Category: Wichita city government
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Living in downtown Wichita
Wichita economic development officials use a circuitous method of estimating the population of downtown Wichita, producing a number much higher than Census Bureau estimates.
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Downtown Wichita report omits formerly prominent data
The new State of Downtown Wichita report for 2017 is missing something. What is it, and why is it missing?
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Too much on the consent agenda in Wichita city hall
The Wichita city council will consider an item that, I believe, is of sufficient interest and controversial enough that it should appear on a regular agenda, not a consent agenda.
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A consultant to help Wichita’s confidence factor
Wichita considers hiring a consultant to help find a baseball team.
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Wichita, youthful and growing from the core
A letter writer tells Wichitans that “We have an opportunity to show the country the future of Wichita is youthful and bright, and its growing from the core out.”
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Investment in Downtown Wichita
Charts and tables of investment in Downtown Wichita.
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Downtown Wichita jobs decline
By the measure of jobs used by the City of Wichita, downtown jobs declined in 2015.
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Wichita job growth
Wichita economic development efforts viewed in context.
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Sales tax incentives yes, but no relief on grocery sales tax
Is it equitable for business firms to pay no sales tax, while low-income families pay sales tax on groceries?