Biztalk With Bill Roy

Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas CEO Keith Lawing says the future remains murky for Wichita’s economy as we move into 2021. But groups are collaborating on workforce solutions.

Do you want to avoid further business shutdowns due to Covid-19? Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. Avoid large groups of people. Wash your hands often. Don’t touch your face. That’s the advice from the Centers for Disease Control and from Sedgwick County Health Officer Garold Minns. Minns saw how Sedgwick County Coronavirus numbers continued to spike through October and into November. They are alarming: Positive tests nearing 25%; Hospitalizations at their highest levels; No ICU beds available.

The McPherson College Student Debt Project combines financial literacy education, jobs and mentorship.

KNSS radio host Ted Woodward admits there were dark times when he was fighting for air as a hospitalized Covid-19 patient.

AgEagle is moving from southeast Kansas to Wichita with the promise of significant growth tied to an as yet unnamed big commercial customer.

Frank Waugh was born in Kansas City, raised in El Dorado and plans to be in Wichita for a long time.

Jennifer McDonald’s urban winery Jenny Dawn Cellars at Union Station was only a few months old when she had to reduce operations due to the pandemic. But she cut back, innovated and is looking forward to the future.

Wichita Business Journal Editor Bill Roy provides a third update on his journey with ALS, which began a year ago.

Sedgwick County has made available CARES Act money to help Wichita-area businesses. County Manager Tom Stolz describes how businesses can apply for that funding.

Businesses have had to be creative and innovative in these challenging times. The Wichita Business Journal is no different.

You might be able to learn a few things from these manufacturing Hall of Famers.

There’s cautious optimism surrounding 737 MAX recertification and return to service.

Wichita State’s president has created a new innovation and business council.

The 2020 Women in Business Hall of Fame honorees say mentoring is a matter of paying it forward.

These two 40 Under 40 honorees say they are paying it forward when they mentor others and help them succeed.

KAKE's Shane Ewing says he may not get to anchor ESPN's "SportsCenter," But he's found a home in Wichita.

Lou Schwechheimer made a big impact in Wichita in a very short time.

Which will happen first: 737 MAX recertification or a Covid-19 vaccine?

Jen Ray's Monarch in Delano is open. She got some help from the Paycheck Protection Program, a modification in state law and her loyal customers.

The day Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama Administration the U.S. was fighting a pandemic.