Progress on Strategic Initiatives Greater Wichita Partnership Mission: TO ALIGN RESOURCES AND FOCUS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON common strategies THAT FAST-FORWARD ECONOMIC GROWTH IN WICHITA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL All communities have the opportunity to shape their future. Only a few have the courage and diligence to align strengths, drive deliberate strategies forward and focus on intended outcomes. Let’s celebrate the year one accomplishments in this document and accelerate our collective vision in cultivating a vibrant region.

Charlie Chandler & Jeff Turner Co-chairs of the Greater Wichita Partnership Through the vision of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, over 100 private-sector companies came together in 2012 to move economic development forward in our community as the Leadership Council. These business leaders identified six priority areas to cultivate the economic environment. Through success observed in other cities the Council determined in 2015 the next strategic step to build upon this critical foundation was the evolution of the Leadership Council into the Greater Wichita Partnership.

Created to expand on existing efforts aimed at making our region more competitive in job creation, talent attraction and capital investment, the Partnership brought together the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition (GWEDC) and the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation to develop a unique, holistic approach to community growth. Today, the Partnership serves as the region’s economic steward—cultivating a rich and innovative environment to grow local businesses and industries.

This document highlights a glimpse of the progress that has been achieved in each of the six strategic priority areas within the last year. Co-chairs: Charlie Chandler and Jeff Turner

Jobs Perceptions Economic Development Perceptions Task Force (PTF) Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth (BREG) Co-chairs: Laura Bernstorf, Moji Fanimokun, Roy Heatherly and Jerry Jones Entrepreneurship Talent Entrepreneurship Task Force (ETF) Talent Specialist Co-chairs: Gary Oborny and Scott Schwindaman Downtown Workforce Wichita Downtown Development Corporation Business and Education Alliance (BEA) Project Downtown: The Master Plan for Wichita Co-chairs: Noreen Carrocci and Lyndy Wells GROW PRIMARY JOBS Number of Jobs Announced Total Capital Investment Total Annual Payroll (recruitment, expansion, retention) (recruitment, expansion, retention) (recruitment, expansion, retention)

2015 Total 2015 Total 2015 Total 1,494 $129,492,004 $53,546,583

2016 To Date 2016 To Date 2016 To Date 1,785 $1,102,279,811 $99,634,547

3,279 jobs $1,231,771,815 $153,181,130 Globally Market the Region Global tradeshows and supplier events provide a critical platform for regional private businesses and organizations to market their goods and services. Leveraging a delegation increases visibility and awareness during the shows, while reducing an individual company’s cost of participation. Private businesses are continuing to recognize this cost-effective strategy and participation continues to grow. At these events, staff conduct one-on-one meetings with global companies, leaders of non-Wichita headquartered businesses, site selectors and consultants, to network and discuss opportunities in the greater Wichita region.

1. National Business Aviation Association 3. MRO Americas 5. Paris Air Show* (NBAA) Convention April 5-7 2016, Dallas, Texas July 12, 2015, Paris, France Nov. 1-3, Orlando, Fla. • Two participating partners • Six participating partners in 2015 • 20 participating partners • Effort to diversify into maintenance, repair • International air show • Celebrating 100 years as the Air Capital and overhaul aviation segment of the World • Converged airlines, MROs, suppliers, OEMs, 6. Hannover Messe • Larger booth due to 2015 success regulators and industry experts April 25-29, Hannover, Germany • Due to 2016 success, a larger booth space has • Table shared within U.S. Economic been secured for 2017 show to allow for even 2. Farnborough International Air Show* Development Pavilion in 2010-2015 more private sector participation July 11–17, Farnborough, England • First time for individual booth within U.S. hall • 10 participating partners in 2016 4. Airline E&M: North America • World’s largest international air show • United States was official partner country • Largest international delegation to date Oct. 26-27, Charlotte, N.C. in 2016 • First time for three local companies to exhibit • First time region was represented at show • Interacted with thought leadership on internationally (Cox Machine; PWI, Inc. *The Farnborough Air Show and Paris Air Show occur on and Omni Aerospace) crucial trends shaping the MRO landscape alternating years and switch annually between locations 6 2 8 Hannover, Germany 7 Farnborough, England Paris, France Chicago, Ill. Wichita, Kan. 4 3 5 Dallas, Texas Charlotte, N.C.

