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• Records keep coming for Wichita Eisenhower National Airport

  22-02-2019 20:55 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  A record January came despite more than a dozen flight cancellations.
  
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• Boeing hikes commercial list prices by nearly 4 percent

  22-02-2019 20:46 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The Boeing Co. has raised the list prices on its lineup of commercial aircraft by 3.86 percent over 2018. A company spokesperson says the pricing was updated on Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) website last month to reflect higher costs for wages, goods and services. Boeing’s rival, Airbus, has not updated its pricing, though a company spokesperson confirmed to the WBJ that its prices remain at the levels announced in 2018. While the companies’ customers typically receive sig
  
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• Koch CFO takes aim at subsidy-seeking Amazon

  22-02-2019 19:43 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  "Everybody wants a handout. How about just a level playing field?"
  
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• A website that sells Wichita like no other

  22-02-2019 19:09 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  ChooseWichita.com includes items aimed at young professionals.
  
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• McCormick Armstrong printing company to close after 118 years

  22-02-2019 18:45 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  McCormick Armstrong Co., a Wichita printing company since 1912 with roots as far back as 1901, is closing.CEO Jake Shaffer and President John Bobbitt did not return messages from the WBJ. The Wichita Eagle reported employees were told of the closing.McCormick Armstrong specializes in commercial printing, including brochures, magazines and inserts. It also does binding and mailing services.In 2015, the last time the Wichita Business Journal compiled a list of Wichita-area printing companies,&hell
  
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• Announcing the 2019 Wichita Business Journal Young Achievers award winners

  22-02-2019 14:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Boys and girls from 28 Wichita-area schools are honored.
  
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• BizTalk with Bill Roy podcast Episode 92: Mentoring Monday

  22-02-2019 13:05 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Mentoring Monday is an event in 42 American cities next week that brings together more than 10,000 young women professionals and more than 1,700 mentors.Wichita's version is Monday morning at the Brick and Mortar Venue, with about two-dozen mentors and more than 100 mentees working together to find solutions to common problems such as work/life balance and continued growth in careers.Stacy Guinn and Jaclyn Wooten of the Wichita Business Journal, who organized the event, join us on the podcast&he
  
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• Robo-advisors shouldn’t step in for relational planning

  22-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  While robo-advisors have a place in the investment spectrum, local financial planners say the technology has yet to pass its biggest test.
  
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• Mainstream mentoring: From Bain & Co. to National Geographic, companies create connections

  22-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  “Mentoring is not just for long-term career progress, it is also about building networks, acquiring specific point-in-time skills, and filling in gaps in expertise or knowledge as you progress from role to role”
  
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• Global Aviation Technologies' growth built on the fear-erasing passion of its founders

  22-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Woody Cottner says a passion for what he does has been the critical factor in the success of his growing Wichita aviation business.
  
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• Stolz to earn $180,000 annually as new Sedgwick County manager

  20-02-2019 18:50 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Tom Stolz will be Sedgwick County's next manager, moving into the role on a permanent basis after having the job under an interim title.Stolz's contract, approved by county commissioners 5-0 Wednesday morning, calls for an annual salary of $180,000. He negotiated the contract with interim county manager Mike Pepoon.Commissioner Pete Meitzner and chairman David Dennis said they had heard no negative comments about Stolz in the time since he was originally identified as the commission's choice&hel
  
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• Holmes Garci Advertising relocating to northwest Wichita

  20-02-2019 18:23 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Needing more room as it grows, HGA will increase its space by 1,500 square feet in the move.
  
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• Weigand names new vice president and commercial GM

  20-02-2019 18:06 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  J.P. Weigand and Sons Inc. has turned to a longtime Wichita real-estate broker as its new vice president and commercial general manager.Tony Utter, who has 40 years of commercial real-estate experience in the Wichita area, was named to the position Wednesday. Utter created Utter Commercial Real Estate Inc. 15 years ago, and before that was vice president in charge of leasing and sales transactions for Transamerican Management Company.Utter was also property manager and leasing agent for a year&h
  
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• Kansas oil production data shows continued decline in 2018

  19-02-2019 21:23 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Barring unexpectedly high output data for December, 2018 will end as another down year for oil production in Kansas.
  
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• Spirit AeroSystems offering $100 bonuses for working through snowstorm

  19-02-2019 19:53 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Union-represented production workers stand to make extra money for working full shifts during the winter storm expected to hit Wichita through Wednesday morning.
  
