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What’s at stake for Wichita if Boeing buys Spirit AeroSystems

Boeing wants a reunion with a corporate relative that’s drifted away. Spirit AeroSystems, once a Boeing subsidiary, split off from the aircraft manufacturing behemoth nearly 20 years ago. But they’ve continued to partner and now find their fates and reputations intertwined over the safety of a flagship jetliner they built together. Pressure to reexamine their […]

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La economía de Kansas depende de los latinos y los hispanos, el grupo demográfico de más rápido crecimiento del estado

El 29 de julio, la Comisión de Asuntos Hispanos y Latinoamericanos de Kansas celebró una Cumbre de Liderazgo Latino en la universidad Wichita State. Atrajo a 180 asistentes un sábado para discutir cómo los hispanos y latinos pueden aumentar su impacto en las urnas y en áreas de educación, salud pública y economía.

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Kansas economy depends on Latinos and Hispanics, state’s fastest growing demographic

Hispanic people represent 18% of residents in Wichita and the fastest growing segment of the Kansas population — making them an integral part of the state’s workforce, critical to the state’s overall economic success. On July 29, the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission held a Latina Leadership Summit at  Wichita State University. It […]

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