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Greater Wichita Partnership reports $3.5B in investment over decade, $5.3B pipeline and workforce initiatives

Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners · December 10, 2025

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Summary

Greater Wichita Partnership told the county it has driven $3.5 billion in capital investment and about 14,000 jobs in the last decade and has a roughly $5.3 billion active pipeline; the presentation highlighted aerospace diversification, the biomed corridor, workforce programs and a possible local sales‑tax conversation.

Jeff Fluer, president of the Greater Wichita Partnership, briefed the Sedgwick County Commission on Dec. 10 on regional economic‑development activity and the partnership's 10‑year outcomes.

Fluer said the partnership has helped attract about $3.5 billion in capital investment and about 14,000 jobs in the past decade, and he described an active pipeline of roughly $5.3 billion in opportunities. Andrew Nave, who leads economic development at GWP, said the organization counts roughly 67 active or finalist projects and that 8–10 of those are defense‑related; he said three or four projects are at announcement stage.

Tammy Bradley described talent and workforce work built on a Deloitte blueprint: future‑ready centers (WSU Tech and Wichita Public Schools partnerships), economic mobility initiatives using grant funding, and employer alignment programs. GWP presented "Choose Wichita," a recruitment website used with employers to showcase the region.

Commissioners asked about positions on a proposed 1% Wichita sales tax and a county quarter‑percent proposal; Fluer said the partnership board would consider the sales‑tax matter at its next meeting. Commissioners also asked about the fate of a large semiconductor project (Integra Technologies); GWP said Integra was acquired and its federal chips‑act application did not advance, but that the acquiring company remains active in the region.

The commission voted to receive and file the presentation. Commissioners and GWP emphasized continued county support for infrastructure, workforce, housing and other investments GWP said are needed to sustain growth.