The Wichita city council will consider expanding an existing TIF, or tax increment financing district.
Posts tagged as “Downtown Wichita revitalization”
Articles about the redevelopment of downtown Wichita and its impact on the economic freedom of Wichitans.
The amending of a retail lease tells us a lot about the economics of downtown Wichita.
Citizens may not have noticed that a campaign contributor to Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell received a large benefit from the city this week.
Wichita economic development officials use a convoluted method of estimating the population of downtown Wichita, producing a number much higher than Census Bureau estimates.
Despite heavy promotion and investment in downtown Wichita, the number of jobs continues to decline.
A visualization of jobs and employment data for zip code 67202, which is downtown Wichita. The United States Census Bureau has a program known as…
Wichita city hall again places a controversial matter on the consent agenda, where it might pass without notice.
He had an opportunity to learn the true history of Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita. But Mayor Jeff Longwell didn't learn, or maybe he doesn't care.
There is an opportunity for Wichita to break the logjam holding up development at WaterWalk.
A Wichita firm plans to move its offices to what was billed as the city's premier entertainment district.
A truthful accounting of the finances of Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita shows a large loss. Despite hosting the NCAA basketball tournament, the arena's "net income" fell.
We should be wary of government planning in general. But when those who have been managing and planning the foundering Wichita-area economy want to step up their management of resources, we risk compounding our problems.
The City of Wichita plans subsidized development of a sports facility as an economic driver. Originally published in July 2017.
The City of Wichita says it has safeguards built in to the proposed baseball park land development deal.
John Todd tells us why the city is not acting in the best interest of citizens regarding the land development deal near the new Wichita ballpark.
The City of Wichita tells us it has thoroughly vetted the majority owner of the new Wichita baseball team.
Part of the agreement with the new Wichita baseball team is, apparently, unknown.
In a presentation, Wichita economic development officials ignore the cost of borrowing money.
A bond disclosure document anticipated a development agreement for land surrounding the new Wichita ballpark.
There was no successful Wichita city sales tax election. City documents were mistaken, which raises more issues.