Tag: Wichita city government
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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.
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Wichita property tax on commercial property: High
An ongoing study reports that property taxes on commercial and industrial property in Wichita are high. In particular, taxes on commercial property in Wichita are among the highest in the nation.
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Wichita aerospace manufacturing concentration
Wichita leaders want to diversify the area economy. Has there been progress?
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Century II maintenance to be considered
The Wichita city council will consider spending $250,000 on maintenance for Century II. There are questions regarding the source of funding.
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Effects of pandemic on Wichita metro employment
Here is the effect of the pandemic — or rather, the effect of the response to the pandemic — on Wichita metropolitan area employment.
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Stephen Ware: Debate on masks, freedom
Can libertarians accept a mask mandate?
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Metropolitan employment and labor force
A visualization of employment, labor force, and the unemployment rate for metropolitan areas, now with data through May 2020.
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Wichita jobs and employment, May 2020
For the Wichita metropolitan area in May 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, but improving from April.