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Descriptions for #7 and #8 listed on the following page. Site Selector Engagement 7. Site Selector Familiarization Tour June 22-23, Wichita, Kan. National site selectors from Fort Worth, Texas and Chicago, Illinois were brought to Wichita for an in-depth tour of the region from June 22-23 to showcase the resources and amenities that make our area a top-tier choice in which to do business.

8. Delegation Visit Oct. 12, Chicago, Illinois A delegation of private businesses, local organizations and

Greater Wichita Partnership staff visited four Chicago- Site selector visit, June 22-23 based site selection firms in October. The business community provided personal insight into doing business Site selector Delegation visit to Chicago locally and the Partnership team shared regional helicopter tour Oct. 12 opportunities for business growth and development. Business Retention Expansion Team The Partnership convened a “business retention expansion team” made up of local and regional job growth organizations in July to discuss aligning efforts. The goal of this strategic effort is to create a unified approach to company visits for increased efficiency. The initial steps of the planning process are currently underway and development discussions will continue into 2017. Participating partners include Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth (BREG), City of Wichita, Greater Wichita Partnership, K96 Corridor Development Association, Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Global Trade Services, NetWork Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita Independent Business Association, Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Alliance. Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth (BREG)

The Blueprint for Regional Economic manufacturing strengths, workforce Data Services & IT • The Medical Society of Sedgwick Growth is a strategy to grow the solutions and R&D engagement Co-chairs: Joe Jabara County’s Healthcare Impact Study south-central Kansas regional opportunities focused on innovation and Stan Skelton shared with sector participants economy through the realization • Hosted technology focus group in Sept. of eight targeted industry action Aerospace meeting at NetApp in March plans. This collaborative effort was Co-chairs: Vic McMullen • Hosted broadband providers Oil & Gas originally developed by the Greater and Peggy Deiter meeting at Cox in April Co-chairs: Alan Banta Wichita Partnership, Wichita State • Kicked off the industry sector in Jan. • Engaged sector leadership in and Jackie Christiansen University, City of Wichita, Wichita • Hosted workforce sector meeting strategic planning sessions to define • Hosted sector meeting in Metro Chamber of Commerce, in April actions focused on broadband El Dorado in April Regional Economic Area Partnership, • Co-hosted meeting in Oct. with affordability • Hosted meetings with workforce Wichita Downtown Development WSU / NIAR on NASA innovation • Launched cyber security meetings boards to define programs and Corporation and Sedgwick County. grant opportunity with leadership team and key resources that industry businesses stakeholders to define action plans can leverage, to streamline reliable Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture for progress employee identification processes & Materials Co-chairs: Dennis Blick and Dee Roths and provide CDL certification Co-chairs: Paul Jonas and Ron Weddle • Presented BREG overview Healthcare • Attended KIOGA’s 79th annual • Presented BREG overview at to Agri-business board in April Co-chairs: Jon Rosell conference to network with Wichita Manufacturing Association • Kicked off industry sector in June and Darrell Youngman industry businesses and assess meeting in Jan. • Participated in Kansas Department • Hosted the Healthcare Innovation workforce engagement strategies • Hosted business feedback forum at of Agriculture summit in Aug. Forum in June where 28 speakers JR Custom Metals in March • Meeting regularly with sector led 150 participants through a day • Planning committee finalizing Dec. co-chairs to align efforts with of innovative possibilities aimed 13th Advanced Manufacturing Kansas Department of Agriculture at building our regional healthcare Forum event to highlight regional ecosystem Transportation & Logistics Exports – Cross Cutting Innovation – Cross Cutting BREG Participation Co-chairs: Jeff Lackey • Kansas Global results on export • 1 Million Cups launched in the and Casey Harbour plan implementation met or first quarter • Transportation survey completed exceeded defined goals for second- • e2e Incubator / Accelerator built • Presented BREG overview at April year checkpoint infrastructure to launch first class WAMPO meeting • Kansas Global kicked off planning in July • Defined partnership with WAMPO efforts for the Brookings/JP • 1 Million Cups continues to host 2015 Participants and REAP to host regional county Morgan Chase Global Cities weekly gathering with strong meetings that 1) define community 330 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attendance assets, 2) clarify regional gaps and (Representing 138 businesses) cohort in conjunction with 3) conclude with prioritized plan for BREG counties the Partnership Communication – Cross Cutting • Presented market assessment • Cross cutting team chaired by Regional Eco Devo Organizations results at Brookings Institute on Susan Armstrong and Aaron behalf of the FDI planning process Bastian completed work on a • Hosted the inaugural EDO meeting • Participated in FDI planning core regional survey; results of which at the Partnership in Feb. and steering-team meetings were presented to the Partnership • Co-hosted EDO meeting with 2016 Additions for continuation of a regional McPherson for 10 counties included 93 Workforce – Cross Cutting communication plan in BREG scope in June (Representing 60 businesses) • Workforce Alliance hosted two • The Partnership’s communication • El Dorado hosted the August EDO sessions with educational providers team in conjunction with BREG gathering, supporting conversation to refine career mapping outcomes staff have met with three counties 423 on BREG cross-cutting initiatives for the BREG sectors to gather insight and feedback on (Representing 198 businesses) and regional collaboration • Established support from the State respective county marketing efforts of Kansas to modify Kansas Works to support career pathways DIVERSIFICATION through ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurship Task Force e2e

