Hotel project begins near east Lawrence interchange
Construction starts on a 48 room economy hotel just south of the Kansas Turnpike east of Lawrence. Rob Phillips, local developer, says weather delayed work and an opening is now aimed for July 1. Edmondson Real Estate Construction joins Phillips on the three story project with 2% acres still for sale for a convenience store or fast food site. Randolph Pohlman of Kansas State University will resign to join Koch Industries in Wichita as director of employee development.
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Kansas Turnpike
East Lawrence
Rob Phillips
Phillips
Dick Edmondson
Mike Edmondson
Edmondson Real Estate Construction
Manhattan
Randolph Pohlman
College of Business Administration
Kansas State University
Koch Industries
Wichita
Jon Wefald
Pohlman
Kansas State
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
Sales of existing homes rise in Q4 1989
Washington reports that existing home sales grew 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 1989 due to lower interest rates and cheaper prices in some areas. The National Association of Realtors puts the seasonally adjusted annual rate at 3.85 million, with yearly sales at 3.78 million, down from 3.95 million in 1988.
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Washington
National Association of Realtors
Oil prices to stay high says OPEC head
Houston report says fewer Soviet oil shipments to Eastern Europe boost demand for OPEC crude. OPEC chief warned prices could remain above 18 dollars per barrel this year due to tighter supply and ongoing demand.
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OPEC
Houston
Soviet Union
Europe
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Market Tumble Mixed as Dow Holds Ground at Noon
New York stocks slid from earlier highs with the Dow Jones down 0.45 to 2,605.86 at noon. The NYSE volume reached 81.1 million as declines outpaced advances 705 to 551, while the Nasdaq-like composite slipped 0.07 to 182.26 and the American exchange index rose 0.01 to 354.75. IBM gained about 1 percent, Haliburton rose 1.56, and some blue chips fluctuated amid a broad market mixed day.
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New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
IBM
Baxter International
Haliburton
Bank of New England
Burlington Northern
At&t
Ea & Me
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Grace
Abarcks
Sau
Harbin
Va Amocos
HK Tel
JohnJns
Allied
Kroger
C.eeceeeeee
BrkAm
A— Fleming
Baxter
McDalis
BellSo
Mead McGrh
Hercules
Sallie Mae
PacTel
He Santa Fe
UtiliCorp
Philars
Va Wal-Mart
CniiCp
PhilPet
Va Deere
Woolworth
Vo Digital
Edward D. Jones
Disney
Va Primem
Primca
Unisys Usairg
Schimb
Amva
Va Ust
Sears
AVA
Chrysler and GM form joint venture New Venture Gear Inc
Chrysler Corp and General Motors Corp announce the creation of New Venture Gear Inc a Troy Michigan based company owning 64 percent by Chrysler and 36 percent by GM. It will operate two plants in Muncie Indiana and Syracuse New York marking a first manufacturing collaboration between the Big Three.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
New Venture Gear Inc
Troy, Mich
Greenwald
William Hoglund
Ford Motor Co
Lungstrum Elected Chamber Chairman for 1990-91
Lawrence attorney John Lungstrum was elected Tuesday to chair the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce board for the year starting April 1. He has served three years on the board and is the current vice chair for economic development. Other officers include Hank Booth, Dave Evans, Ken Martinez, and Gary Sellars. The changes to bylaws added a chair-elect and renamed chairman to chair. The officers will be installed March 30 at Riverfront Plaza and Liberty Hall.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
John Lungstrum
Brand, Lungstrum, Golden & Winter
Langstrum
Hank Booth
KLWN
Klzr Radio
Dave Evans
Gould Evans Architects
Ken Martinez
A/S/K Associates
Gary Sellars
Charlton Manley Inc
Lungstrum
United Fund of
Douglas County
Independence Inc
Lawrence Rotary Club
Republican Central Committee
Chamber
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Liberty Hall
General Chamber
Toebben
Disclosure panel amends report on lobbyist spending
TOPEKA AP The state Public Disclosure Commission amended its 1989 report to add 4098 dollars in earlier unreported spending. New figures show lobbyists spent 655922 dollars in 1989, the highest total since 1974. Commissioner Jana Atchison said six December spending reports delayed the initial release.
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Topeka
State Public Disclosure Commission
Commission
Jana Atchison
Secretary of State
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Pohliman
KSU Business Post
Brookwood Mobile Home Community
E. 19Th Street
Journal- World
Journal-World Office
Wall Street
Farmers Co-Op
Midland
KC Livestock
Kansas City
Gerald Greenwald
Sunflower Cablevision
Children Under & T
Lawrence Journal-World
FMC Corporation
Kiwanis Club
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermont
White Elephant
Lawrence Police Officers Association
Aeroquip Corporation Transportation Division
LRM Industries, Inc
Rumsey Funeral Home
Weaver
Alvin
Iga
Gary Toebben
Valentine
Amaryllis
Deluxe Wild Bird Feed
Coe
Earl May Nursery & Garden Center
Mr. Lincoln Rose
Nursery & Garden Center
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