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.

Wichita's history of vacant buildings has been long and winding — a story all too familiar in many American cities.
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.
Sen. Jerry Moran has been playing matchmaker between the U.S. Defense Department and Wichita State University, and it's paying off.
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.
Congressman Ron Estes, in Kansas during the August break, talks about trade, the Boeing 737 MAX and the current climate in Washington.
A conversation with Dr. Robert Hasty, founding dean of the Kansas Health Science Center, a medical school being created in Wichita.
Sonia Greteman just joined the Wichita Business Journal's Women in Business Hall of Fame.
WBJ Reporter Shelby Reynolds discusses the recent public meeting held by the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan group.
Jeff Lange may be the most interesting businessman in Wichita.
BizTalk with Bill Roy Episode 113: Opportunity Zones by Wichita Business Journal
Bill talks this week with two of the honorees in the 2019 40 Under 40 Awards, Stacy Ward Lattin and Jeff Mullen.
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.
Brandon Whipple is a state lawmaker, an adjunct professor of politics at Wichita State University and a candidate for Wichita mayor.
A discussion with retired banker Lyndy Wells, who is one of nine people running for Wichita mayor.
A discussion with Brent Youngers, the president of EFT Analytics, a Koch Industries Inc. company.
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.
Bill and WBJ Associate Editor Kirk Seminoff update some of the most important projects taking place in Wichita's core area.
Mayor Longwell says having a downtown parking problem means more people are going there and it's a good problem to have.
Kalkbrenner and his wife plan to have their south Wichita park open for the Memorial Day Weekend.
Lacey Cruse was inspired to run for office after the Wichita Women's March, which she helped organize.
Aerospace Reporter Daniel McCoy discusses the impact of Textron Aviation's announcement that it needs 1,000 more workers.
Nestor Weigand Jr. discusses area real estate conditions, his run for political office and the new player disrupting the Wichita real estate market.
The FDIC chair during the Great Recession talks about how she and others worked to survive the meltdown and whether it can happen again.
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.
Michael Monteferrante says the Chamber will play an important role in the progress of Wichita and south-central Kansas.
Wichita leaders spoke to 150 people who attended a Tuesday summit at Mark Arts on workforce attraction and retention.
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.
Utash attended her first meeting of the Trump Administration's workforce policy board at the White House.
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.
Three Project Wichita leaders sat for a panel discussion on Project Wichita for the latest class of Emerging Leaders.