Wichita Raising ED Funds

The Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, the private-public group charged with spearheading the effort to beef up economic development efforts in Wichita, has launched a campaign to raise $500,000 in private money for the initiative.

A portion of that money, combined with $250,000 pledged annually for five years by both the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County, will be used to contract with the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce to perform economic development functions on behalf of the coalition.

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