The State of Outbound Sales in Wichita, 2026

The largest buyer categories

Sites with 20 or more people are the ones worth an SDR's time: big enough to have a facility lead, a service budget and a contract that comes up for renewal. The "vs. U.S. mix" column compares each category's share of local employment with its national share (1.00x is the U.S. average).

Where the sites are

The projects

• 01 · $1 billion over three years Boeing Wichita investment (new buildings and facility upgrades) Announced June 2026; project details not yet disclosed Boeing plans to construct new buildings and upgrade facilities at its Wichita operations, alongside a 35,000 square foot, $45 million Boeing Workforce Training Center with WSU Tech expected to open by the end of 2026. Aerospace plant work brings industrial electrical, HVAC and fire protection packages plus roofing and paving on large footprints; contractors should watch for permit filings as Boeing releases specific projects. electricalHVACfire protectionroofingpaving Engineering News-Record, 2026-06-10
• 02 · $300 million Wichita Biomedical Campus Under construction, building completion targeted December 2026, classes summer 2027 A nine-story, 350,000 square foot biomedical and healthcare education building at English and Topeka streets in downtown Wichita, a joint effort of Wichita State, WSU Tech and the University of Kansas Medical Center. As the building closes out, interior finish trades (flooring, painting) and lab mechanical and electrical commissioning peak, followed by janitorial and maintenance contracts when staff move in during spring 2027. flooringpaintingHVACelectricalcleaning Engineering News-Record, 2026-04-03
• 03 · more than $100 million South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital Under construction, completion late 2026, patients early 2027 A 104-bed state mental health hospital in south Wichita providing inpatient treatment and forensic services. Secure behavioral health space needs specialized HVAC, electrical and fire protection, and the late-2026 finish puts flooring and painting work on the near-term calendar, with institutional cleaning after opening. HVACelectricalfire protectionflooringcleaning KAKE, 2026-08-02
• 04 · $133 million Delano Ballpark District hotel and mixed-use development Broke ground July 2026, opening planned for 2028 A seven-story, 160-room hotel with 192 residences, 10,000 square feet of street-level retail and structured parking from EPC Real Estate Group at South McLean Boulevard and West Maple Street, across from Equity Bank Park in Delano. Hospitality and residential space carries HVAC, electrical and fire sprinkler work through 2028, with large flooring and painting packages at the end and ongoing hotel cleaning and landscaping contracts after. HVACelectricalfire protectionflooringpainting KWCH 12, 2026-07-30
• 05 · 11,250 sq ft Ascension Via Christi West ER Under construction (broke ground March 2026), opening 2027 An 11,250 square foot freestanding emergency room with 10 treatment rooms, CT and X-ray imaging and an onsite lab at the northwest corner of West Kellogg and 119th Street in west Wichita. A short, roughly 10-month build means electrical (imaging), HVAC and fire protection bids now, then parking lot paving, landscaping and recurring clinical cleaning once it opens. electricalHVACfire protectionpavingcleaning Ascension Via Christi, 2026-03-31
• 06 · $615 million Wichita Public Schools (USD 259) bond proposal On the November 3, 2026 ballot A two-question bond from Wichita Public Schools: Question 1 (just over $407 million) would rebuild five elementary and middle schools, preserve North and East high schools and fix HVAC at 17 schools and buildings; Question 2 ($207 million) would renovate and expand Horace Mann, rebuild Coleman Middle and Adams Elementary and improve career and technical space at South, Northwest and Heights high schools. If voters approve it, the district moves into design and bidding for multiple school rebuilds, giving general contractors, roofers, flooring installers and mechanical contractors a multi-year run of K-12 work across Wichita. constructionHVACroofingflooring KAKE, 2026-06-01
