“In stark contrast to the news about Wall Street, the situation looks grim in Wichita,” editorialized the Topeka Capital-Journal on Friday, citing articles in The Eagle. “For Topeka and other communities, the stories highlight the need to attract and retain a diverse group of employers and not rely too heavily on one segment of industry. . . . Five of the community’s 11 largest employers are aircraft-related businesses, as listed by the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce. Of the other six, five are public entities and one is a hospital.” The editorial concluded: “Diversify. It’s a word that economic development officials in every Kansas community should keep front of mind, even as the Dow creeps back up.”
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Kansas could become the Saudi Arabia of wind power.
We have an industrial infrastructure skilled in shaping lightweight materials to control air flow.
We have a nearly perpetual source of air flow.
We’re the “People of the South Wind,” f’r cryin’ out loud!
Just how much in campaign contributions does it take to buy Brownback, Roberts, Tiahrt, Moran, and Jenkins a clue?
Industry of the air will be the future imo.
Using outdated transportation methods of asphalt or cement highways will become a thing of the past.
The age of ‘Jetsons’ is not here yet, but it will come.
Wichita a model for what not to do?
Aint it the truth, aint it the truth.
That is funny for Topeka to tout diversification when 72% of the workforce in Topeka are public service employees. That means they are living off the backs of the rest of the communities in the State.
But Topeka is a Government center so that is expected. Most capital cities in the US are not beacons of diversified job creation.