| Wichita,
Kansas
 Wichita,
Kansas is situated along
the beautiful Arkansas
River in Sedgwick County. Wichita
is the largest city in Kansas and
contributes nearly one-fifth of the state's
population. As of the Census 2000, Wichita
reported a population of 344,284 residents.
This dynamic
community is home to nearly forty galleries and
museums, fourteen musical organizations, ten performing
arts theaters and two professional
dance companies. Visitors also enjoy Oldtown
Wichita, one of the city's shopping,
entertainment and dining hot spots found in
the now-transformed red brick warehouse
district. One of the remodeled warehouses
in Oldtown is the Museum
of World Treasures. This
fascinating museum features Egyptian
mummies, Greek and Roman treasures, a
world-renowned American President's collection,
as well as dinosaur
fossils and the only Royal Crown Jewels
in America. Another Wichita attraction,
the Old
Cowtown Museum, is an open-air museum
that outlines life in Wichita and
Sedgwick County during the mid to late 1800's. The heritage of local Native
American's has been preserved
in The Mid-America All Indian Center Museum through
its Indian pow-wows,
exhibits of artifacts and artwork. Other sites of interest include Exploration
Place, Botanica
- The Wichita Gardens and Sedgwick
County Zoo, which is the state's most
popular tourist attraction.
 Nearly
eighty parks spread throughout the city offer public
facilities for soccer, tennis, golf,
softball, croquet, picnics, fishing, water
skiing, boating and biking. Sports
enthusiasts enjoy a wide variety of
professional and amateur sports such as the Wichita
Thunder hockey team, the Wichita
Rangers baseball team and the various
athletic
teams from Wichita State University.
Kansas
has been ranked as one of the top ten states for
outstanding education, and in the top five for
quality higher education. Wichita
contributes to such high praise with its
own progressive educational opportunities. This
includes an urban public school district with students that
steadily improve their academic achievement and
a wide variety of private and parochial schools.
Higher learning institutes include The
University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Friends
University, Newman
University, Wichita
Area Technical College and Wichita
State University. Wichita State
University is an important resource to the local
business community by providing programs that
support business and industry.
 As
the seat of Sedgwick
County, Wichita serves as the center
of economics to the south-central Kansas
and northern Oklahoma regions.
Wichita provides business, financial and
premium medical services to half a million
people in the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical
Area (MSA) alone. The Wichita MSA is
comprised of Sedgwick,
Harvey,
Sumner and Butler counties.
Wichita
ranked number one in manufacturing among
metropolitan areas with populations under a
million, and thirteenth overall among
the top manufacturing cities in America. Sedgwick County contributes over forty
percent of the manufacturing earnings in
the state. Known as the
"Air Capital of the World", Wichita is
steeped in aerospace history. Aviation
manufacturers currently thriving in the
Wichita area include Cessna,
Boeing, Raytheon
and Bombardier.
This
beautiful area offers residents an
excellent quality of life. Real estate is
at a premium with homes in established
neighborhoods, golf course communities,
lakefront communities and a wide variety of
town homes and condominiums from which to
choose. With nationally recognized police
and community initiatives in place to ensure a
safe home and business environment, the
crime rate is less than half the average of
other U.S. cities with populations under half a
million. Recently, the state of Kansas
earned the rank of the "eighth healthiest
state in the nation", with Wichita serving
as the regional hub for such quality healthcare.
In addition, Wichita
boasts a myriad of career opportunities,
competitive salaries, and a below-average
cost of living. Wichita has had the honor
of being named the All
America City three different times.
Wichita,
Kansas shines as a community with the
sophistication of a metropolis, the charm
of a small town, and an abundance of activities
sure to please everyone. This award-winning city offers unlimited
potential for businesses and families
alike.
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