BizTalk with the Wichita Business Journal

While a committee wants more public input, leaders say they still expect to make a recommendation on the future of Century II in January.

Five Wichita professional women discussed work/life balance, being confident and how to make sure women's voices are heard during one of three panel discussions Thursday.

Regina Miller owns two businesses, sleeps 3-4 hours a night and is passionate about the growth and success of Wichita.

Kirk Seminoff, after a long career at the Wichita Eagle, has joined the Wichita Business Journal as associate editor. Seminoff is a native Wichitan, married with a daughter at Wichita East High School. And he's optimistic about his hometown's future.

More than five dozen professionals are participating in year two of the Wichita Business Journal's six-month program created to grow careers and drive progress in Wichita.

“Meeting other like-minded and driven women that are also involved in the community has been very motivating,” says Crystal McDonald, co-owner and founder of Xclusive Events. “Learning and sharing about events, ideas and other opportunities throughout Wichita has been a huge benefit to my business as well.”

The Career Women program is the big story in the weekly edition of the Wichita Business Journal, and is the focus of Episode 74 of the BizTalk with Bill Roy Podcast. My guests are the women who run the program: WBJ Audience Development Director Stacy Guinn and Events Manager Jaclyn Wooten.

They join me to talk about the discussions the women have, the networking opportunities and even the war stories the participants tell.

The Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas is pleased with the growth of its program to match students with Wichita-area companies.

The Youth Employment Project provides soft-skills training to high schoolers, then matches the students up with companies that might need a hand over the summer months.

The students get valuable experience and the companies get another worker, especially important during summer vacation time.

Alliance CEO Keith Lawing describes YEP during Episode 73 of the BizTalk with Bill Roy Podcast. He says the program has grown each year they have provided it.

Charlie Chandler of Intrust Bank and Jon Rolph of SASNAK, Greater Wichita Partnership co-chairs, say it's time to seize the moment to move Wichita forward.

Wichita's quality of life is an important part of recruiting and retaining a local workforce.

The first of dozens of KC-46A refueling tankers are expected to arrive next month.

KMUW Director of News and Public Affairs Tom Shine talks with Bill about Wichita's evolving media industry.