Awards Launch of the e2e Incubator In June 2016, the Entrepreneurship Task Force (ETF) was The e2e Incubator marked its grand opening on the ground floor of the High Touch honored at the Wichita Business Journal’s Innovation Awards Technologies building in downtown Wichita with a celebration in July 2016. for development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem; including The inaugural e2e class of startups included six businesses: Buddy Rest, KingFit, Knoxx the launch of the e2e Incubator/Accelerator program. Reverie Coffee Roasters, Tru-Building, Inc. and Visibility Optics—all of which graduated Co-chair Gary Oborny received a Dream Chaser’s award from from the accelerator in Oct. 2016. Urban League for his service and support of diversification through ETF.

Community Outreach The ETF liaison group added seven new members, surpassing the goal of 40 total members by year end. ETF also sponsored the second-annual Create Campaign, Camp Destination Innovation and DECA’s Innovation Rally.

Entrepreneurship in K-8 Classrooms ETF launched a Do Entrepreneurship sub-committee to focus efforts on integrating entrepreneurial programming and awareness into the K-8 classrooms.

Wichita Business Journal Innovation Awards EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Principal for a Day Literacy Mock Job Interview Day In April 2016, the Business and Education Alliance With assistance from the Wichita Community In April 2016, 124 students from four local school (BEA) ran a pilot program with 13 business leaders Foundation, the BEA identified increasing literacy districts learned essential interview skills and called Principal for a Day aimed at increasing as a critical strategy for growing post-secondary participated in mock interviews with 52 business involvement in local schools. In partnership with certificate/degree attainment and thereby professionals. The response from the teachers public school districts, and in conjunction with enhancing Wichita’s future workforce. As such, and students was so positive that the BEA, in American Education Week (Nov. 14-18), the BEA the BEA has partnered with, and is promoting, partnership with Workforce Alliance, plans on will roll out an expanded program which will the United Way’s Women United Read to Succeed holding the event annually. allow business leaders a first-hand experience of program to help children read at grade level by how students are being prepared for a globally third grade, when students begin to transition competitive workforce. from learning to read to reading to learn.

Principal for a Day Mock Job Interview Day

Early Literacy Symposium INTERNAL and EXTERNAL PERCEPTIONS Perceptions Task Force

Task Force Initiated A perceptions task force was formed with co-chairs Laura Bernstorf, senior project management specialist at Airbus Americas Engineering; Moji Fanimokun, attorney and consultant; Roy Heatherly, publisher of The Wichita Eagle and Jerry Jones, vice president of commercial development at Slawson Companies.

Pride-in-Place Meetups Two, community-wide events were held to provide individuals and organizations alike the opportunity to share what is currently being done to promote Wichita while looking for ways to facilitate future Susie Santo, collaborations. Each meetup featured five, president & CEO Visit Wichita five-minute presentations from organizations including Fidelity Bank, City of Wichita, Marketplace Properties, Wichita Community Foundation, The Wichita Eagle, Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, Wichita State University, The Workroom, Visit Wichita and Yellowbrick Street Team.

