Spain vows to oppose EU fishing curbs amid fleet cuts
Spain and allied France and Portugal pledge to counter EU plans to reduce fishing boats by as much as 60 percent over four years. Spanish officials say the country has halved its fleet since 1986 and will veto or challenge the proposal in EU councils and courts. The plan also targets tighter oversight and lower subsidies, potentially trimming the bloc’s fleet by about 8,600 vessels.
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Europe
European Union
France
Portugal
Vigo
Kansas University business school wins 1.4 million grant
The Kansas University School of Business earned a 1.4 million dollar grant from the U S Department of Education to fund its Center for International Business Education and Research for four more years. The program offers studies in international project management business ethics and cross cultural management and KU began the CIBER program in 1999.
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Kansas University School of Business
U.S. Department of Education
Center For International Business
Aquila Faces Fourth Shareholder Lawsuit Over Buyback
A fourth shareholder sues Aquila Inc. in federal court in Kansas City accusing the company then UtiliCorp United of buying back 20 percent of its energy trading arm at a low price due to a lack of independent public shareholder representation. The suits mirror earlier cases. Aquila has not yet filed a response.
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Aquila Inc
David A. Kelly Friday
Kansas City
Aquila
UtiliCorp United Inc
Ethan Hirsh
Home Depot founder puzzled by firm's sliding stock price
Bernie Marcus, retiring co founder of Home Depot, told shareholders he is puzzled by the stock's slide but urged support for his successor Marcus who owns nearly 60 million shares. He reassured that Robert L Nardelli is right for the job and stayed on the board to guide the new chairman. The stock closed at 40.59, down 59 cents, with about 20 percent annual decline. The firm plans a Lawrence store near 31st and Iowa.
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Home Depot Inc
Bernie Marcus
Marcus
Home Depot
Robert L. Nardelli
Nardelli
GE Power Systems
Lawrence
31St
Iowa Streets
Wheat Day: Farm bill tests farmers skills in drought era
At Wheat Day in Fort Hays the Kansas State University economist Barry Flinchbaugh warned drought and the new farm bill reduce funding for 2002. Base payments rise to 190 billion but fall short of prior emergency aids. wheat farmers gain only modest extra per bushel, while western Kansas faces no-harvest risk and less “horse sense” than 1996 reform.
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Kansas
Barry Flinchbaugh
Kansas State University
Fort Hays Agricultural Research Center
Flinchbaugh
Roberts
U.S
Jerry Moran
Pat Roberts
Lawrence Landscape recruits Mexican labor to fill hard labor roles
Lawrence Landscape owner Frank Male describes hiring 15 Mexican workers through a Labor Department assisted program to fill nine month shifts. Supervisors learn Spanish for job terms and manage living arrangements near the North Lawrence office as demand grows for labor intensive work.
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Male
Lawrence Landscape
Lawrence
Mexico
U.S. Department of Labor
Tony Jurado
Mexico Resi
Washburn
Kansas
Jonge Mantes
Fernin Morales
Rafael Contreras
Labor Department
United States
Dollar faltering after seven years as supercurrency
The dollar, once dominant for seven years, has slipped 6 percent against major currencies in three months, triggering concerns it may enter an extended decline. Analysts note the shift affects American shoppers, manufacturers, and export competitiveness as policy debates continue.
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Washington
Paris
David Wyss
Standard & Poor's Co
New York
Kansas firms drop Andersen as auditor
Overland Park AP report says two Kansas firms cut Arthur Andersen LLP as their auditor amid the Enron document destruction trial. Payless ShoeSource in Topeka and Yellow Corp in Overland Park both moved to KPMG or Deloitte, with KPMG hiring Andersen partners and employees as part of the shift.
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Andersen
Overland Park
Arthur Andersen LLP
Enron
Payless ShoeSource
Topeka
Yellow Corp
Yellow
Yellow Transportation
Andersen Tax and Audit Partners
KPMG
Payless
St. Louis
Deloitte
Kansas City
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