More on my new gig here! Excited to rejoin the Watershed Analytics team.
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More on my new gig here! Excited to rejoin the Watershed Analytics team.
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A big day. I loved my time at the WBJ. The team there is full of great people, and I enjoyed all the stories I got to tell - and the people I got to meet - in aviation, banking, real estate and beyond. Excited for what’s next.
New: Northrop Grumman CEO will be in Wichita on Monday amid questions about Spirit AeroSystems’ future involvement on the B-21 Raider. Sen. Moran has had a full-court press going to keep Spirit defense work in the Air Capital and is hosting the visit.
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Reporting from @joshwittwbj.bsky.social
Airbus, Spirit AeroSystems continue to work on agreement key to Boeing-Spirit deal closing
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Boeing’s CEO praised the improvements he’s seeing out of Wichita’s Spirit AeroSystems when it comes to fuselage quality. That’s big for ramping up Boeing 737 Max production and deliveries. More from Tuesday’s Boeing earnings call:
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This was a fun story to write this week. WSU Tech’s Mandy Fouse and Sheree Utash are co-authors of a new children’s book series aimed at sparking interest in STEAM careers. “Ella the Engineer” has already launched. “Paisley the Pilot” among the books on deck.
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And on the #aviation front: looking forward to the National Aviation Hall of Fame induction ceremony coming to Wichita (for the first time) in September.
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On the #banking beat this week: A cover story featuring interviews with several top #Wichita bank execs on where the industry stands and where it could go in 2025. Interesting perspective on commercial lending trends, M&A and the incoming Trump administration.
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Here’s the complete 60 Minutes segment on the Boeing whistleblowers that ran this evening. youtu.be/Cxf_NaufSUY?...
“plane” not “plan” in that first thread…nothing like a typo to get things rolling on here! 😀
Drop me a message on here or an email at jwitt@bizjournals.com if you have any tips, feedback, story ideas, etc. Cheers!
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A long-overdue introductory first post on BlueSky, which I’m really enjoying so far. I cover #aerospace and #banking for the #WichitaBusinessJournal with some #realestate and other big local business news in the mix. On the aviation front from the last week, here was one story I wrote: