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Economic Development
on Oct 23, 2018 / by admin
Why Boise is the "IT" Place to Be: A Recap of the 2018 City-to-City Visit
By Jonathan Long Director of Community Advancement Earlier this month, 59 Wichita leaders and influencers ventured to Boise, Idaho to find out what has made the City of the Trees the country’s new “IT” place to live, work and play. ...
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Economic Development
on May 23, 2018 / by Angie Prather
2018 Small Business Award Winners Announced Today
Watermark Books & Café and Allmetal Recycling, LLC are the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Small Businesses of the Year. The Chamber made the announcement at today's award luncheon held at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.Award ...
Economic Development
on Dec 02, 2016 / by Angie Prather
Entrepreneurship changes lives
"Team Wichita" prepares to take to the stage for the evening's event. From left to right: Scott Schwindaman, Christina Long, Barry Schwan, Gary Plummer, Angie Elliott, Rachel Douglass, Trevor Crotts and Miguel Johns.Enthusiastic entrepreneurs from ...
Economic Development
on Sep 26, 2016 / by admin
Renewing Wichita’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
Barry Schwan 2016 Chamber ChairmanBy Barry SchwanOwner, House of Schwan, Inc.2016 Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Wichita Metro Chamber of CommerceIf you’ve followed the work of Wichita native and economic analyst James Chung, ...
Economic Development
on May 26, 2016 / by Angie Prather
Chambers cohost Kansas Commerce Secretary
Kansas Secretary of Commerce Antonio Soavo met Wichita City Council member Lavonta Williams during the Chamber reception held yesterday.Yesterday the Chamber cohosted an after-work reception with the Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for Kansas ...
Economic Development
on Feb 23, 2016 / by Angie Prather
Taking Pride in Wichita
In case you missed it, Dan Powers, Office Managing Partner for Grant Thornton LLP, contributed this letter to the editor that ran in the Wichita Eagle last Sunday.There’s a great deal that makes me proud to be a Wichitan. ...
Economic Development
on Jan 14, 2016 / by Angie Prather
Millennials Matter
The Wichita Community Foundation’s Focus Forward initiative has triggered a number of important discussions about Wichita’s future. The first step in this multi-year project for advancing the region's economic growth was a community ...
Economic Development
on Sep 09, 2014 / by Angie Prather
#ICT2Austin
Tami Bradley of Bothner & Bradley visits with Bill Roy of the Wichita Business Journal during an orientation session for the city-to-city visitThe Chamber’s 2014 City-to-City trip takes place this week and 50 participants are visiting one ...
Economic Development
on Aug 29, 2014 / by Angie Prather
Is Wichita embracing or dismissing emerging trends?
Carol Coletta shared her expertise on developing communities that attract and retain talent during the first presentation in the Fuel the Fire speaker series. Coletta spoke to a group of more than two hundred who gathered to hear about emerging ...
Economic Development
on Aug 25, 2014 / by Courtney Sendall
Coletta Kicks Off Fuel the Fire Speaker Series this Thursday
Carol ColettaYou have heard us talking about it, and now the time has almost arrived for the The Fuel the Fire Speaker Series to begin. Carol Coletta, Vice President of Community and National Initiatives at the John S. and James L. Knight ...
Economic Development
on Feb 11, 2014 / by Gary Plummer
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 ...
Economic Development
on Nov 06, 2013 / by admin
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 ...
Economic Development
on Oct 18, 2013 / by admin
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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