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Boeing Wichita, Spirit Defense unveiled near training center; governor attends
Summary
Wichita leaders celebrated a local unveiling of Boeing Wichita and Spirit Defense with Governor Laura Kelly in attendance, highlighting job opportunities and recent community investments including a ribbon cutting and a Park Landing groundbreaking.
The mayor of Wichita announced that Boeing Wichita has returned to the city and that Boeing and Spirit Defense unveiled a local integration at an event near the Regional Fire Training Center, attended by Governor Laura Kelly. The mayor said the announcement is “positive for our community” and cited expanded job opportunities and collaboration with one of the state’s largest employers.
The mayor noted recent local milestones tied to the same community momentum: a ribbon cutting at the Carl G. Brewer Community Center and a groundbreaking at Park Landing on the former Park Elementary School campus at the Second Light Multi Agency Center. He also invited residents to a retirement celebration for City Manager Bob Layton at the Wichita Art Museum, and reiterated that a new city manager will begin at the end of the year.
“Wichita is the air capital of the world,” the mayor said, thanking partners who helped make the integration possible and asking residents to join local celebrations. The mayor also quoted Visit Wichita figures, saying the organization brings nearly 7,000,000 visitors to the city annually and that tourism has an estimated $2.6 billion yearly economic impact.
City officials additionally credited park and recreation staff and the housing department, led by Director Sally Sting, for work on Project 3 at Second Light — described in the briefing as a shelter with wraparound services and future affordable and supportive housing at Park Landing. No formal council motions or votes were announced at the briefing.
The city invited the public to tonight’s retirement celebration for City Manager Bob Layton and closed the briefing without a question-and-answer session.
