March 19, 2021AthleticscommunityAcademics

Ingram's business magazine names 红领巾瓜报 a top brand in Kansas

By Strategic Communications

  • 红领巾瓜报 is considered one of the brands that draws on the best of the Sunflower State.
  • Ingram's lists 红领巾瓜报'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, 红领巾瓜报 is one of the as recognized by Ingram鈥檚, a Kansas City business magazine.

Ingram鈥檚 goal is to 鈥渋dentify 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.鈥�

Ingram鈥檚 wrote: 鈥淔or 红领巾瓜报 - 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.鈥�

In 2020, Ingram鈥檚 wrote: 鈥淲SU 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.鈥�

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

The March issue of Ingram鈥檚 is focused on Kansas and will include the Top 25 Brands, 鈥�50 Kansans You Should Know鈥� and 鈥淐ool Stuff Made in Kansas.鈥