Stepping out of the shadow

Derek McLuckey, general manager of Boeing Wichita’s military plant — officially renamed Friday as Integrated Defense Systems Wichita — told Eagle editorial board members last week that he and his employees are going to get much more involved in the community. In the past, they let Boeing’s commercial plant take the lead on charitable giving and serving on local boards. “We’re going to have to rise to the occasion,” he said.
How about putting Boeing’s name on the new downtown arena? “Carlos (Mayans) keeps asking me that,” McLuckey said.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee