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Coming into Focus: Cost of the Sector Plan
The proposed new airport is at least $252 Million, and now it's becoming clear that the 37,000 acre “West Bay Preservation Area” is 10,000 acres of pinelands donated for airport mitigation, about 14,000 more acres of pinelands for various mitigations, and finally about 13,000 acres of waterfront and riparian […]

Aviation Manufacturing in Wichita:  Minus 14,000 Jobs
The TopekaCapitalJournal reports 14,000 jobs at average wage of $50,000 have been lost.  The Wichita economy, one of the most manufacturing-oriented in the country, is a wreck because the aviation industry is in the lowest cycle in history.
This huge overhang of aerospace capacity does not bode well for startups and […]