Pride-in-Place Meetup, Oct. 13 RECRUIT and RETAIN TALENT Talent Specialist Position Talent Attraction Assistance

Position Filled Intern Return Downtown Housing Tour Léah Sakr Lavender will be joining the Partnership team in Nov. 2016. Lavender Assisted Young Professionals of Wichita (YPW) in hosting and implementing brings diverse work and cultural experience to the role. In her position, Léah will an Intern Return Downtown Housing Tour in July 2016. work to forge new, global strategies to retain and recruit talent while accelerating and connecting existing efforts to retrain workers.

Léah Sakr Lavender Intern Return Downtown Housing Tour Zelman Lofts DOWNTOWN VITALITY Urban Development Finney State Office Building Hilton Garden Inn Residential Development Proposal Adaptive reuse of the commercial The development of downtown Pinnacle Lofts & Apartments The Ferguson Group will be working 401 E. Douglas building along with continues through the implementation Opened over the coming months on a new in-fill development at Douglas of Project Downtown: The Master development agreement with the and Topeka was announced in Flats 324 Expansion Opened Plan for Wichita. Since its adoption in Public Building Commission. fall 2016. 2010, over a half billion dollars has Broadway Autopark Apartments been invested in Wichita’s urban core. Announced Advanced Learning Library Mosley Avenue Improvements A groundbreaking for the new $33 Streetscape improvements initiated Repurpose and renovation of empty Cargill Announced New Division million Advanced Learning Library in 2016. parking garage into apartments. Headquarters was held in July 2016. Cargill announced new division Bitting Building (Phase One) headquarters at the former Wichita opened of The Douglas project Delano Catalyst Sites Issued Eagle building in Old Town. Final proposals were presented for 520Commerce Now Leasing the site in Oct. 2016.

Wichita Eagle Building

Broadway Autopark Advanced library groundbreaking People-first Design Project Hilton Garden Inn rendering Apartments rendering Grants and Placemaking just west of the ICT Pop-Up Urban Marketing in Douglas Ave. Marketing Initiatives Park, was transformed into a series Transit Shelters Downtown Clean Up of chalkboards which will pose First design to be installed in 2016 People-first Design Project questions that the community is along Douglas Ave. Over 100 volunteers swept streets Designed to decrease the street encouraged to answer. and sidewalks, repainted street footprint, increase the pedestrian Public Policy and Planning striping, cleaned parks and more in right of way and add vibrancy Park(ing) Day April 2016. to downtown Wichita at the Local artists, designers and citizens Proposed Policy for Food Truck Operations intersection of Douglas and Main collaboratively transformed nine Logo, Brand and Website Design and Development for a temporary time. A volunteer parking spots into temporary public Final policy to be presented to City group coordinated efforts to install places along Douglas Ave., further Council in Nov. 2016. New downtown Wichita brand this temporary pilot project funded demonstrating the need for urban and website launch expected first Commercial and Hospitality by the Knight Foundation Fund of open space. quarter of 2017. the Wichita Community Foundation. Market Analysis Update Other project partners included SSMID Pilot Projects Original market data that was 2016 Downtown Living Tour Health ICT, Bike Walk Wichita and included in Project Downtown was Successful event showcasing the Douglas Streetscaping Downtown Wichita. updated summer 2016. urban lifestyle with 18 residential Project scheduled to bid in Dec. properties open for the public to ICT Chalk Talks with streetscape improvements and American Architectural Foundation tour. Over 1,500 attendees enjoyed Funded by the Knight Foundation planters installed by April 2017. National Sustainable Communities the tour in October 2016. Fund of the Wichita Community grant awarded to downtown Wichita Foundation. In July 2016, the facade Placemaking/Programming for design workshop to review Downtown Holiday Marketing of the Caldwell Murdock Building, Douglas and Market area.

