Jana Dobbs promoted to CornerBank Lawrence president
Jana Dobbs advances from marketing director to community bank president at CornerBank in Lawrence. Bruce Schwyhart credits her marketing efforts for raising bank assets in Lawrence from 170 million to 240 million. Dobbs joined CornerBank in October 2003 and previously led Arkansas City Chamber of Commerce.
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CornerBank
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Dobbs
Arkansas City Area
Contact details for Journal-World Business editor
Mark Fagan, business editor, invites promotions and awards notices for the Brief case. Send news via ljworld.com or email, including color photo files at 200 dpi or higher.
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Mfagan
Ljworld.com
Journal-World
Tourism initiative aims to lift Kansas industry statewide
Two Lawrence residents lead a broad Kansas Tourism Initiative to unite hotels restaurants banks museums and historic sites under a unified economic development plan. The private funded effort seeks consultant guidance to map a workable finance plan and place Kansas on the national tourism stage benefiting communities statewide including Lawrence.
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Kansas
Kansas Statehouse
Susan
Henderson
Travel Industry Association of Kansas
Smoking costs and budget tips in The Color of Money plan
Carl Chandler and wife plan a 2007 budget to cut debt and build an emergency fund while he aims to quit smoking. The piece highlights annual cigar costs around 2500 and a potential 100000 gain by saving 1000 yearly at 8 percent until age 65, plus free quit aids from GlaxoSmithKline and CDC guidance.
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Chandlers
Saul Shiffman
University of Pittsburgh
Chandler
Shiffman
GlaxoSmithKline
Way2quit.com
Joel London
CDC
American Lung Association
Lungusa.org
Smokefree.gov
Wheat rise and livestock gains on major exchanges
Commodity market report shows March wheat up 8 cents to 4.67 1/2 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade while March corn, oats and soybeans fell. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle and feeder cattle gained, hogs rose, and pork bellies advanced. Local grade prices from Ottawa and surrounding elevators list wheat, corn and soybeans with varied values, along with nonferrous metals and precious metals pricing from London and New York markets.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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