Daily Archives: July 2, 2009

U.S. Census Bureau preparing to move into Northwest Centre for 2010 census counting

WICHITA — With the 2010 census just around the corner, the U.S. Census Bureau is leasing space at Northwest Centre at 13th and Tyler in preparation to start counting Wichitans.

“They’re taking about 6,500 square feet of the former J.P. Weigand west residential office space,” says Brady Miller, who handled the deal for Occidental Management.

“That space has all been completely re-leased now,” he says.

Greg Fox of Realty World Alliance took the rest of the space.

The Census Bureau will move in sometime in August.

“We’re excited to have them there,” Miller says. “They’re going to have about 50 employees, which we think is going to be great for the center.”

Tweet of the week

WICHITA — “Okay, inventory counted. Yes, once a month I literally count lemon bars, paninis, coffee, gelato. There is now one less scone to count. :)

Caffe Posto co-owner Kay Conklin, tweeting as @caffeposto on July 1

Kurdian Travel Agency is back, but not for business

kurdianWICHITA — Thanks to some gusty wind in a recent storm, a blast from the past has been revealed along East Douglas.

The old Kurdian Travel Agency sign from 1960 is now visible because a metal front that was over the door at 1321 E. Douglas partially blew off.

“So that’s what happened,” says Haig Kurdian, who opened the agency in 1959 with help from his father, Harry. Harry Kurdian’s art gallery used to be in the space.

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