region would like to increase the number of products and services they export.The long-awaited Wichita-South Central Kansas ...
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Economic Development
on Nov 13, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
Chamber of Commerce, Economic development, Gary Plummer, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Chamber and partners to work on community issues

There’s no getting around the fact that we’re disappointed with the results of the sales tax election on November 4 in Wichita. I believe we missed an opportunity to move Wichita forward.But the sun did come up on November 5 and there ...
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Economic Development
on Oct 06, 2014 / by admin
Chamber of Commerce, Economic development, James Chung, Jim Clifton, Proposed Sales Tax, Sales Tax, Wayne Chambers, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Is Wichita open for business?

Wayne ChambersBy Wayne Chambers2014 Chamber Board ChairmanPresident, High Touch TechnologiesFifty community leaders recently participated in the Chamber’s city-to-city visit to Austin, Texas, and some very familiar themes emerged from our ...
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Economic Development
on Sep 04, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
Chamber of Commerce, Gary Plummer, proposed sales tax, Wichita, Yes Wichita

Chamber supports the Yes Wichita campaign

It’s September 4 today, which means we are only about 60 days away from the opportunity to vote YES for Wichita. As we announced on August 18, the Board of Directors for the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce voted to support the 1 percent ...
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Economic Development
on Jul 16, 2014 / by admin
Bob Layton, Gary Schmitt, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, jobs initiative, pavement maintenance, proposed sales tax, public transit, water supply, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Your RSVP needed for next sales tax information session

Our thanks to City Manager, Bob Layton, and senior members of his team for spending time with Chamber members on Tuesday afternoon providing background information and answering questions about each of the four components of the proposed sales tax: ...
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Economic Development
on Jun 18, 2014 / by admin
Activate Wichita, Jobs, Jobs Plan, Wichita, Wichita City Council

Update to Jobs Plan Available

Several of our blog postings in May included a link to an 18-page Jobs Plan about accelerating the community’s competitiveness for primary jobs. Input from the community, business leaders, and the City Council has recently been incorporated ...
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Economic Development
on May 16, 2014 / by admin
Chamber of Commerce, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, Jobs, Wayne Chambers, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

We’re seeking your input on jobs plan

Wayne Chambers(reprint of guest editorial published in the Wichita Business Journal May 16, 2014)Wichita and surrounding communities lost one in ten jobs during the recent recession. This does not include the full impact of Boeing leaving and the ...
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Economic Development
on May 06, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
Chamber of Commerce, Gary Plummer, Gary Schmitt, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, Jobs, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Will Wichita Accelerate Competition for Primary Jobs?

Gary SchmittGary Schmitt, Chairman of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition (GWEDC), will present a Jobs Fund Plan to members of the Wichita City Council during a workshop held later this morning. The workshop takes place following the ...
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Economic Development
on Mar 14, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
Chamber of Commerce, Jim Clifton, Jobs, Martha Linsner, The Trust Company of Kansas, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Chamber's speaker, Jim Clifton, provides inspiration for Junior Achievement

It was my pleasure to attend the annual Junior Achievement (JA) Wichita Business Hall of Fame event that took place on March 11 at the Hyatt. JA inducted three well-known Wichita business leaders to the Hall of Fame and you can read more about them ...
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Economic Development
on Feb 27, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
Gary Plummer, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, Jobs, Steve Sharp, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Economic Development Feasibility Analysis

Gary PlummerAt its first meeting more than a year ago, the Leadership Council chose Growing Primary Jobs as its top priority along with two other priorities: 1) Diversification through Entrepreneurship and 2) Enhance Educational Attainment and ...
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on Feb 14, 2014 / by admin
Aviation, Cessna, Debra Teufel, Economic development, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, Wichita

GWEDC Shares Mission at Cessna Supplier Forum

Debra TeufelBy Debra TeufelThis week GWEDC had the honor of being a presenting sponsor at the Cessna Supplier Forum. This event attended by over 400 in the aviation industry, gave us the opportunity to showcase our Greater Wichita message to an ...
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on Feb 11, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
Chamber of Commerce, Dave Unruh, Economic development, Gary Plummer, Jobs, Mayor Carl Brewer, Wayne Chambers, Wichita, Wichita Business Journal, Wichita Chamber Events, Wichita Eagle, Wichita Metro Chamber

February 6 Chairman’s Lunch Focused on Wichita’s Economic Recovery

We were pleased to have a SOLD OUT crowd attend our annual Chairman’s Lunch last Thursday. The discussion-style format provided some great insight into how our local leadership views the need to strengthen our local economy. Both The Wichita ...
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Economic Development
on Feb 10, 2014 / by admin
Beth Shelton, Chamber of Commerce, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, New Employees, Tim Chase, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

Beth Shelton joins GWEDC

Beth Shelton has joined the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition as the Manager of Business Development. She has more than five years of economic development experience and was most recently employed as the Director of Economic Development ...
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Economic Development
on Jan 31, 2014 / by admin
Chamber of Commerce, membership, Suzy Finn, Wichita, Young Professionals of Wichita

Wichita’s Talent Pool – Keeping It Deep

Part one of a four-part series on Young Professionals of WichitaBy Suzy FinnExecutive Director Suzy Finn (pictured) joined Young Professionals of Wichita (YPW) staff in 2013. As an active member of YPW for several years, Finn served as an Ambassador ...
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on Nov 14, 2013 / by admin
KC-46A, KC-46A Tankers, McConnell, McConnell Air Force Base, Military Relations, Tanker, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

What Made the KC-46A Tanker Hearing a Success

We had a successful Public Hearing for the KC-46A Tanker program this week. More than 150 people actually signed in with the Air Force and we counted 200+ attendees. It was impressive to see so many business leaders, elected officials, and area ...
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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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on Oct 30, 2013 / by admin
Chamber, Chamber of Commerce, Economic development, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, GWEDC, NBAA, Tim Chase, Wichita

Recap of Recent GWEDC Happenings

Last week your GWEDC team hit the trifecta of high-profile marketing events aimed at stimulating job creation and investment in the region. All three events just happened to be in and around the Las Vegas area making this a very cost-effective ...
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Economic Development
on Oct 18, 2013 / by admin
Chamber, Economic development, Gary Plummer, Kingman, McPherson, South Central Kansas, Wellington, Wichita, Wichita Chamber Events, Wichita Eagle

Hosting Chamber Executives from Across South Central Kansas

This week the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted a group of 15 Chamber executives from across South Central Kansas. The group hadn't formally met in several years. We assembled to discuss whether we should resurrect our regional group and ...
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Economic Development
on Oct 03, 2013 / by admin
Chamber of Commerce, Clifton, Debbie Gann, Economic development, Gary Plummer, KNSS, Steve McIntosh, Wichita, Wichita Metro Chamber

KNSS Issues 2013 Program – The Coming Jobs War

Who is responsible for job creation? What has the Chamber done to secure new jobs for the Wichita Metro area? Has Wichita been hit harder than other communities during the recession? What are companies looking for when they look at Wichita as a ...
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