Payless Plans Western Distribution Center Expansion
Topeka based Payless Shoe Source Inc will build a new distribution center in the western United States to supply stores west of the Rocky Mountains. The current 807000 square foot Topeka center will continue serving stores east of the Rockies. The new center aims to speed deliveries and improve customer satisfaction while exact location is undecided. About 600 employees work at the Topeka facility and Payless has roughly 1,000 at its corporate headquarters. The company operates 4615 stores, 4436 of which are in North America.
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Markets slide on oil and earnings
Stocks closed sharply lower on Friday as the Dow broke into negative territory for 2006 and posted its steepest one day drop since March 2003. Oil hit a four month high while GE and Citigroup disappointed on fourth quarter results. GE fell to 33.37 after a 46 percent Q4 drop. Citigroup edged lower to 45.69 despite strength overseas and asset sale gains.
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U S beef shipments halted as Japan cites mad cow fears
Japan abruptly bans all U.S. beef shipments over boneless veal from New York tied to mad cow fears. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns calls it an unacceptable failure and orders unannounced plant inspections as Tokyo weighs further actions. The move jeopardizes a major export market and follows decades of tense trade relations.
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New York
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Job hunting tips from career experts and executives
Manny Dale explains that applying résumés is not enough and urges a proactive search. Kate Wendleton and Dale Dauten advise leveraging newspaper ads to identify hiring trends, contacting senior managers, and pursuing brief meetings to stand out. They emphasize staying positive, proactive, and offering to help with hiring.
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Dale Dauten
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State unemployment rate drops in 2005 in Kansas
The state unemployment rate fell to a four year low at 4.3 percent in December 2005, with Kansas adding 21,300 jobs for the year. November stood at 5.1 percent, while Douglas County’s Lawrence area added 1,800 jobs lowering its rate to 3.1 percent.
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Douglas County
Mark Fagan Contact Information for The Journal World
Contact details for Mark Fagan, business editor, include phone number 832-7188 and email mfagan at ljworld.com for business desk inquiries.
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Mark Fagan
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Ljworld.com
Local commodity prices at Ottawa and surrounding elevators
Friday closes show wheat at 3.74 dollars and corn at 1.80 with soybeans near 5.28 across Ottawa Edmonton and neighboring elevators. Milo and other grains vary by location while nonferrous metals list gold 553.50, silver 8 880, mercury 700, platinum 1042 per troy ounce or contract.
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Milo
Edgerton
Overbrook
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Lawrence North Elevator
Lawrence South Elevator
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