• 07 Wichita Fire Station 23 Broke ground August 2026 A new fire station near Pawnee and Maize in southwest Wichita, the city's first new station in more than 16 years, part of more than $62.5 million the city says it has committed to new and rebuilt fire stations. Municipal station builds bring general construction, roofing and site paving packages now, and the city's wider station program means more of the same bids as other stations are rebuilt. constructionroofingpaving KAKE, 2026-08-20
• 08 · $160 million Derby Shores Broke ground May 2026; lagoon phase about a year, full completion about two years A STAR bond tourism district in Derby anchored by a 4-acre Crystal Lagoon with white sand beaches, with apartments, a hotel, restaurants and bars planned alongside, led by Genesis Health Clubs developer Rodney Steven. Site clearing and lagoon work come first, then vertical construction and roofing on the hotel and apartments, and the finished district needs grounds maintenance and hotel and venue cleaning contracts. constructionlandscapingroofingcleaning KAKE, 2026-05-26
• 09 · $17,830,824 proposed budget Redbud Trail improvements (Woodlawn to K-96 and Rock Road overpass) Phase one under construction since February 2026; phase two bidding pending council approval About three and a half miles of new trail between Woodlawn and K-96 in northeast Wichita with upgraded crossings at Woodlawn, Greenwich and Webb roads, and a pedestrian overpass at the Rock Road crossing in phase two. Trail and crossing work is federally funded public bid work for paving and site contractors, and the overpass and connections in phase two add structural construction and landscape restoration along the corridor. pavinglandscapingconstruction KAKE, 2026-09-01
• 10 · about 15 acres Botanica Wichita expansion into Sim Park Lease approved September 2026; construction could be several years away The Wichita City Council approved a 30-year lease of about 15 acres of Sim Park next to the Arkansas River so Botanica can nearly double its grounds and add a Hydro Learning Center connected to a conservatory. An early signal rather than a bid: garden expansion means planting, tree replacement and grounds work, plus a new conservatory and learning center building once grants and Sim family approval are in place. landscapingconstruction KAKE, 2026-09-18
• 11 · 6.5 acres Exploration Place Adventure Playscape Opened March 2026 A 6.5-acre outdoor play destination on Exploration Place's riverfront campus in Wichita with 10 themed environments, a large water play area, more than 40,000 plants, 500 tons of Kansas limestone and 250 new trees, open into the evening in spring break and summer. A planted, irrigated site this size needs ongoing grounds, irrigation and tree care contracts as the plantings mature, and evening hours mean site lighting that has to be maintained. landscapingelectrical Exploration Place (via KAKE), 2026-03-13
• 12 · $46.35 million Wichita State University dance and theater building Approved by Kansas Board of Regents; construction date not set A 58,800-square-foot, three-story building on the west side of the Wichita State campus near the Duerksen Fine Arts Center, with a 180-seat black box theater, dance studios, acting and movement studios and faculty offices. Dance studios and a black box theater call for specialty flooring and an assembly-occupancy fire sprinkler and alarm package, with mechanical and electrical work across a build the university expects to take about three years. flooringfire protectionHVACelectricalconstruction KSN-TV, 2026-09-21
• 13 · $40 million Hotel Indigo downtown Wichita Under construction; opening expected 2027 A 119-room hotel with a restaurant and bar converting the historic Petroleum Building and the O'Rourke Title (McClellan Hotel) building at Broadway Avenue and William Street, across from the Wichita Biomedical Campus. Converting two 1920s-era office buildings into guest rooms brings life-safety upgrades (sprinklers and fire alarm for hotel occupancy), new flooring and paint throughout, then recurring floor care and fire system inspections once it opens in 2027. fire protectionflooringpaintingHVAC KSN-TV, 2026-02-04

Projects current as of 2026-09; each source is linked on its card. Values are as reported by the source.

The anchor owners

Health systems, campuses, large employers and industrial parks hold the biggest concentrations of commercial buildings in Wichita. One relationship with a facilities team here can cover many buildings.

Anchor facts checked 2026-10; each source is linked on its card.

Which trades the work touches