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Wichita, KS real estate and economic update, February, 2011

February, 2011, Economic & Real Estate update
for the
Wichita, KS Metro area.
 
Boeing plans to hire 4,000 to 5,000 new workers at their Many U.S. Plants in 2011.  Boeing has a back log of around 3,000 aircraft and is ramping up their production of B737 and B777 airliners.
Spirit AreoSystems plans to hire hundreds of new workers also.  Spirit builds parts in Wichita for every airliner Boeing Aircraft builds including parts for Airbus and the main fuselage for the Sikorsky CH-53 Helicopter.
 
Nationally, payrolls by private employers rose by 187,000 in January, 2011.  Analysts had been predicting 145,000 jobs to be added in the month.
 
A few years ago Wichita was trying hard to get a Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's to anchor the shopping at Water Walk in down town Wichita.  They settled for Gander Mountain.  Gander Mountain turned out to be a great choice and the Wichita store is one of their very best.  Last week Cabela's announced they were indeed coming to Wichita and had settled on a NE Wichita location.  The new 80,000 sq ft store will be at Regency lakes shopping Center at 21st and Greenwich. The Wichita store is set ... more

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