It might not be Santa’s workshop but for many families this holiday season, the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Park City might be the closest thing to it. “We’re doing roughly around anywhere from 25 to 40,000 orders a day” says James Kwak, the Fulfillment Center’s site leader. This is the peak season for the center and the first one since workers have gone through since the site opened earlier this year. Kwak says there are anywhere from 400 to 500 employees each shift on the heaviest days.
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For-sale signs don’t seem to last long just about anywhere in Kansas, especially in middle-class homes, Part of the problem is big gaps in the state’s housing stock, but a group appointed by the governor is hoping to fix it. “We looked at both things that we should be doing maybe at the state level and things that local communities and counties could also be doing,” said Amy Haase. Haase is in charge of the Kansas Housing Needs Assessment Tour, the first comprehensive study of our state’s housing needs in three decades. It turns out, there’s a lot.
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Century II and the Bob Brown expo hall attached to it are a hub of activity when conventions and events are in town, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, these events have been few and far between the last two years. According to a new study commissioned by Visit Wichita, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, with “the industry looks for a full recovery by 2024 into 2025” according to president Susie Santo. Santo says, that a full rebound of the convention industry could bring up to 45 million dollars annually to the local economy, there is just one issue. “If you look at every one of our competitive peer cities in the region, they have all made significant investments in their convention center product.”
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Banners designed by 4th graders will be displayed along Douglas Avenue in downtown Wichita to celebrate the holidays. Mayor Brandon Whipple said the city partnered with USD 259 and received more than 100 entries. Of those entries, 23 artworks were selected for the banners. The theme? “Hometown Holiday.”
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