City Commission to vote on 90 percent tax abatement plan
A tax abatement request for a $118 million project by Berry Plastics seeks final approval from the Lawrence City Commission at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. The Public Incentives Review Committee backed the plan despite mixed opinions from officials about the abatement level and wage impacts.
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Boog Highberger
Kansas University
Mike Rundle
Rundle
Robert Westminster
Packerware
Berry Plastics
Lawrence
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Weisminster
Wessminster
Johnson
Mike Maddox
Brenda McFadden
Rich Minder
Kirk McClure
Highberger
Minder
Two Workers Unaccounted After Belt Fire In West Virginia Mine
A late Thursday belt line fire at Atacama Coal Co in Mellville West Virginia left two workers missing. Massey Energy spokesman said the blaze was not a full mine fire and clean air remained in some sections. Four rescue teams entered the mine as officials, including Gov. Manchin, monitored the search.
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Atacama Coal Co
Mellville
Charleston
Jeff Gillenwater
Richmond
Gillenwater
Logan Banner
Logan County
Doug Conaway
State Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Joe Manchin
Bin Laden tape prompts heightened security at LA airports
CIA confirms authentic voice of bin Laden on a tape and US agencies raise security at Los Angeles International Airport and critical port and power facilities. Homeland Security says al-Qaida remains capable and the national threat level sits at yellow with orange alerts raised previously seven times since 2001. FBI reexamines cases across 103 task forces as officials caution the threat may persist.
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al-Qaida
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Ayman al- Zawahri
U.S
Pakistan
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William Blum
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Louisiana
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