Sony and Nintendo launch hand held game war
Sony Computer Entertainment unveils the PlayStation Portable to rival Nintendo Game Boy Advance while Nintendo debuts the Nintendo DS with dual screens. Kaz Hirai demonstrates the PSP in Los Angeles as the two firms battle for palm sized gaming dominance.
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AT&T tops gripe list of wireless phone users
Consumers Union counted wireless customer complaints across major providers and found AT&T Wireless Services Inc. led with billing problems. Sprint ranked second, followed by T-Mobile USA, Cingular Wireless, Nextel, and Verizon Wireless. Issues included number transfers and service quality.
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Westar Energy Sets Date for Annual Meeting in Topeka
Westar Energy announced it will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka. The Topeka based utility serves Lawrence and will provide a replay of the meeting on its website at www.wr.com.
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Levi Seeks To Sell Dockers Brand To Cut Debt
Levi Strauss & Co plans to shed the Dockers line to reduce debt as it battles seven straight years of declining sales and sweeping cost cuts. The decision, announced Tuesday, comes amid thousands of layoffs and ongoing distress at the denim maker.
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EPA regulation targets off road vehicles and engines
The EPA moves to cut air pollution from off road diesel powered machinery including ferries harbors tractors and construction site equipment. The rule signed by administrator Mike Leavitt calls for lower sulfur diesel fuel to 500 ppm by 2007 and 15 ppm by 2010 enabling cleaner engines and reduced emissions.
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Wal-Mart plans Supercenter expansion in Lawrence
Wal-Mart files rezoning to convert the 3300 Iowa store into a 208,492 square foot Supercenter with a 40,000 square foot grocery department. The $5 million project aims to finish by spring 2006, adding jobs and expanding adjacent Crown Automotive properties, while preserving a separate northwest corner Wal-Mart plan despite city denials and lawsuits.
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Creekstone Farms boosts Arkansas City plant production and hiring
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC plans to raise daily cattle slaughter to about 1,250 at its Arkansas City plant while maintaining four workdays a week. The Kansas meatpacker, facing export losses after a mad cow case, says hiring will extend to about 20 new workers to replace turnover, with 750 employed overall. The firm continues to press for 100 percent mad cow testing as a condition for resuming foreign sales.
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Washington State
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Kansas State University chosen for mad cow test labs
The U S Department of Agriculture selects Kansas State University to help test for mad cow disease. KSU joins seven other laboratories in a new federal program to expand rapid testing capacity. Senator Pat Roberts notes the labs support security research and biotechnical efforts.
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Boeing official charged in Lockheed trade secrets case
Larry Satchell, 65, of Newport Beach, faces conspiracy, obstruction of justice, theft of trade secrets, and procurement integrity act violations over alleged theft of Lockheed Martin materials during the 1998 satellite launch competition for a $1.88 billion contract. Kenneth Branch and William Erskine previously pleaded innocent. Boeing fired them in 1999 after an internal probe.
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