Young Talent: Year-End Report 2007

The challenge to acquire, motivate and grow talent - especially young talent - will become the pivotal economic development and employer issues in the years ahead. See what the Wichita Metro Chamber is doing to assure that your business priorities will effectively match and motivate those of your young professional talent.

2007 Chamber Results

Visioneering Wichita

  • The Community Identity Alliance created www.uploadwichita.com, a Web site dedicated to citizen story-telling
  • Four new alliances: Arts/Culture, Agri-business Innovations, Literate Community and the Cyber Alliance of Kansas.

Workforce Solutions

A one-stop workforce resource:

  • Served more than 150 employers
  • Acquired training grants in excess of $363,750 on behalf of 22 businesses
  • Served more than 2,575 employees

Leadership

  • Completed the 25th annual Leadership Wichita program

Small Business Programming

  • 42 events with a combined total of 4,500 attendees
  • Brought in high-quality, nationally-recognized speakers including: Jeffrey Gitomer, Rebecca Ryan and Pat Williams

Advocacy

  • out over 5 years
  • An additional $4.75 million in NIAR Funding
  • Unemployment Tax Cut—an average 40%

Jobs

  • out over 5 years
  • The Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition reached its five-year goal in three and a half years by helping facilitate 8,842 jobs

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