M Pact sale to move Eudora ops ends 67 local jobs
M-Pact Worldwide, an Eudora based maker of medical supplies, is being bought by Hamburg based BSN Medical Inc. The deal will shift most Eudora work to other sites and eliminate many of M-Pact’s 67 local jobs. The Eudora plant will operate through at least September. Transfer plans include severance, outplacement aid, and possible on site retention for some tasks while equipment and non medical duties may be sold or moved.
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Hicks to leave Overland Park Regional for Research Medical Center
Kevin Hicks, president and CEO of Overland Park Regional Medical Center, will depart to lead Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. The move follows his decade plus work with HCA Midwest in regional strategy.
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Grain and meat futures move on Chicago exchanges
Chicago Board of Trade grains rise for September contracts while soybeans slip. Wheat up to 3.87 and corn to 2.37, oats at 1.97, soybeans at 5.74. Beef futures ease on CME as live cattle and feeder cattle fall, lean hogs mixed. Local elevator quotes show mixed wheat and corn prices with soybeans at 5.29. Metals quotes listed from NY Mkt with silver at 11.340 and platinum at 1242.00.
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Japan reopens US beef markets amid mad cow concerns
Japan will accept U S beef from cattle under 20 months with mad cow risk removed, ending a ban that dated back to 2003. Kansas beef suppliers hope renewed exports, aided by Identigen North America’s DNA tracing, can lift sales and margins despite ongoing disease worries.
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Akihiro Nishimura
Hanamasa Meat Wholesale Chain
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Donald Marvin
Identigen North America Inc
Identigen
Canada
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Kansas Beef Council
Marvin
Business editor contact note for Mark Fagan
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Lawrence Area
Journal-World
Business News Department
Mfagan
Ljworld.com
Locking in 6.75 percent mortgage rate seems wiser
Economists predict rising rates this year so locking now shields against higher payments. Floating may lower payments if rates fall, but a rise would raise costs. Under the home disclosure question, sellers aren t required to reveal past electrical problems if repairs are complete. new wiring can be a selling point.
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