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• Underground Vaults & Storage acquires Wichita tech company

  19-02-2019 18:57 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Underground Vaults parent company Concergent IT will expand service with purchase.
  
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• Old Town improvements approved by Wichita City Council

  19-02-2019 18:34 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Money will focus on beautification improvements in city's Old Town district.
  
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• McGinty Machine adding equipment and hiring to meet demand

  19-02-2019 18:06 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The company hopes to increase its current workforce by as much as 16 percent.
  
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• Gov. Kelly vows to be a partner for Wichita business

  15-02-2019 21:58 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Kelly said in Wichita on Friday that her administration wants to build a state that attracts and trains more of the people local businesses will need to succeed.
  
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• Commerce Bank ranked among top banks in the country

  15-02-2019 21:40 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Bank with Wichita ties named a top-20 U.S. bank by Forbes.
  
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• WSU Tech mining in-house funds for latest relocation scholarships

  15-02-2019 21:05 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The school this week announced a second run of the relocation scholarship program, with the goal of bringing another 50 people from outside the Wichita area to town for training and potential local jobs.
  
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• Lange: Camping World, Gander Outdoors stores likely to open in June

  15-02-2019 18:22 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Steeple Bay development taking shape at I-235 and Seneca.
  
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• Report: Payless ShoeSource to file bankruptcy and close all locations

  15-02-2019 18:12 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  It would be the second time in two years that the Topeka-based retailer has filed bankruptcy.
  
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• BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 91: Local government leaders

  15-02-2019 13:05 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The latest class of the Wichita Business Journal's Emerging Leaders got a chance to hear from local government leaders recently.
  We asked Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell, Wichita City Manager Robert Layton, Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay and Sedgwick County Commission Chairman David Dennis to participate in a panel discussion with the Emerging Leaders as their audience.We asked them about local government's place in economic development. And we asked them to fill in the Emerging Leaders on the&h
  
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• Steady economy helps Wichita's largest engineering firms grow

  15-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Local engineering leaders believe 2019 is shaping up to be a repeat of what was a good year for business.
  
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• Space Race: Event spaces hit reset after Abode Venue surprise announcement

  15-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Battling for event dollars -- Company gatherings, weddings and other events have dozens of Wichita options. But the impending closing of one well-known venue points to the competition involved in keeping event spaces busy.
  
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• Q&A with Barney Lehnherr of Abode Venue

  15-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Abode Venue to close doors for good at end of July.
  
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• Eric Fisher Salon newest addition to Spaghetti Works development

  14-02-2019 21:56 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Eric Fisher's new downtown salon expected to open this fall.
  
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• Before Baby Cakes, Wichita officials talked with Sod Poodles ownership

  14-02-2019 14:22 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Waiting game allowed Wichita to upgrade to Triple-A baseball team.
  
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• Emerging Leaders: No alibi for Century II

  13-02-2019 21:51 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Leaders say there'd be no void if there's no Big Blue
  
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• Ten romantic Wichita restaurants for Valentine's Day

  13-02-2019 21:39 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Picking a favorite romantic restaurant is much like choosing toppings on a pizza — everyone has their preferences.If you aren't the romantic kind, but feel the need to think that way for Valentine's Day, we're here to help.The Yelp review software compiles online reviews of restaurants and determines a star ranking based on several factors.Here are Yelp's ratings of top romantic restaurants in Wichita. If you haven't already made a reservation for Valentine's Day dinner, take a shot at one
  
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• Spirit AeroSystems a potential landing spot for laid-off Honeywell workers

  13-02-2019 21:15 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Spirit says its continuing hiring initiative has pushed it past an employment total of more than 12,500 workers in Wichita.
  
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• Airbus could reportedly end A380 program this week

  13-02-2019 20:35 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Amid a dwindling order book and expectations that a major customer will scale down an existing order, many aerospace observers believe the announced end of Airbus’ A380 superjumbo jet program could come Thursday. That’s when the European manufacturer will announce its latest earnings, following the meeting of its board Wednesday. The board is required to approve an end to production of the massive jet 12 years after it entered service. An Airbus spokesperson declined to com
  
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• Eyemart Express opening second Wichita location

  13-02-2019 20:21 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  New Eyemart Express location goes west after first spot opens on Rock Road.
  
