The first Osteopathic Medical School in Kansas is slated to open its doors in Downtown Wichita this August. Right next to it on Broadway, WSU Tech is building its Institute of Culinary and Hospitality Education, also opening in August. The two places of higher learning at their enrollment peaks could combine for over a thousand students, plus faculty, and staff. It’s something that has Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple very excited. “You can’t have that type of, I guess, activity in a central area like this without seeing a ripple effect of economic opportunity.” Whipple says many small towns are built around colleges that are similar sizes, and those colleges are the “economic engines” of the area. He says being able to put something is “a huge step in the right direction when it comes to diversified our economic blueprint for downtown.”
Source: KAKE – News
