The August RRCBA Community Brief: Invest Fest lessons, Wichita investments, national CBA examples, RRCBA’s active work, Committee Radar and practical ways to move from information to action.

A practical August 2026 watchlist connecting current Wichita developments, RRCBA’s active work, committee participation and national community-benefits lessons to the seven RRCBA committees.

NCRC’s $687.96 billion in bank community benefits agreements expands the CBA conversation beyond development projects and into mortgage access, small-business capital and community investment.

Kansas City and San Antonio show two ways community-benefit concepts can enter major development deals. Wichita already has incentive tools that recognize community and workforce development benefits.

Cleveland reports 33 executed CBAs tied to more than $959 million in projected investment. For RRCBA, the deeper lesson is what happens after the agreement is signed.

Housing, street design and arts funding can look like separate policy areas. RRCBA’s Community Standards show why they are better understood as connected pieces of neighborhood development.

Wichita’s Healthy Corner Store Initiative is not only a food-access program. RRCBA is one of the City’s Neighborhood Liaisons, helping connect stores, residents, trusted organizations and healthier-food resources.

Wichita Public Schools reports a $20 million Renew America’s Schools investment across 30 schools. RRCBA’s documented partnership with USD 259 helped secure the original $15.3 million federal award and connect the project to workforce, contracting, and community benefits.

A few thoughts from Bryce on what Invest Fest showed about Black economic power, why connection is infrastructure, and why Wichita should bring a bigger delegation next year.