County permits rise as value of homes climbs sharply
Through June the county issued 55 building permits valued near 7.8 million, about double last year’s first half total of 4.1 million. Residential permits reached 41 with average home values up to 185 thousand, driven by two 500 thousand single family houses in Lecompton and Baldwin.
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Keith Dabney
Dabney
Lecompton
Baldwin
Douglas County State Lake
Eudora
Boeing Faces FAA Fine Over Cracks and Subcontractor Violations
The FAA cites Boeing for failing to report rear stabilizer wing cracks in a 737-100 discovered August 7, 1997 and only disclosed June 2, 1998. The agency also penalties four subcontractors for 17 violations under Boeing production certificates. Boeing seeks a settlement offering nonmandatory actions to reduce the fine. prior high was $392,000.
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Boeing
FAA
Market Quotes and Livestock Prices From St Josern Mo
Local markets report Wednesday closes from Farmers Cooperative Assn and Midland Elevator listing wheat soybeans corn and milo prices with USDA loan deficiency payments. St Josern Missouri quotations show receipts 400 and livestock price changes for feeder steers heifers by weight and category with referenced hog receipts and carcass ranges.
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Farmers Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midland
North
USDA
Commodity price snapshot for metals and hogs from New York reports
The bulletin lists bid levels for livestock with weights 300 to 700 pounds and prices from 34.00 to 38.00, plus boar bids 15.00. It then notes New York spot nonferrous metal prices for aluminum and gold at 276.50 per troy ounce, silver around 5,018 per troy ounce, and platinum bids from 560.00 to 3570.00 per troy ounce via Handy & Harman and NYMEX contracts.
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Handy & Harman
N.Y
American Eagle Eyes Lawrence Store Amid Nearby Retail Buildout
American Eagle considers a Lawrence store as plans advance for a 402000 square foot warehouse in East Hills Business Park. Downtown developers and Realtors attend the announcement while Gap and Eddie Bauer prepare new spaces nearby, signaling strong national retailer clustering downtown.
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Schulte
American Eagle
East Hills Business Park
Lawrence
Downtown 2000
New Hampshire Street
Smith
Gap
Mass
Abercrombie & Fitch
American Eagle sales rise with brief expansion
American Eagle sells casual apparel, accessories and footwear for ages 14 to 34 with 505 stores in 46 states and DC including Topeka and Overland Park. Last year sales reached $832.1 million, up 42 percent from 1997. First quarter sales were $178 million, up 22 percent from $145.4 million.
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American Eagle
District of Columbia
Topeka
Overland Park
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