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• WSU Tech president Sheree Utash joins heavy hitters in advising Trump Administration

  13-02-2019 18:52 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Utash will work alongside the leaders of Apple, Lockheed Martin and many more in advising on workforce policy for Ivanka Trump and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
  
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• Kansas Heart Hospital growth reaches 20 years

  12-02-2019 21:39 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Much has changed in two decades for Kansas Heart Hospital.
  
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• Spirit AeroSystems CEO eyes new opportunities on Airbus A220

  12-02-2019 20:14 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Tom Gentile believes Airbus' cost reduction goals on the former Bombardier C Series could put Spirit in line for additional work on the aircraft program.
  
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• Intrust Bank report: Wichita economy to expand in 2019, but not by much

  12-02-2019 20:11 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Wichita's economy is expected to mirror a national forecast for modest growth this year.
  
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• Boeing CEO says President Trump gives business a valuable voice

  12-02-2019 19:54 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of the Boeing Co., says he values the voice that President Donald Trump has allowed business to have with his administration. Muilenburg was asked about his and Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) relationship with Trump in a recent episode of Marketplace’s Corner Office podcast, with host Kai Ryssdal specifically asking about the Air Force One deal that was struck following then-President-elect Trump’s criticism of the contract in late 2016. When asked if he t
  
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• Wichita lands new seasonal Florida flight in Allegiant expansion

  12-02-2019 17:38 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Flights to the Florida panhandle destination of Destin/Fort Walton Beach will begin from Wichita in early June.
  
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• On Strike: Civilian workers at McConnell Air Force Base

  12-02-2019 14:39 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers formed a picket line Tuesday morning at McConnell Air Force Base.
  The striking members work for Flight Safety Services Corp. and are contractors who train airmen on the KC-46A Pegasus tankers. A posting on the IAMAW Facebook page says members unanimously voted to reject the latest contract offer and strike.WBJ news partner KAKE News had a reporter at McConnell Tuesday morning. They say members on the picket line are&hel
  
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• Photos from WBJ's 2019 HR Professionals Awards luncheon

  09-02-2019 18:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  More than two-dozen Human Resources professionals were honored at the Wichita Business Journal's 2019 HR Professionals Awards luncheon Feb. 7 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita.Twenty-five HR pros were honored for the first time, while three more achieved Hall of Fame status: Steve Jacobson, Frankie Kirkendoll and Judy Worrell.Take a look at photos above from the slideshow. If you'd like to purchase photos, go to the WBJ SmugMug page.
  
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• Commercial property crime down in Wichita

  08-02-2019 23:15 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  While meth remains a big problem, burglaries are actually down in Wichita
  
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• Koch Industries spending to renovate office areas in Wichita

  08-02-2019 21:55 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Dondlinger & Sons pulled the Koch Industries building permits.
  
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• See Wichita's new Chicken N Pickle

  08-02-2019 21:36 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  An assessed Community Improvement District will charge more sales tax in the restaurant than normal.
  
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• Tour the new Spaghetti Works Apartments

  08-02-2019 20:21 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  With the first residents set to move into the new Spaghetti Works Apartments in downtown Wichita later this month, the WBJ took a tour of the building Friday.
  Part of the TGC Development Group and Landmark Commercial Real Estate development near Intrust Bank Arena, the building features 41 units, most of which (31) are one-bedroom apartments.
  It also features six studio apartments and four two-bedroom units. Lease rates for the apartments range from $750 per month up to $1,700 per month.
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• Honeywell Aerospace to leave Wichita

  08-02-2019 17:36 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  Close to 200 Honeywell employees affected in Wichita.
  
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• BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 90: Alan Cobb and the Kansas Chamber

  08-02-2019 13:05 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  I remember when Alan Cobb worked at Koch Industries Inc.Cobb was one of our first 40 Under 40 honorees. And he has made a few stops on the way, but now 20 years later he's the president and CEO of the Kansas Chamber.
  Cobb sat with me for a conversation that has turned into Episode 90.
  He talked about the group's goals, generally and in the current Kansas Legislative session. Listen for his comments on a bill being discussed in the legislature, SB 22.
  I enjoyed the conversation, and I hope&hellip
  
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• Wichita brewing entrepreneurs had to believe in themselves

  08-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  The road to starting a business can be long, brewers say, but support is available.
  
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• HR Hall of Fame: Berry Cos. HR mainstay Worrell important to organization's success

  08-02-2019 12:00 via Wichita Business News - Local Wichita News | The Wichita Business Journal
  HR pro Judy Worrell one of keys to Berry Cos. long-running success
  
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