Aquila Energy Trader Seeks Enron Pitfall Avoidance
Aquila Inc of Kansas City says its focus on energy sales to utilities differs from Enron’s broader risk profile. CEO Robert K. Green cites integrity as key, while acknowledging lingering Enron taint as investigations continue into Enron’s four-year profit overstatements and failed buyout talks with Dynegy.
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Enron Corp
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Robert K. Green
Aquila
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UtiliCorp United Inc
Retail giants eye Kansas towns for million-square-foot hub
Topeka Olathe and Wichita lead as targets for a new 1 million square foot Target distribution center to serve stores nationwide. Target says no location announcement or timeline exists, while 1,000 jobs would be created. Kmart closes 283 stores by month end, sparking distribution system reexamination. no changes announced. Lawrence hosts a Kmart distribution center. its status unsettled as closures affect logistics.
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Target Corp
Target
Eric Heath
Lawrence
Kmart Corp
Kmart
Newton
Dollar coin struggle to gain public acceptance
Sacagawea appears on the dollar coin introduced over two years ago but fails to circulate widely. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore testified that people keep the coins as change and retailers lack register space, delaying broad adoption.
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Lewis and Clark
Pacific Ocean
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Henrietta Holsman Fore
Senate
Trade deficit narrows as aircraft exports rise
The Commerce Department reported March deficit at 31.6 billion dollars, 0.4 percent below February's 31.8 billion. For 2001, the annual trade deficit fell 7.5 percent to 347.5 billion, down from a record 375.7 billion in 2000, as export growth outpaced imports led by aircraft sales.
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Lawrence High students craft start up plans and goals
Lawrence High School sophomores join Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas in a first year class that teaches free market basics and requires detailed business plans. Amy Mowery aims for 200000 in pre tax revenue with Blu Creek Kennels while classmates propose ventures from a candle firm to a window cleaning service.
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Lawrence High
Blu Creek Kennels
Liz
Charles Koch
Wichita
Shelly Chenoweth
Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas
Chenoweth
LHS
Helen Seeley
Inar
Seeley
Tyson Williams
Kelly Baxter
Wall Street ends week with Nasdaq gain and best weekly rise in months
Nasdaq posts solid gains lifting to a five session winning streak, the Dow +0.6 percent while S P 500 climbs. Dell beats earnings, raises outlook as markets pause after a run of gains, with investors wary of profit-taking.
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Ae Tecov
Rafael Tamargo
Equity Research
Wilmington Trust
Dow
Standard & Poor
S&p
Dell Computer
Dell
Teamsters to vote on strike against UPS
Washington reports that 185000 Teamsters will secret ballot this weekend to decide a potential strike as contract talks with United Parcel Service Inc. extend toward the July 31 expiry. Union leaders urge speed while UPS cautions the vote is a normal negotiating step.
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Teamsters
United Parcel Service Inc
Teamsters Ups
James P. Hoffa
UPS
Norman Black
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