I got my invitation the other day for the 28th annual Wichita Area Economic Outlook Conference, which is scheduled for Oct. 2. There is another long list of impressive speakers, including aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia; real estate guru Stan Longhofer from Wichita State University; Tony Sementelli of Flint Hills Resources, and, of course, Janet Harrah, director for WSU’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research. Steve Martens, president of the Martens Companies, will be the conference’s moderator.
A heads up that Business Today — one the conference’s sponsor — will do a special economic package in our Sept. 27 issue in advance of the conference. We also will have extensive daily coverage out of the conference on Kansas.com and in the Oct. 3 Eagle. The Oct. 3 Eagle — with support from Koch Industries — also will include a special publication that contains Harrah’s complete local economic forecast summary. It all should make for a good week of reading.
Tom