Author: Bob Weeks
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From Pachyderm: Kansas legislative wrap up
From the Wichita Pachyderm Club, a legislative wrap up featuring Representative Brenda Landwehr and Senator Ty Masterson. This was recorded May 31, 2019.
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Naftzger Park, according to Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell
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.
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Real personal income
Click chart for a larger version, or click here for the chart’s page at FREDs Economic Data at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Billions of Chained 2012 Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Percent Change from Year Ago, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate. Frequency: Monthly. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real Personal Income [RPI], retrieved…
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Wichita jobs and employment, April 2019
For the Wichita metropolitan area in April 2019, the labor force is up, the number of unemployed persons is down, the unemployment rate is down, and the number of people working is up when compared to the same month one year ago. Seasonal data shows small declines in labor force and jobs from March.
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Wichita population, 2018
The City of Wichita lost 1,052 in population from 2017 to 2018, a decline of 0.27 percent.
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Sedgwick County job growth continues strong pace
In the fourth quarter of 2018, Sedgwick County continued strong job growth.
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What could be done with WaterWalk
There is an opportunity for Wichita to break the logjam holding up development at WaterWalk.
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King of Freight move a step sideways
A Wichita firm plans to move its offices to what was billed as the city’s premier entertainment district.
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Kansas jobs, April 2019
Employment in Kansas continues to grow in April 2019, but continues a trend of slower growth than the nation. The labor force is smaller.
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Wichita personal income growing, but slowly
Among the nation’s 383 metropolitan areas, Wichita ranked 347th for personal income growth.

