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• Feel strongly about a Wichita-area transportation need? October is prime time to engage KDOT

  19-09-2023 21:21 via bizjournals.com
  Wichita area meetings are set for Oct. 5 in Newton and Oct. 18 at Wichita State University's Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
  
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• Amazon plans to hire hundreds in Wichita ahead of holiday season

  19-09-2023 20:55 via bizjournals.com
  Full-time, seasonal and part-time roles are available.
  
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• Bombardier ranks in top 30 for Toronto Stock Exchange

  19-09-2023 17:21 via bizjournals.com
  Bombardier, which has offices in Wichita, made it onto one of the top company's list for the Toronto Stock Exchange.
  
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• Wichita-based company's esports league sees member growth as new season launches

  18-09-2023 22:02 via bizjournals.com
  "Developing an esports program can be one of the most difficult yet fulfilling adventures," said Ramsey Jamoul, MEC commissioner and Unified's CEO and founder.
  
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• Textron Aviation to expand west Wichita interior manufacturing facility

  18-09-2023 19:33 via bizjournals.com
  Beechcraft and Cessna's interior manufacturing facility is expanding in west Wichita.
  
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• Report: Wichita has one of the hottest small metro apartment markets in Midwest

  18-09-2023 19:06 via bizjournals.com
  Multiple Class A apartment projects in the city have delivered units so far this year, with more slated to come over the next 12 months throughout the area.
  
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• Tell us: What do you want to know before voting for Wichita's next mayor?

  18-09-2023 18:56 via bizjournals.com
  The WBJ has provided several resources to help voters decide at the primary. Help shape our coverage ahead of the general election Nov. 7.
  
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• Departure leads to Dewvall moving up at Kansas Global Trade Services

  15-09-2023 19:19 via bizjournals.com
  Kansas Global Trade Services hires from within for its next leader.
  
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• Franchisee needed for fondue restaurant chain as it plans Wichita arrival

  15-09-2023 18:43 via bizjournals.com
  The Melting Pot has locations in Kansas City, Mo. and Oklahoma but has yet to open a restaurant in Kansas.
  
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• 4 strategies to protect your business from falling victim to fraudulent activities

  15-09-2023 18:18 via bizjournals.com
  As digital transformation accelerates, businesses have renewed their focus on security, stability and fraud mitigation. That’s with good cause: The rapid movement of large amounts of money in today’s digital era provides ample opportunity for fraudsters to exploit any loophole they can find. This is further compounded by the continuous technological changes within corporations, which inadvertently open more avenues for these criminals.“If you think about the speed at which mone
  
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• List analysis: Wichita retirement homes make cost-of-living adjustments

  15-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Outside of cost-of-living challenges, operators say there's a welcomed sense of normalcy that has returned to retirement communities post-Covid.
  
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• Future of Derby business development grows north and east

  15-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Since the opening of Derby Marketplace in 2008, 87 storefronts have been developed north of Meadowlark on Rock Road in Derby.
  
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• BizTalk Podcast Episode 328: Teresa Houston, Envision Inc.

  15-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Teresa Houston ties her career in education and child care to beloved teachers as a child herself.
  
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• Sneak peek: The National, a downtown Wichita mixed-use project, is coming to life

  14-09-2023 22:06 via bizjournals.com
  The National saw its first residents move in this summer.
  
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• Bluestem completes $10.7M capital project at Newton retirement home

  14-09-2023 18:43 via bizjournals.com
  Bluestem is considered the largest retirement community and nursing home in the Wichita area across its two properties.
  
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• Boeing 737 Max deliveries lag as it hits Dreamliner goals

  14-09-2023 16:56 via bizjournals.com
  Boeing's backlog includes 3,888 jets from its 737 line, which is based in Renton.
  
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• Stroot Lockers' expansion in heart of west Wichita suburb isn't far from completion

  13-09-2023 21:55 via bizjournals.com
  Construction started in the spring. The project will take the location's size to over 10,000 square feet.
  
