Country Christmas Open House at Pendleton's Country Market
More than a dozen agricultural sellers gather for a Country Christmas Open House at Pendleton's Country Market 1446 E 1950 Road. The event runs 6 to 9 tonight and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with items like soy candles jams and jellies emu meat poinsettias and crafts. Proceeds support a Lawrence shelter for battered women and children as part of Beauty Brands Reduce Abuse program. the Kansas City based company has raised over 275000 for 20 shelters in 10 states.
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Pendleton
E. 1950 Road
Pendletons.com
Lawrence
Beauty
Kansas City
Beauty Brands donates to shelter in October sales drive
Beauty Brands Salon Spa Superstore in Lawrence donated nearly $2,300 to Women’s Transitional Care Services through an It Takes Guts campaign in October. The store gave 100 percent of October Guts spray sales, offered at a reduced price, from Redken, boosting proceeds for the shelter.
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Salon Spa
Lawrence
Redken
Budget Blinds promotes window blind safety services
Rich and Vickie Ewaldsen owners of Budget Blinds of Lawrence Shawnee and Leavenworth offer free in home consultations on blind safety and cordless upgrade options. Contact 785 691 7713 or visit budgetblinds com for details and scheduling.
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Vickie Ewaldsen
Lawrence, Shawnee & Leavenworth
Ewaldsens
Budgetblinds.com
Mark Fagan Contact for Newsroom Business Editor
Contact Mark Fagan business editor at the Lawrence Journal-World via phone 832-7188 or email mfagan ljworld.com for newsroom business inquiries and tips.
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Ljworld.com
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Pearson Solutions lands $440 million Medicare calls contract
Pearson Government Solutions announced a $440 million contract to handle all calls to 1 800 MEDICARE, doubling inquiries to at least 20 million in 2007 and expanding Lawrence's workforce by hundreds. The 2 1/2 year deal makes Pearson the sole provider of Medicare contact center services and grows its Lawrence center to over 315 employees.
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Pearson
Fast Hills Business Park
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Medicaid Services
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Medicare
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Lawrence Center
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Mike Yoder
Journal Work
Pearson Goverment Solutions
Jeremy Heyer
Carrie Snyder
Kristen Murphy
Valley Falls
East Hills Business Park
Seller and buyer leverage in home inspection negotiations
Buyers may cancel or seek repair credits after a professional inspection revealing a major leak. Sellers are not legally required to replace plumbing but may negotiate price cuts or credits. With cooling markets, buyers gain leverage to push for repairs or find better offers. For mortgage apps, permanent disability payments can be counted as income, while short-term benefits may not be.
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Social Security Administration
Market quotes from Chicago boards and local elevators
Wheat and corn futures mixed as of Thursday close with December wheat at 4.68 3 4 bushel and December corn at 3.51 1 2. Live cattle hogs and pork bellies rose on the Mercantile Exchange while local elevator prices show soybeans around 6.24 to 6.29 per bushel. Nonferrous metals and precious metals quotes conclude the market round with copper at 3.0360 and gold near 620.60 per ounce.
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Midland Elevator
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London
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Pearson PLC
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