Tag: Wichita city council
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Job creation at young firms declines
A new report by the Kauffman Foundation holds unsettling information for the future of job growth in the United States.
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Despite allegations, Wichita’s Dave Burk remains favored
Wichita developer David Burk remains in favor at city hall despite allegations.
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Public-private partnerships: the problems
Public-private partnerships have many problems, and Wichita needs to be cautious as the city relies on them.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday July 10, 2011
Today: Wichita city council; Free the world seminar; Kansas news media criticized; The revolving door.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday June 20, 2011
Today: CIDs to start collecting tax; Wichita City Council; Wichita’s riverside parks to be topic; Pompeo noted for opposition to opposition to energy spending.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday June 13, 2011
Today: Wichita City Council; Arts jobs lost already?; American politics, viewed from down under; California parent trigger attacked; Medical board’s powers; Chief Justice to speak in Wichita; More ‘Economics in One Lesson’; Climate change resource launched.
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Wichita and its political class
Discussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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For Wichita, Save-A-Lot teaches a lesson
The announcement that a Save-A-Lot grocery store will proceed — contrary to the claims of developers and city staff who rely on their information — should provide a lesson that economic development in Wichita can and will happen without public assistance.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday June 5, 2011
Today: Wichita City Council this week; Resources on Austrian economics; Wichita Save-A-Lot owner commended; Pompeo forum.
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In Wichita, corporate welfare not needed, after all
Announcement of a new developer proceeding with a Save-A-Lot grocery store project — without any of the subsidies Wichita approved — raises questions as to whether the city’s original offer of public assistance was genuine economic development, or just another instance of corporate welfare.