By Dan Voorhis
The Wichita Eagle
A year ago, economic development leaders in Wichita were talking
about how “certifying” industrial sites was crucial to boosting the
area’s competitiveness for landing new manufacturing plants and other
facilities.
More than half of all states, Oklahoma and Missouri among them, have certified site programs, although Kansas does not.
“It’s
almost a baseline that if you don’t have a certified site (site
selection consultants) won’t even look at you,” said David Bossemeyer,
managing director for the Greater Wichita Economic Development
Coalition.
Today, some work has been done on developing a
certification program, but there is not yet a program and no sites have
been certified.
More here.
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