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Former UPS Driver Becomes First-Time Business Owner With California Tortilla, Opens Kansas' First Location in Wichita on January 8

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Mardi, janvier 7, 2020
Regions of the United States, Wichita metropolitan area, Wichita, Kansas, United States, California Tortilla, KANSAS, Wichita State University

To commemorate its arrival in the Kansas market, California Tortilla is hosting a Grand Opening celebration on January 8.

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  • To commemorate its arrival in the Kansas market, California Tortilla is hosting a Grand Opening celebration on January 8.
  • Customers are also encouraged to bring canned goods to the location on Grand Opening day to donate to the food bank.
  • Poling, a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas grade school and Kapaun Mount Carmel High School, attended the University of Kansas and Wichita State University before spending 15 years as a UPS driver.
  • "I wanted something Wichita didn't already have, so after two to three months of digging around the internet, I found California Tortilla."

Wichita State University is Named a 2019 Social Mobility Innovator

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Mardi, mars 19, 2019
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CollegeNET, Inc. , a leading provider of web-based on-demand technologies for higher education and the developer of the Social Mobility Index (SMI), named Wichita State University a Social Mobility Innovator for 2019.

Key Points: 
  • CollegeNET, Inc. , a leading provider of web-based on-demand technologies for higher education and the developer of the Social Mobility Index (SMI), named Wichita State University a Social Mobility Innovator for 2019.
  • The first step in doing this is to identify and learn from colleges and universities like Wichita State.
  • Once students arrive at Wichita State from out of state, the school does all it can to help them succeed on campus.
  • CollegeNET acknowledges schools -- such as Wichita State -- that are fostering social mobility through innovative programs.