Biztalk With Bill Roy

Wichita Business Journal reporters and editors talk about local breaking business news we might see in 2019.

The Wichita State University Wichita Promise and Wichita Promise Move programs are getting more Wichitans, and new Wichitans, into the workforce.

The WBJ and sponsor KeyCentrix recognized 44 companies in the 2018 awards. The winners are featured in this podcast.

Four downtown Wichita stakeholders talked to Wichita's Emerging Leaders about downtown projects done and projects on the horizon.

Chase Koch, speaking at a recent Startup Grind event, says he was struggling in running a Koch Industries business and decided to fire himself.

Chase Koch spoke at a recent Startup Grind event about growing up Koch, moving away for college and making his return to Wichita.

While a committee wants more public input, leaders say they still expect to make a recommendation on the future of Century II in January.

Five Wichita professional women discussed work/life balance, being confident and how to make sure women's voices are heard during one of three panel discussions Thursday.

Regina Miller owns two businesses, sleeps 3-4 hours a night and is passionate about the growth and success of Wichita.

Kirk Seminoff, after a long career at the Wichita Eagle, has joined the Wichita Business Journal as associate editor. Seminoff is a native Wichitan, married with a daughter at Wichita East High School. And he's optimistic about his hometown's future.

More than five dozen professionals are participating in year two of the Wichita Business Journal's six-month program created to grow careers and drive progress in Wichita. “Meeting other like-minded and driven women that are also involved in the community has been very motivating,” says Crystal McDonald, co-owner and founder of Xclusive Events. “Learning and sharing about events, ideas and other opportunities throughout Wichita has been a huge benefit to my business as well.” The Career Women program is the big story in the weekly edition of the Wichita Business Journal, and is the focus of Episode 74 of the BizTalk with Bill Roy Podcast. My guests are the women who run the program: WBJ Audience Development Director Stacy Guinn and Events Manager Jaclyn Wooten. They join me to talk about the discussions the women have, the networking opportunities and even the war stories the participants tell.

The Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas is pleased with the growth of its program to match students with Wichita-area companies. The Youth Employment Project provides soft-skills training to high schoolers, then matches the students up with companies that might need a hand over the summer months. The students get valuable experience and the companies get another worker, especially important during summer vacation time. Alliance CEO Keith Lawing describes YEP during Episode 73 of the BizTalk with Bill Roy Podcast. He says the program has grown each year they have provided it.

Charlie Chandler of Intrust Bank and Jon Rolph of SASNAK, Greater Wichita Partnership co-chairs, say it's time to seize the moment to move Wichita forward.

Wichita's quality of life is an important part of recruiting and retaining a local workforce.

The first of dozens of KC-46A refueling tankers are expected to arrive next month.

KMUW Director of News and Public Affairs Tom Shine talks with Bill about Wichita's evolving media industry.

The new Wichita baseball team is expected to play in a new downtown stadium in 2020.

The hiring binge at Spirit AeroSystems Inc. has created workforce issues downstream.

These Wichita beer and coffee brewers, who spoke at the recent ICT Summit, say their passion pushed them forward when starting their business got to be daunting.

There's more going on in the Wichita tech world than you think.