Category: Wichita city government
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Cash incentives in Wichita
Wichita city leaders are proud to announce the end of cash incentives, but they were only a small portion of the total cost of incentives.
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In Wichita, benefitting from your sales taxes, but not paying their own
A Wichita real estate development benefits from the sales taxes you pay, but doesn’t want to pay themselves.
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Wichita key performance measures report
The Key performance measures report for Wichita for 2014 is available. Click here to access. Of note, the condition of streets in Wichita is projected to decline in upcoming years.
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Wichita airport spends $180K on ads
The Wichita airport spends to produce and broadcast a television advertisement, and taxpayers didn’t have to pay. Sort of.
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In Wichita, wasting electricity a chronic problem
The chronic waste of electricity in downtown Wichita is a problem that probably won’t be solved soon, given the city’s attitude.
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Wichita water statistics update
The Wichita ASR water project had a relatively good month in June, but has not been producing water at the projected rate or design capacity.
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Wichita Transit snapshot
Wichita Transit snapshot
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Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell at Wichita Pachyderm Club
Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell spoke to the Wichita Pachyderm Club on June 26, 2015.
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How to turn $399,000 into $65,000 in downtown Wichita
Once embraced by Wichita officials as heroes, real estate listings for two floors of a downtown Wichita office building illustrate the carnage left behind by two developers
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Cash incentives in Wichita still in use
Wichita is moving away from the use of cash incentives for economic development, except for this.
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With tax exemptions, what message does Wichita send to existing landlords?
As the City of Wichita prepares to grant special tax status to another new industrial building, existing landlords must be wondering why they struggle to stay in business when city hall sets up subsidized competitors with new buildings and a large cost advantage.
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Wichita water statistics update
Updated statistics show that the Wichita ASR water project has not been producing water at the projected rate, even after projections were halved.