Episode 122: Wichita's history of vacant downtown buildings
Wichita's history of vacant buildings has been long and winding — a story all too familiar in many American cities.
Sep 26, 2019•14 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy
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Episode 121: Save Century II
Racette and Kite say the Save Century II group wants to be heard and to participate in the discussions about Wichita's performing arts center.
Sep 20, 2019•19 min
Episode 120: Sen. Moran helps NIAR with DoD awards
Sen. Jerry Moran has been playing matchmaker between the U.S. Defense Department and Wichita State University, and it's paying off.
Sep 13, 2019•17 min
Episode 119: Pete Meitzner, Sedgwick County Commissioner
Meitzner talks in the podcast about the discussion over slot machines, an update on additional passenger rail service and the change in the attitude on the Sedgwick County Commission.
Sep 06, 2019•27 min
Episode 118: Congressman Ron Estes
Congressman Ron Estes, in Kansas during the August break, talks about trade, the Boeing 737 MAX and the current climate in Washington.
Aug 30, 2019•30 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 117: Dr. Robert Hasty
A conversation with Dr. Robert Hasty, founding dean of the Kansas Health Science Center, a medical school being created in Wichita.
Aug 22, 2019•24 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 116: Sonia Greteman, The Greteman Group
Sonia Greteman just joined the Wichita Business Journal's Women in Business Hall of Fame.
Aug 15, 2019•18 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 115: Riverfront Legacy Master Plan
WBJ Reporter Shelby Reynolds discusses the recent public meeting held by the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan group.
Aug 02, 2019•17 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 114: Entrepreneur Jeff Lange
Jeff Lange may be the most interesting businessman in Wichita.
Jul 25, 2019•26 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 113: Opportunity Zones
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 113: Opportunity Zones by Wichita Business Journal
Jul 19, 2019•20 min
Episode 112: 40 Under 40 honorees Lattin, Mullen
Bill talks this week with two of the honorees in the 2019 40 Under 40 Awards, Stacy Ward Lattin and Jeff Mullen.
Jul 11, 2019•20 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 111: Bombardier, the 737 Max and Daniel McCoy
Aerospace Reporter Daniel McCoy brings us up to date on Bombardier Learjet's announcement of a new model, the latest on the 737 Max and manufacturing workforce issues.
Jul 05, 2019•19 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 110: Brandon Whipple
Brandon Whipple is a state lawmaker, an adjunct professor of politics at Wichita State University and a candidate for Wichita mayor.
Jun 26, 2019•23 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 109: Candidate for mayor Lyndy Wells
A discussion with retired banker Lyndy Wells, who is one of nine people running for Wichita mayor.
Jun 20, 2019•21 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 108: EFT Analytics President Brent Youngers
A discussion with Brent Youngers, the president of EFT Analytics, a Koch Industries Inc. company.
Jun 13, 2019•24 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 107: the 2019 Best in Business Awards
A review of the finalists and the overall winners in this year's program, and we learn more about the overall winning companies from their leaders.
Jun 06, 2019•20 min
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 106: Project talk with Kirk Seminoff
Bill and WBJ Associate Editor Kirk Seminoff update some of the most important projects taking place in Wichita's core area.
May 30, 2019•22 min
Episode 105: Projects update with Mayor Jeff Longwell
Mayor Longwell says having a downtown parking problem means more people are going there and it's a good problem to have.
May 24, 2019•23 min
Episode 104: Cole Kalkbrenner, Splash Aqua Park
Kalkbrenner and his wife plan to have their south Wichita park open for the Memorial Day Weekend.
May 17, 2019•19 min
Episode 103: Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse
Lacey Cruse was inspired to run for office after the Wichita Women's March, which she helped organize.
May 10, 2019•21 min
Episode 102: Textron Aviation needs 1,000
Aerospace Reporter Daniel McCoy discusses the impact of Textron Aviation's announcement that it needs 1,000 more workers.
May 03, 2019•18 min
Episode 101: Nestor Weigand Jr.
Nestor Weigand Jr. discusses area real estate conditions, his run for political office and the new player disrupting the Wichita real estate market.
Apr 26, 2019•19 min
Episode 100: Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair
The FDIC chair during the Great Recession talks about how she and others worked to survive the meltdown and whether it can happen again.
Apr 19, 2019•31 min
Episode 99: Boeing, Spirit and the 737 Max
Aerospace Reporter Daniel McCoy joins Bill for a discussion on the impact of the grounding of the 737 Max aircraft fleet on Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and Wichita.
Apr 12, 2019•22 min
Episode 98: Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce Chairman Michael Monteferrante
Michael Monteferrante says the Chamber will play an important role in the progress of Wichita and south-central Kansas.
Apr 05, 2019•21 min
Episode 97: The Wichita Employer Summit
Wichita leaders spoke to 150 people who attended a Tuesday summit at Mark Arts on workforce attraction and retention.
Mar 29, 2019•20 min
Episode 96: Cindy Claycomb, Wichita City Council
Claycomb says the city made mistakes with the ballpark land deal, but she supports the package of agreements that is bringing the New Orleans Baby Cakes to Wichita.
Mar 22, 2019•23 min
Episode 95: Sheree Utash, White House workforce policy board member
Utash attended her first meeting of the Trump Administration's workforce policy board at the White House.
Mar 15, 2019•23 min
Episode 94: The ballpark land deal
Reporter Daniel McCoy and Associate Editor Kirk Seminoff join Bill for a conversation about the sale of riverfront land to developers connected to the new Triple-A baseball team.
Mar 08, 2019•22 min
Episode 93: Emerging Leaders and Project Wichita
Three Project Wichita leaders sat for a panel discussion on Project Wichita for the latest class of Emerging Leaders.
Mar 01, 2019•23 min
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