State tourism agency to craft new recognizable logo
Kansas tourism leaders will spend a year shaping a marketing plan and a recognizable brand image. Director Scott Allegrucci plans to withhold about 300000 dollars from the division’s four million dollar budget to fund market research, logo development, a slogan, and targeted outreach nationwide. The state’s budget constraints, mixed visitor impressions, and weak past campaigns have left Kansas with a disjointed image and a faltering tourism industry rated unfavorably by many leaders.
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Clathe
Kansas
Scott Allegrucci
Travel Industry Association of Kansas
Allegrucci
Kansas Travel and Tourism Division
Land of Ah
Top Kansas tourism draws include Cabela’s in KC and Harrah’s casino
Hot spots in Kansas last year were led by Cabela’s in Kansas City Missouri? Actually Kansas City Kansas with 2.4 million visitors. Harrah’s Prairie Band Casino near Topeka followed with 1.4 million. Other top sites include Kansas Speedway in Kansas City Kansas Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita The Woodlands Overland Park Exploration Place Hutchinson Cosmosphere and local sports venues such as Wichita Wranglers and Wichita Greyhound Park.
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Ansas
Cabela's
Kansas City
Kan
Harrah's Prairie Band
Topeka
Kansas Speedway
Sedgwick County Zoo
Wichita
the Woodlands
New Theater
Overland Park
Exploration Place
Kansas Cosmosphere
Hutchinson
Wichita Wranglers Baseball
Wichita Greyhound Park
Transportation shifts favor ground shipping over air delivery
Analysts note a down economy prompts diversification in shipping as companies cut inventory and bulk ship. FedEx leverages FedEx Ground growth, with Tim Olsen reporting over 30 percent daily volume rise since 2000 driven by Northeast consolidation and next day ground demand. FedEx Express sees offsetting international gains but faces potential cannibalization fears.
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David Hoppin
MergeGlobal
Arlington, Va
Northeast
FedEx Ground
FedEx Express
CAELISE Se fu Hog Receipts and Local Farm Prices
Livestock prices and commodities report from St. Joseph Missouri with Tuesday quotations. Hog receipts total about 200 with barrows and gilts steady at 34.50 to 37.00 for 230 to 270 pounds, sows and boars show mixed movements, and grain and soybean prices from Ottawa and several elevators list wheat corn milo and soybeans with regional variations. Also notes nonferrous metal prices including aluminum, gold and silver in New York markets.
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New York
London
Taikan to expand Lawrence facility amid overseas manufacturing
Taikan plans a second major Lawrence project within 18 months with a new light assembly and packaging facility. The company employs about 350, with six in Lawrence and most operations in Taiwan, China, and a California distribution center. Founded 1976 by Wang, it grew from electronic components to serving cable TV.
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Taikan
Lawrence
Taiwan
China
California
Wang
East 29Th Street
E. 23Rd St
Kansas University
State crop losses climb in 22 more Kansas counties
The state emergency board will consider 22 additional counties for drought declaration at its Oct 21 meeting. A federal drought declaration would qualify farmers for low interest loans. Allen, Atchison, Coffey, Decatur, Doniphan, Finney, Geary, Graham, Grant, Hodgeman, Lane, Leavenworth, Marshall, Phillips, Rawlins, Riley, Rooks, Scott, Sheridan, Trego, Washington, and Wyandotte are listed as reporting qualifying losses. Harvest progress shows 70 percent of corn, 10 percent of soybeans, 25 percent of milo, and 27 percent of sunflowers collected statewide.
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State Emergency Board
Kansas
Allen
Atchison
Coffey
Decatur
Doniphan
Finney
Geary
Graham
Grant
Hodgeman
Lane
Leavenworth
Marshall
Phillips
Rawlins
Riley
Rooks
Scott
Sheridan
Trego
Washington
Wyandotte
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
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Glenn
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FedEx Freight
Caelise Se
St. Joseph
Ottawa Cooperative Assn
Ottawa
Milo
Edgerton
Overbrook
Midland
Lawrence North
Lawrence South
Pauline Elevator
Ce Ees Cabinetry & Woobproductsanc
Resigance
Bitty Corporation
Wawanusa de
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Lawrence Company
Chad Lawhorn
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Channel
Sunflower Broadband
Park City
Utah
Sunflower
Sundance
Broadband One
Riverfront Plaza
Suite
Lawrence, Ks
Massachusetts
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