Contact for News Reporters: Jeremy Hill, director, Barton School of Business Center for Economic Development and
Business Research, 316-213-3673 or jeremy.hill@wichita.edu.
Wichita State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research will
release the updated Kansas, Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City industry-level employment
forecasts to the public at 1 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6.
The reports will be made available through a news release from WSU and at outlook.cedbr.org.
A pre-publication embargoed copy will be made available upon request to Jeremy Hill
at jeremy.hill@wichita.edu or 316-213-3673.
In conjunction with the release of the state employment forecast, CEDBR is hosting
the Kansas Economic Outlook Conference from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the
Century II Convention Center.
Speakers will present on labor trends, local and national industry trends, and the
state and local forecasts.
Conference speakers will be available for interviews during the scheduled breaks and
at the conclusion of the event.
Wichita State University is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling
more than 16,000 students on its main campus and 9,000 students on its WSU Tech campuses
from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and WSU Tech
are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
