Read about the WBJ's 2023 Innovation Awards honorees

The Wichita Business Journal celebrated 27 innovators and innovations at its Innovation Awards luncheon April 6 at the Hyatt Regency.

We've profiled the winning selections in the WBJ, and you can find their profiles here at Wichita Inno. What follows are links to their stories and how their innovations make the Wichita area better and more competitive.

INNOVATORS

• Cody Barnett, Bodyworx Physical Therapy & Concussion Center

• Jake Calhoun, Soya Fuel. You can also hear Jake's story in Episode 304 of the BizTalk with Bill Roy podcast.

• Rachel Engledowl, Mirror Inc.

• Jeff Hohnbaum, Hutton Energy Services

• Graham Krizek, Voltage

• Kim McCollum, WSU's Go Greate, a Koch collaborative

• Rick Muma, Wichita State University. You can hear the WSU president talk about the biomedical campus project in BizTalk's 279th episode.

• Dean Newton, Delta Dental of Kansas

• Dyane Smokorowski, Wichita Public Schools

• Bruce Stubbs, AGH

INNOVATIONS

• Accelerate Venture Partners

• Emprise Bank

• Exploration Place

• FlagshipKansas.Tech

• Greater Wichita Partnership

• ICM, Inc.

• Kansas Department of Commerce's GrowKS program

• NIAR WERX

• NXTUS Inc.

• Occidental Management

• Prime Fit Youth Foundation

• The Smart Factory @ Wichita

• T-Mobile

• United Way of the Plains

• The Wichita Beacon

• Wichita State University

• WorkTorch