Inner city gains debate over SBA 8a contracts
Critics urge more urban benefit from the SBA 8a contracting program as minority firms defend its role in starting businesses. A Kansas City study shows most 8a funds go to non inner city firms while officials defend the plan as a startup bridge with graduates moving to private sector.
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Small Business Administration
Melvin Jackson
Centre Management Inc
Junction City
Jackson
Kansas City
SBA
Don Maxwell
Community Development Corp
Kansas
Richard Osbourn
Kansas Company
American Business Communications Inc
Telecommunications
Lenexa
William Black Jr
Black
HLJ Management Group Inc
Kan
Ellen Brewood
Brewood
HLJ
Hutchinson house fire kills father and three sons
A Hutchinson blaze claimed the life of Ronald Brown, 25, and his three sons Russell, 3, Calvin, 1, and Chris, 4. Fire officials said the cause may remain unknown with no lightning or explosion evidence, while neighbors tried to wake the family as smoke and heat overwhelmed the home.
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Hutchinson
East
Russell Brown
Calvin Brown
Chris
Ronald Brown
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Wichita
Kim Forbes
Forbes
Dallas Jones
Jones
Tena Brown
Wehn
Kevin
Weekend storm hits Kansas with snow rain and twisters
The National Weather Service reported weekend storms across Kansas bringing four inches of snow at McDonald and more than three inches of rain at Pittsburg. Saturday tornadoes in southern Kansas injured seven, damaged buildings, and knocked out utilities. In Kismet a twister damaged a mobile home park and hog farm injuring six adults and a 10 year old boy. Another tornado hit Harper County but caused no injuries. Meade saw a tornado with baseball sized hail damaging homes and outbuildings.
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Pittsburg
National Weather Service
Seward County
Kismet
U.S. 54
Oklahoma
Harper County
Bill Coats
Meade
Jennifer Cox
Meade County
Sheriff’s Department
Cox
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