Tag: Wichita city government
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Downtown Wichita population is up
New Census Bureau data shows the population growing in downtown Wichita.
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Wichita jobs and employment, October 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in October 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive.
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Wichita jobs and employment, September 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in September 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, although Wichita is recovering slower than the nation.
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Wichita jobs and employment, August 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in August 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, although Wichita is recovering slower than the nation.
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Century II appeal filed
A group opposing any future plan to raze Century II or the former central library building has filed an appeal of the decision in their lawsuit.
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Rethinking the city and the community for a post-pandemic world
How has the pandemic affected cities in general and Wichita specifically, and what are implications for the future?
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John Todd: Wichita officials may have won a battle, but the Century II war isn’t over
On Century II, Wichita City Hall won the first round, but the public issue remains, writes John Todd.
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Wichita economic development examined
“What may look like economic growth on the surface ends up being, upon closer scrutiny, an expensive exercise in the rearrangement of existing business activity.”
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Wichita jobs and employment, July 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in July 2020, the number of unemployed persons is up, the unemployment rate is up, and the number of people working is down, all by large amounts, when compared to the same month one year ago. The recent trend, however, is positive, and the effects of the pandemic have been…
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Updated: Century II resource center
The Century II resource center has been updated with documents and news stories.
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Economic development incentive to be canceled
The City of Wichita will consider canceling an economic development incentive for a firm that no longer meets policy requirements.
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Airport traffic statistics, 2019
Airport traffic data presented in an interactive visualization, updated through 2019.