First State Bank promotes and hires staff
First State Bank and Trust in Lawrence promotes Dan Berry to vice president and mortgage lending manager at its two Lawrence locations and adds Francisco Lemus Jr. as personal banker in the downtown branch. C-Ho Farms Inc Baldwin City joins the American Angus Association, the world’s largest beef cattle registry with over 34 000 members and 14 million records.
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First State Bank & Trust
Lawrence
Dan Berry
W. Sixth St
Berry
Francisco Lemus Jr
Lemus
C-Ho Farms Inc
Baldwin City
American Angus Association
St Joseph
U.S
Moms donate 100 used phones to HopeLine drive
Moms and children from Mom's Club North in Lawrence donated 100 no longer used wireless phones along with batteries and accessories to Verizon Wireless HopeLine at the store on 2301 Iowa last month. Eight mothers and 14 children participated, with refurbished devices often sold to fund domestic violence awareness and prevention programs in Lawrence and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mom's Club North
Lawrence Area
Verizon Wireless
HopeLine
Verizon Wireless Communications
Iawa
Lawrence
Verizonwireless.com
Contact us Mark Fagan Business editor brief items
Market briefs and business notices accepted for the Journal-World Brief case. Send promotions awards and other business items to Mark Fagan at mfagan ljworld com. Include color photos in TIFF or JPEG at 200 dpi or higher.
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Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Ljworld.com
Journal-World
Decorating for success in women entrepreneur offices
The article notes women founders face decorating needs as retailers like Ikea Office Depot and OfficeMax target female entrepreneurs. It highlights preferences for scaled furniture with storage, personalization, and chairs suited to smaller frames, plus corporate partnerships and product lines from Ikea, OfficeMax, and Sharp er Image to attract women buyers and networks.
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Long
Ikea
OfficeMax Inc
Kim Roffey
Kurt Salmon Associates
Office Depot Inc
Christopher Lowell
OfficeMax
Sharper Image Corp
Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc
Sharper Image
Broyhill
U.S
Conshohocken
Pernille Lopez
Ikea North America
Jennifer Selby Long
Jerry Lai
AP Photo Officemax Inc
New Real Estate Investment Books Highlight Strategies
Chuck Myers reviews four titles on real estate investing offering guidance on profits, exit strategies, capital sourcing, financial analysis, and property selection. Defensive Real Estate Investing covers risk, Real Estate Investments and How to Make Them discusses capital and analysis, The Real Estate Investor's Answer Book surveys topics, and Real Estate Investor's Checklist covers condition, value, financing, and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bronchick
Gary Licata
Kaplan
Milt Tanzer
Prentice Hall
Jack Cummings
McGraw-Hill
Robert Irwin
McGraw Hill
J T and Dale Discuss Careers on Standale Program
J T O Donnell and Dale Dauten share job guidance on Standale.com program. They offer practical tips for career planning, interviewing, and navigating the job market with clear steps and real-world examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. O'Donnell
Dale Dauten
Advice
Standdale.com
Changing careers in a small town after Katrina
A 56 year old insurance veteran with a paralegal degree seeks new work in a small town where few positions exist. She faces age bias and scarce interviews, so guidance focuses on directly approaching top law firms, researching their specialties, and framing her move as a learning opportunity to uncover upcoming paralegal openings while leveraging curiosity and networking.
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Gretchen Dale
J.T
Dale
Katrina
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Brayhill
Vero
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