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• Spirit's Gentile: Boeing, Airbus contracts need to be reworked

  13-09-2023 16:11 via bizjournals.com
  Spirit CEO Tom Gentile says the company has "exhausted" many of the mechanisms it has used to address wage and labor challenges.
  
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• There’s a fast and easy way to make B2C payments no matter what industry you’re in

  13-09-2023 16:06 via bizjournals.com
  When businesses need to make payments to consumers, there can be inconveniences on both sides of the transaction. Inefficiencies with traditional payment methods, such as wasted time and unnecessary costs, cause frustration for both payors and payees.Setting up systems to deliver payments for things such as incentives and rewards, rebates, insurance claims, legal settlements or health care patient refunds can create managerial headaches and expenses. Manual payments must be generated, tracked an
  
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• Wichita bank adds technology partner to boost wealth management services

  12-09-2023 22:01 via bizjournals.com
  
  According to a news release, one of the goals is to further simplify personal investing for Equity Bank's customers.
  
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• New data shows Sedgwick County housing supply keeps ticking up as sales decline persists

  12-09-2023 20:25 via bizjournals.com
  Higher home prices and elevated mortgage rates are combining to create a notable affordability headwind for prospective homeowners.
  
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• Irish aircraft leasing company makes Max order with Boeing

  12-09-2023 18:57 via bizjournals.com
  In 2014, SMBC Aviation Capital made a record-breaking order from Boeing for Max jets.
  
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• Advisory panel named to plan new mental-health hospital in Wichita area

  11-09-2023 21:56 via bizjournals.com
  The advisory panel includes several recognizable names in local government, nonprofits, health care and business.
  
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• Boeing makes big 737 Max sale to Vietnamese airline

  11-09-2023 18:05 via bizjournals.com
  Vietnam Airlines currently has no 737 Max jets in its single-aisle fleet.
  
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• Love of Character will close pop-up store in northeast Wichita

  11-09-2023 18:00 via bizjournals.com
  Bradley Fair has a permanent tenant lined up for the space that was once a Banana Republic at 2142 N. Rock Road
  
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• What USD 259, business intervenors had to say in ongoing Evergy rate case

  11-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  The Kansas Corporation Commission is accepting public comments on the rate proposal through 5 p.m. Sept. 29.
  
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• Bankers provide insight on trends to watch in the construction industry

  08-09-2023 21:31 via bizjournals.com
  Recent reports show good news in the construction industry — spending was up across most nonresidential categories in April, even in the face of recession fears.
  Spending on nonresidential construction totaled $1.05 trillion in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau on June 1. That’s up 1.9% from March and up 25.3% from April 2022.“Manufacturing-related construction spe
  
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• Announcing the 2023 WBJ Marketing Awards honorees

  08-09-2023 19:42 via bizjournals.com
  This is the fourth year for the WBJ's marketing awards.
  
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• Spirit's former head of Boeing programs hired at Texas supply chain firm

  08-09-2023 19:20 via bizjournals.com
  Kevin Matthies spent nearly a decade at Spirit AeroSystems, where he oversaw the company's largest individual customer.
  
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• UPDATE: West Wichita mall gets power back after bill payment

  08-09-2023 18:03 via bizjournals.com
  New York-based Kohan Retail Investment Group purchased Towne West Square in 2019.
  
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• Ten Minutes With: David Rogers, Foulston Siefkin

  08-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  David Rogers is the new managing partner at the state's largest law firm
  
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• Special report: The most popular interior design trend in Kansas

  08-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Architectural Digest looked at Google Trends to find the top-searched interior design terms in each state and across large cities.
  
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• List analysis: Among private companies, auto dealerships make biggest jumps

  08-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Several auto dealerships in Wichita are seeing an increase in cars, sales and workers.
  
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• Downtown's new dawn: Major developments set to propel Wichita's core

  08-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  "What all this has taught me is that you need to have big, bold ideas," said WSU president Rick Muma of the planned $300-million biomedical campus in downtown Wichita.
  
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• BizTalk with Bill Roy Podcast Episode 327: Pete Najera, United Way of the Plains

  08-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  The 100-year anniversary celebration month includes one of United Way of the Plains' top events.
  
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• Spirit AeroSystems CEO says aft bulkhead rework should wrap this fall

  07-09-2023 22:01 via bizjournals.com
  CEO Tom Gentile made the comments at the Jefferies Industrials Conference.
  
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• Report: Unqualified candidates are top challenge for construction hiring

  07-09-2023 02:21 via bizjournals.com
  Kansas construction firms report their job candidates are not qualified, and that potential employees cannot pass a drug test, according to a new AGC report.
  
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• Medical office near popular northwest Wichita intersection sells quickly

  06-09-2023 22:07 via bizjournals.com
  The nearly 7,000 square-foot building has served as a medical clinic.
  
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• New Wichita airport hotel timeline pushed back again — but takes key step forward

  06-09-2023 21:12 via bizjournals.com
  Construction had previously been expected to start in February 2023, with the project finishing by June 2024.
  
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• New Boeing 737 Max order adds to Spirit AeroSystems workload in Wichita

  06-09-2023 19:16 via bizjournals.com
  Aviation Capital Group increases its overall 737 Max order to 47.
  
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• Report: Examining the latest trends in health care finance at the mid-year mark

  06-09-2023 15:53 via bizjournals.com
  In late 2022, CommerceHealthcare® published its annual assessment of leading issues and opportunities influencing providers. The report, Healthcare Finance Trends for 2023 – Multiple Intersecting Challenges, offered eight themes in four overarching categories:Financial.Patient financial experience.
  Digital transformation.
  Building trust.
  Four financial themes were prominent in the year’s first half.Chasing elusive profitability
  The median hospital operating margin turned positive
  
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• Wichita women's leadership startup adds satellite in Kansas City

  06-09-2023 13:00 via bizjournals.com
  After empowering women in Wichita, a women's leadership startup will have a satellite in Kansas City.
  
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• Wichita partners band together to help innovative startups

  06-09-2023 13:00 via bizjournals.com
  PEC, Cargill, Koch, Star Lumber and Lange supply startups with innovative ideas and support
  
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• POET Biofuels' big Wichita expansion on track for early 2024 completion

  05-09-2023 22:04 via bizjournals.com
  Last summer, the Wichita City Council approved a letter of intent for $17 million in IRBs and a 100% five-plus-five-year tax abatement for the construction effort.
  
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• Therapy practice expands with second east Wichita location

  05-09-2023 21:19 via bizjournals.com
  2023 has seen multiple mental health practices grow in the city, as demand has remained high since the pandemic.
  
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• Mixed-use commercial development headed to site off K-96 in Maize

  05-09-2023 20:54 via bizjournals.com
  Drawn to the proximity of K-96 and recent residential and commercial growth in the Maize area, the developer has assembled seven acres for the project.
  
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• Koch invests to reconstruct iconic Fontainebleau hotel in Las Vegas

  05-09-2023 01:14 via bizjournals.com
  The reconstruction of the renowned hotel was put on hold in 2009 and has remained vacant.
  
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• Wichita credit union gets national designation for work with Hispanic community

  01-09-2023 21:41 via bizjournals.com
  "We are very pleased with the progress we’ve made in meeting the needs of this important community," Quantum Credit Union president Chuck Bullock said.
  
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• ICT Summit: Envisioning the downtown that's at our fingertips

  01-09-2023 19:06 via bizjournals.com
  Our ICT Summit, "Downtown: A Vision for Our City's Core," will be Thursday, Sept. 21 at WSU Tech's NICHE facility.
  
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• Ten Minutes With...Dawn Hewitt, director of Botanica, the Wichita Gardens

  01-09-2023 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  Hewitt, formerly the director of operations at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, replaced longtime Botanica director Marty Miller.
  
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