Missouri fights to dodge highway funds risk over safety rule
Missouri and several states face potential losses of federal highway dollars if they miss the Jan. 30 deadline to require interstate truck drivers to show medical clearance. The AP notes Missourima and others may scale funds by 5 percent for noncompliance, with a 10 percent hit if unresolved into a second year, while many states struggle with implementing the national database system and paper card transitions.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
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Claire O’brien
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Mark Couch
Colorado Department of Revenue
Kansas Department of Revenue
Jeannine Koranda
Fans rally as Jayhawk and Cat race to aid cancer patient
At a Kansas football game Oct 22 fans from KU and K-State set aside rivalry to support Jamie, a Topeka native living in Lawrence with husband Aaron and daughter Kayden as she battles cancer. Donations, letters, and national attention have helped LMH Oncology Center plans, raising 116000 to upgrade infusion spaces and equipment.
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Kansas University
Jamie
Topeka
K-State
Lawrence
Aaron
Kayden
Kentucky
Jackson
Harrison Hill
Jonathan Beasley
Nigeria lifts subsidy ignites price shock across oil nation
In Africa's most populous country, state fuel subsidy removal sent prices above double the normal level on a long holiday weekend fueling fears of strikes and unrest. Unions threatened general action amid traffic gridlock and power shortages that rely on fuel for generators. Bank of America tightened lines of credit, demanding full repayment or offering five year plans with much higher rates, alarming small businesses already stressed by the subsidy change.
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Africa
Nigeria
Bank of America Corp
Charlotte, N.C
Bofa
Markets Closed As New Year Holiday Observed
U.S. financial markets were shut Monday in observance of the New Year holiday, halting trading across major exchanges and silencing most market activity for the day.
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U.S
U S auto industry set for another solid sales year
The U S auto sector eyes renewed growth after a 2009 slump with easier credit and low rates. Forecasts show 2011 sales around 12.7 million, 2012 up to 13.8 million, and December near 13.4 million. Automakers plan factory restarts and thousands of hires, including Ford adding 7,000 workers and GM boosting output for the Volt and other models. The Center for Automotive Research predicts 167,000 new jobs by 2015, a 28 percent rise.
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General Motors
Ford
Vince Powell
Winfield
Beaver Motors
Beaver Springs
Harrisburg
Edmunds.com
Chrysler Group LLC
Volkswagen
Tennessee
Honda
Indiana
Center For Automotive Research
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lawrence centers spark bioscience growth and regional expansion
Lawrence Douglas County Biosciences Authority owns a 7.5 million center set to open its eighth tenant Assurant Employee Benefits. Other tenants include Argenta BrightEHR Garmin Gyrasol Propylon Sunlite 360 Energy Engineers, with more to come. Regional peers in Manhattan Topeka and Topeka attract large projects like the Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 650 million federal lab creating hundreds of jobs. Local firms such as API Foils relocate headquarters to Lawrence while Berry Plastics expands near the Turnpike Lecompton interchange. Chamber ties with Topeka and Manhattan aim to pool marketing for job growth and bioscience strength.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Garmin Ltd
Gyrasol Technologies
Propylon
Sunlite Science and Technology
360 Energy Engineers
CritiTech
EU Research
Bob Billings Parkway
Wakarusa Drive
KU Medical Center
Osteogenex
Aptakon
Orbis Biosciences
Ross
Lawrence
Manhattan
Kansas State University
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Federal Laboratory
Topeka
Mars Chocolate North America
Bimbo Bakeries USA
Laser Logic
Kansas
Chamber
Berry Plastics
Kansas Turnpike
Lecompton
API Foils
U.S
New Jersey
East Hills
Brad Mueller
API Foils Americas
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