This is abbreviated (and late) version of Coffee Break. Things are hopping around here at CB HQ.
- The Kansas City Star says Bombardier could make a decision as early as today on where it is going to build its plant for its proposed C Series jetliner. Meanwhile, unionized machinists in Canada are offering Bombardier concessions if the plant is built near Montreal.
- Also from the Star, the lottery blunder might cost an Italian company its contract with the Kansas Lottery.
- The New York Times says Steve & Barry’s is preparing to file for bankruptcy.
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Wait … I thought the three holdover Sedgwick County Commissioners are building a airplane mechanics training school some ten miles east of downtown Wichita at suburban Jabara airport … to retain Wichita’s airplane builders here in Wichita.
This “guarantee,” of course, was provided by millions of our tax dollars generously furnished by County Commissioners Unruh, Norton and Winters directly from billfolds of hard-working Sedgwick County taxpayers.
The decision was made to fund the education of airplane mechanics over nurses, teachers and other equally needed disciplines. This was claimed by the Florida-based Visioneering program to “retain” Wichita’s portion of the airplane building industry … here in Wichita.
Well, nothing will be built in Pratt. That’s for sure.
While some initial funding came from the county, there are many grants being received from manufacturers and others. These jobs will not only put money into the budget but also into the billfolds of many employees for their families.
Training for nurses and other professions are getting additional funding from the legislature.
“These jobs will not only put money into the budget but also into the billfolds of many employees for their families.”
Completely agree, but it is a total waste of money to build this concrete monument at Jabara. It should be downtown, where there is a long line of people looking for work who do not have means to get to Jabara.
Prediction: Within 3 years of completion this endeavor will be folded and the facility will be acquired for pennies by either Butler County Community College or WSU for extension centers.
It’s too bad our “leaders” (sic) made the decision to eviscerate Vo-Tech. It already had aviation programs that could be beefed up.