Ingram's business magazine names ÷ČÓ°Ö±²„ a top brand in Kansas

  • ÷ČÓ°Ö±²„ is considered one of the brands that draws on the best of the Sunflower State.
  • Ingram's lists ÷ČÓ°Ö±²„'s National Institute for Aviation Research, its College of Health Professions, and ties to business and entrepreneurship as important assets.

For the second year in a row, ÷ČÓ°Ö±²„ is one of the as recognized by Ingram’s, a Kansas City business magazine.

Ingram’s goal is to ā€œidentify brands that have carved out national reputations for excellence by drawing on the best of what the Sunflower State offers in its people and its business leaders.ā€

Ingram’s wrote: ā€œFor ÷ČÓ°Ö±²„ - the brand means accessibility - it's the state's only urban university - and it stands for business, thanks in large part to specialty programs that tie directly into the economic strengths of the primary community it serves: Wichita.ā€

In 2020, Ingram’s wrote: ā€œWSU is a brand that stands for many things: The study and practice of commerce, through its school of business and center for entrepreneurship; research and advances in fight through its (National) Institute for Aviation Research; health care through its College of Health Professions, and even top-tier college basketball with the Shockers gaining national acclaim on their run to the Final Four in 2013 and routine appearances in the NCAA Tournament.ā€

Ingram’s methodology includes creating a scoring system that considers revenues, geographic reach, employment levels and civic engagement.

The March issue of Ingram’s is focused on Kansas and will include the Top 25 Brands, ā€œ50 Kansans You Should Knowā€ and ā€œCool Stuff Made in Kansas.ā€