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The Wichita Downtown Development Corporation WDDC is pleased to provide this annual report on the state of our Downtown. Currently many strategic conversations and partnerships have aligned that will help move Downtown and our south central Kansas region forward. Regionally ten counties have come together to produce a new Blueprint for Regional Economic Growth BREG in addition a new Wichita-South Central Kansas Export Plan was formulated Wichita State University is making great strides moving its new Innovation Campus forward and Wichita will open the new Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport terminal in May of this year. Economic development organizations recently announced a new alignment as well through the creation of a new Greater Wichita Partnership. The Partnership will align the economic development efforts of the Leadership Council GWEDC and the WDDC. Each of these initiatives allows us the opportunity to maximize development and to foster job growth in our community. In this State of Downtown Report you will find market and economic data that documents the progress we are seeing in the City center. This report is designed to be a resource for those who own develop market or invest in real estate. It is meant to be a reference tool for research or project due diligence for those developing in Downtown Wichita. Project Downtown The Master Plan for Wichita continues to provide the blueprint that assists the private sector in making key investment decisions in Wichitas core. Concurrently the plan also provides the framework for the public sector to make strategic investments which foster private sector investment. At the WDDC we work to provide the leadership and staff resources to coordinate these initiatives. As chairman of the WDDC I am encouraged by the collaborative approach towards economic development that has emerged in Wichita and throughout the region. By working together we are able to increase our economic successes and maximize our opportunities. Sincerely Bill Livingston Chairman Wichita Downtown Development Corporation Downtown Wichita Skyline Photo credit TJ Studios