Finding a Common NORTH Greater Wichita Partnership Investors

Advanced Personnel Concergent IT, LLC Hyatt Regency Wichita Occidental Management, Inc. UCI Aeroflex Wichita, Inc. Conco Construction Hyspeco, Inc. Pioneer Balloon Company UMB Bank, N.A. Aetna Consolidated Holdings, Inc. IBEW L.U. 271 - Electrical Workers Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 441 United Way of the Plains Airbus Americas Engineering, Inc. Cornejo & Sons, Inc. Icon Structures, Inc. Poet Ethanol Products University of Kansas School All Metal Recycling, Inc. Cox Communications iHeartMedia - KRBB, KZSN, KTHR, KZCH Premier Processing of Medicine-Wichita Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. Cox Machine, Inc. IMA, Inc. Prestressed Concrete, Inc. USI Insurance Services Ambassador Hotel Wichita Delta Dental of Kansas, Inc. InfoSync Services Professional Engineering Value Place Anderson Management Company Dillon Food Stores INTRUST Bank, N.A. Consultants, P.A. Vermillion, Inc. Armstrong Chamberlin Dondlinger & Sons JR Custom Metal Products, Inc. Rand Graphics, Inc. Via Christi Health Automation-Plus, Inc. Construction Company, Inc. Johnson Controls Range Oil Company, Inc. Visit Wichita Baker University DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport K•Coe Isom Realtors of South Central Kansas WDM Architects Bank of America Dudley Williams & Associates KAKE-TV Regier Carr & Monroe, L.L.P. Wesley Medical Center Beran Concrete Eby Construction Co. Kansas Gas Service Results Driven Marketing Westar Energy Berry Companies, Inc. Emprise Bank Kansas Global Trade Services Ritchie Exploration, Inc. Wichita Area Technical College Best Western Wichita North Hotel Envision, Inc. Kansas Health Foundation Rose Hill Bank Wichita Business Journal & Suites Equity Bank KSNW-Channel 3 Sasnak Management Corporation Wichita Community Foundation BKD, LLP Fahnestock Plumbing, HVAC & Electric Laham Development Company Security 1st Title LLC Wichita Downtown Development Black Hills Energy Fiber Dynamics, Inc. Law Company, Inc. Sedgwick County Corporation Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas Fidelity Bank LDF Companies Sharpline Converting, Inc. Wichita Eagle Bokeh Development Foulston Siefkin LLP Lee Air, Inc. Sinclair & Sons Custom Welding Wichita Independent Business Association Bombardier Learjet Friends University Legacy Bank & Machine Service, Inc. Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce Bothner and Bradley, Inc. Gardner Design Legasus Group Slawson Real Estate Company Wichita Public Schools Building Trades Council of Central GLMV Architecture, Inc. Lubrication Engineers, Inc. Snodgrass & Sons Construction Co., Inc. Wichita State University & Western Kansas Grant Thornton LLP Marketplace Properties, LLC Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. Workforce Alliance of South Central Butler Community College Gravity :: Works Martin Pringle Oliver Wallace Star Lumber & Supply Co., Inc. Kansas, Inc. Capitol Federal Savings Bank Great Plains Ventures, Inc. & Bauer, L.L.P. Sullivan Higdon & Sink Yingling Aviation Cargill Meat Solutions Hajoca Corporation Medical Society of Sedgwick County Sunflower Bank, N.A. Z Insurance Group, LLC Central Mechanical Wichita, Inc. Harlow Aerostructures LLC Meritrust Credit Union TECT Aerospace Charles E. Mahaney Roofing Company Hartman Oil Co., Inc. Mid American Credit Union Textron Aviation, Inc. City of Wichita High Touch Technologies Mid-America Orthopedics The Carnahan Group Cochener Garvey Capital Partners, Inc. House of Schwan, Inc. Midwest Mechanical The Trust Company of Kansas Commerce Bank Howerton+White Murfin Drilling Company, Inc. TranSystems Corporation Community Bank of Wichita, Inc. Hutton Construction Corporation Newman University Truck Parts & Equipment, Inc. Greater Wichita Partnership Staff

Carrying out the Partnership’s important mission is a team consisting of business and community leaders and full-time staff, dedicated to discovering catalytic ways to grow the area’s economy. Whether providing the most up-to-date market data that will allow the private and public sector to make strategic business decisions or implementing marketing strategies aimed at promoting regional opportunities, the Partnership provides the resources and vision to ensure that the community is always pointed in the right direction.

Jeff Fluhr Marlo Dolezal Andrew Nave Jaimie Garnett Jason Gregory David Bossemeyer Craig Bay Craig Lindeman President Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President, Vice President, Business Director of Special Projects Director of Communications of Economic Development of Strategic Communications Downtown Development Development Corporation

Duane Smith Tammy Nolan Heather Denker Léah Sakr Lavender Andy Kim Megan Radley Nancy Moore CCR, Research Director Marketing Director Manager of Special Projects Talent Specialist Design & Communication Director of Communications, Administrative Assistant Specialist, Downtown Downtown Development Development Corporation Corporation