Downtown Development

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 8, 2011 

 

Contact: Jeff Fluhr
316.264.6005 

 


MEDIA ADVISORY 

 

Wichita Downtown Development Corporation Annual Lecture Thursday


Top urban expert Carol Coletta will be the speaker for the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation's Third Annual Lecture this Thursday at the Historic Orpheum Theatre. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by the lecture at 7:00 p.m.

A nationally known speaker, Coletta has served as president and CEO of CEOs for Cities since 2005. As an expert in what CEOs and their companies look for, she will talk about how cities transform themselves into places where people want to live and companies want to locate and how that affects a region's economy.

In addition, WDDC is asking young people to discuss what they want to see in Downtown Wichita through Downtown Caf� sessions held at 4 p.m. on Thursday. During the discussion, college students and young professionals will enjoy pizza and soft drinks and then receive free transportation to the keynote presentation from Unified Party Bus.

The Downtown Caf�s will take place at 4:00 p.m. this Thursday, March 10 at three area colleges:

� Wichita State University in the Marcus Welcome Center

 

� Newman University in the Alumni Lounge in Dugan Library

 

� Butler Community College in the Grizzly Den in the Student Union


WDDC's Third Annual Lecture is sponsored by INTRUST Bank, Kansas Health Foundation, Spirit AeroSystems, Westar Energy, and Wichita Community Foundation.

The WDDC is a non-profit organization focused on stimulating interest and investment in Downtown. The organization is governed by its Board of Directors consisting of property and business owners from the Downtown area. The Board represents more than 1,400 businesses in the center city and directs and manages the WDDC's efforts to revitalize the Downtown area.

Information about the master plan process may be viewed at www.downtownwichita.org.

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Downtown Development