TekVet project in Finney County stalls amid funding uncertainties
Florida based TekVet Technologies has lured Finney County with incentives to open a manufacturing facility east of Garden City Regional Airport. Despite claims of at least 50 high paying jobs since December 2010, no definite start date exists as the Kansas BioScience Authority award remains on hold and local officials have limited details. TekVet officials cite ongoing setup and renovations while a Sarasota HQ remains listed. A5 reference notes: TekVet delays persist with no solid timeline.
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TekVet Technologies
Sarasota
Fla
Garden City Regional Airport
TekVet
Fifth Port Drive
Kansas Department of Commerce
Dave Robbins
Robbins
TekVet Company
Florida
Lena Duvall
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Pig farm abuse allegations linked to HSUS complaints
HSUS filed two 40 page complaints with the SEC and FTC accusing Seaboard Foods and Prestage Farms of mistreating breeding sows and piglets at Oklahoma facilities. Seaboard earned a wastewater permit from Kansas on January 4 for a Greeley County site with up to 1,200 hogs per building across 120 buildings.
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Humane Society of the United States
Seaboard Foods
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
HSUS
Goodwell
Okla
Prestage Farms
Kansas Department of Health and Energy
Scot
Hugoton
SEC
FTC
Peter Brandt
Kansas GOP tax plan diverts 320 million from roads
The Kansas House GOP tax reform would shift 320 million over two years from the transportation budget to offset income tax cuts, threatening delays in air, highway, and rail projects. KDOT spokesman Swartz warns projects may lag. critics note past emergencies. The plan matches Gov Brownback's tax approach by maintaining funding to T-Works counties briefly before rising again in 2016.
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Kansas House
Kansas Department of Transportation
Steve Swartz
Swartz
Topeka Capital-Journal
GOP
Sam Brownback
KDOT
Richard Carlson
Carlson
Julie Lorenz
Economic Lifelines
Transportation Department
Kansas
T-works
Lorenz
House
Paul Davis
D-Lawrence
Scott City couple marks 72 years of marriage in Kansas
Gilbert and Barbara Knipp, both in their 90s, are the longest married Catholic couple in Kansas per Worldwide Marriage Encounter. They celebrated 72 plus years, with Gilbert recalling 78. Their son John credits their bond, while Barbara’s stroke affects speech but not devotion, as they built a life beginning with a tractor show meeting in Wichita and long dances back home in Scott City.
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Gilbert Knipp
Scott City
John Knipp
Hutchinson
Kansas
Gilbert
Scott County
Wichita
Weather forecast outlook with morning snow and rain
Morning snow and rain expected with a high of 45 and a low of 21. Thursday calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 50 and a low around 26. Details on page Ag.
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Southwest Kansas
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City High School
Clifford Hope
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Schwieterman Inc
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