Kansas earns Golden Shovel Award for job growth
Area Development magazine names Kansas a top winner in the Golden Shovel Awards for 2006, citing strong job creation and business expansion. Kansas led states with populations under 3 million and was previously recognized for job-creation efforts. the awards will appear in the June issue of Area Management, a prominent executive magazine with more than 45,000 subscribers.
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Kansas
Area Development Magazine
Area Management
Agriculture deadlines looming for acreage reports
The Farm Service Agency sets May 31 as the first filing deadline to submit acreage reports to maintain eligibility for Price Support Programs NAP CRP and Direct and Counter-Cyclical programs. Wheat oats and barley reports due May 31 with an Aug 1 deadline for spring-seeded crops and CRP. Contact Douglas County FSA at 843-4260 for details.
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Farm Service Agency
Jonathan Alley
Douglas County
Alley
Douglas County Farm Service Agency
MSM technician earns CEST certification in electronic systems
Kirk Hutson of MSM Systems Inc., Lawrence, has earned the NSCA Electronic Systems Technician certification. Hutson has four years with MSM and 15 years as a sound technician. The credential verifies high level knowledge and workmanship in commercial electronic systems. MSM designs and installs audio video lighting and acoustic products for pro, commercial, educational and religious markets. Visit www.msmsystemsinc.com for more information.
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Kirk Hutson
MSM Systems Inc
Lawrence
Nsca Electronic Systems
Hutson
MSM
National Systems Contractors Association
Msmsystemsinc.com
Contact Us for News of Promotions and Awards
Mark Fagan, business editor, invites submissions of promotions and awards to be included in the Journal-World Brief case. Send news items by email or include color photos in high resolution for consideration.
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Journal-World
Mark Fagan
Local PPE Stock Watch Sees Mixed Earnings Outlook
PPE projected price on earnings per share hints at a mixed local market. Analysts estimate lower earnings than peers, with some figures suggesting higher multiples and cautious upside expectations for the sector.
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MRK
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Pfizer
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UPS
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USB
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WalMart
WMT
Walgun
WFC
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Tlysts
Lawrence board weighs sites for new business park amid Farmland site limits
Lawrence Douglas County Economic Development Board members Monday pressed for active development beyond the Farmland Industries site on Kansas Highway 10. They cited 18 closed leads in 30, with 10 blocked by lack of suitable buildings and others by land or infrastructure gaps. Plans include extending parks near the airport and south Lawrence as a 2011 sewage plant comes online, while Farmland remains under a court trustee.
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Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County
Farmland Industries
East Hills
Sue Hack
Beth Johnson
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Lawrence Memorial Airport
Sixth Street
South Lawrence
Jason Edmonds
Morgan Stanley
Lavern Squier
Pots, Honeymoon Trip Promised, Then Denied
A TV segment highlighted a couple who spent 2500 on four cooking pots they rarely use. They were promised a free trip to Cancun for their honeymoon but their booking was denied after they apparently failed to register.
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Rachael Ray
Cancun
My Mega Money Mistake and Lessons Learned
Michelle Singletary recounts a mega money mistake about switching retirement funds for a costly mutual fund and warns readers to research investments and penalties. She invites readers to submit their own blunders, detailing losses, with contact details and a May 26 deadline.
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Ray
Washpost.com
Chicago futures mixed as soybeans climb while grains finish mixed
Soybeans gain 8 3/4 cents to 7.70 1/2. wheat up 3 1/2 cents to 4.96 1/2. Corn drops 6 cents to 3.63 1/4. oats rise 1/4 cent to 2.56. Live cattle drift, hogs slide and pork bellies dip on CME. local elevators report mixed grain prices in Ottawa Edgerton Overbrook Midland Lawrence North Lawrence South Pauline.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ottawa Cooperative Association
Ottawa
Milo
Edgerton
Overbrook
Midland
Lawrence North
Lawrence South
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