Wichita

900 New Jobs Could Be Coming To Wichita

Frank Dudgeon — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:38:27 +0000

A company that operates hotels and resorts around the world says it plans to hire about 180 people later this year for a new customer call center in Wichita.

Officials of the Kansas Department of Commerce and Starwood Hotels announced plans for the center Thursday.

Past and Present: Wichita's Black Entrepreneurs

Robert E. Weems Jr. — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:15:41 +0000

Compared to other major cities, Wichita has a relatively small African-American population.

Because of this large, black-owned commercial enterprises, such as insurance companies, never developed here. Nevertheless, there exists a strong tradition of smaller-scale African-American entrepreneurship in this city.

Past and Present: Kellogg, The Lost Thoroughfare

Jay Price — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:30:00 +0000

More than just a road, Kellogg is a major landmark, separating the main downtown and upscale districts of central and northern Wichita from the aviation plants and blue-collar neighborhoods that lie “south of Kellogg.”

Wichita Group Launches Postcard Campaign To Attract Businesses, People To City

Megan Pauly — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:32:26 +0000

A group of young adults in Wichita has created an initiative to help promote the city as a cultural and commercial destination.

The project is called From Wichita With Love and was created by a group of local friends. After attending a conference, the group was inspired to come up with innovative ways to attract attention to Wichita.

They designed a retro-inspired postcard and last week distributed thousands of them to area shops, bars and venues.

What's Open, What's Closed On The Fourth Of July

Chandra Stauffer — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:35:31 +0000

In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, City of Wichita facilities will be closed Wednesday, July 4.

This includes City Hall, Park and Recreation Centers, the Animal Shelter, CityArts, the Mid-America All-Indian Center, Cowtown, the Wichita Art Museum, Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita Ice Center, Century II administrative offices, Wichita Transit, Wichita Public Library locations and Neighborhood City Halls.

The following will be open on July 4:

Botanica will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visioneering Announces ‘Priority Project’ To Improve Region

Briana O’Higgins — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Visioneering Wichita Monday announced the launch of a new initiative created to determine priorities for community improvement and development.

The initiative is called “The Priority Project” and is a partnership between Visioneering, Young Professionals of Wichita, and Wichita Downtown Development Corporation.

Richard Crowson: Taking The Long View

Richard Crowson — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Ah, yes—delayed gratification. I remember it well.

Mayor Brewer Sets Sights On Diversification In State Of The City Address

Briana O’Higgins — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

In his State of the City Address Tuesday night, Mayor Carl Brewer said despite being challenged by dwindling revenues and continuing obligations, Wichita is healthy, focused and moving forward.

Mayor Brewer addressed a full house downtown at City Hall. He said Wichita continues to stabilize through a new way of thinking - a thinking that demands the “right” solutions rather than the easy ones.

Richard Crowson: Living In A Water Wonderland

Richard Crowson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Richard Crowson: Wichita: The Land That Time Forgot

Richard Crowson — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Greetings from The Land That Time Forgot, also known as Wichita, Kansas. We’ve been a little slow to accept some of them new-fangled things that other towns have had for years. Take bicycles, for instance. We weren’t too sure they’d catch on so we waited a while. Then the other day I noticed an actual bike lane on First Street in the College Hill area. Right there against the curb was the white outline of a bicycle indicating a bike lane. At first I thought it was a crime scene. Like on TV where the police draw a chalk outline around the victim, in this case a bicycle.