Wichita was ranked second by Forbes, 2008 in their list of the "Best Cities for Jobs"

This same list ranked Wichita the fifth best city in income growth and the seventh best

for cost of living and job growth.

Wichita is a key global competitor with nearly 50% of its products being shipped overseas. Kansas State, 2008

Wichita was ranked the strongest real estate market in the United States for 12-1-07 to 12-01-08. The ranking was done 1-14-08 by Vero FORECAST. Vero real estate solutions is a leader in risk management and valuation services in Santa Ana, CA

April, 2008 unemployment rate for Wichita, KS was 3.8%

April, 2008. Kansas approves $33,000,000 for Cessna to build new Aircraft plant for the Citation Columbus model. The plant will employ 1,000 aircraft workers generating around $77,000,000 a year in new wages for the city. An additional 2,000 to 3,000 jobs will be created in the metropolitan area because of this work.