Rotary clubs to present 15000 for west Lawrence Arboretum
Lawrence three Rotary clubs will present 15000 to city commissioners to kick off a west Lawrence tree planting project and support 12000 in trees plus 3000 in infrastructure at the arboretum site between 27th Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. The donation marks Rotary's 100th anniversary with a class ceremony at 6 35 p.m. at City Hall and a planting event at 9 a.m. November 15 at the site.
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Rotary Arboretum
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South Lawrence
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City Hall
Kansas Inc. taps former researcher as president
Kansas Inc. selects Jerry Lonergan a former economic researcher and grant administrator for the Kansas Department of Human Resources as president of the state's leading economic development group. He holds an MBA from Kansas University and previously worked with Kansas Inc. on the statewide plan.
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Lonergan
Kansas Inc
Kansas
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Kansas University
Great Plains Energy names new chairman and CEO
Great Plains Energy Inc. named Michael J. Chesser as chairman and chief executive effective Oct. 1. He succeeds Bernie Beaudoin who planned to retire by year end. Chesser has led GPU Energy and Intron Inc. and started at Baltimore Gas and Electric. Also named William H. Downey as president and COO.
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Great Plains Energy Inc
Michael J. Chesser
GPU Energy
Intron Inc
Chesser
Bernie Beaudoin
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Atlantic Energy Inc
Goodyear weighs 15 percent job cuts in plan to save billions
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co may close an Alabama plant and lay off up to 2,400 workers across 10 states as it seeks to save 1.1 billion over three years. A three-year contract allows cuts if goals aren’t met, with chief executive Robert Keegan cautioning no plant closures are announced yet.
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Goodyear.Tire & Rubber Co
Alabama
Goodyear
Robert Keegan
Topeka
Stocks Fall After G7 Calls for Flexible Currencies
New York stocks tumbled as finance ministers from seven major nations urged flexible exchange rates, triggering a weak dollar. The Dow fell 109.41 to 9,535.41, its largest one day drop since August, with the broader market sliding as foreign investment fears rose. Analysts split on whether the pullback signals a correction or a longer decline amid mixed earnings momentum.
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Mike Kayes
Eastover Capital
Charlotte
N.C
U.S
Dow
Thomas Scavone
van der Moolen Specialities USA
New York Stock Exchange
KU alumnus touts pipeline plan
Forrest Hoglund, KU 1956 alumnus and benefactor, appeared on CBS 60 Minutes to promote Arctic Resources Co. and a $7.8 billion 1,665 mile pipeline to extract natural gas from Alaska oil fields. The plan aims to boost U S gas reserves amid rising prices, drawing heated Alaska to national political debate.
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Kansas University
Forrest Hoglund
Lesley Stahl
Hoglund
Alaska
60 Minutes
CBS
Arctic Resources Co
U.S
Hoglund urges KU First support against Alaska pipeline plan
Forrest Hoglund a KU donor and business leader urges lawmakers to reject Alaska backed pipeline in favor of offshore and Canadian routes. He cites his roles with Arctic Resources Exxon Enron and Texas Oil and Gas and notes Alaska’s political pressure amid a federal energy bill debate. He discussed the update from Houston and the KU First fundraising drive.
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Arctic Resources Co
Exxon Corp
Texas Oil and Gas Corp
Enron Oil and Gas Co
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KU First
Hoglund
Kansas University Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Congress
Alaska
Houston
Drought reduces yields of Kansas fall crops across state
WICHITA AP Rain halted harvest as drought slashed Kansas fall crop yields. Corn harvest about 41 percent finished with poor to fair conditions. aflatoxin levels low but maize quality variable. Soybeans barely harvested. green bean risk noted. Wheat seeding 22 percent complete. alfalfa and sunflowers also in progress with mixed ratings.
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Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Tom Tunnell
Kansas Grain and Feed Assa
Tunnell
KASS
Ripplewood eyes ex Sprint chiefs for Japan unit top posts
Ripplewood Holdings LLC said it is considering William Esrey and Ronald LeMay for senior roles at a Japanese telecom unit after they resigned amid a tax shelter probe deferring about 123 million dollars in taxes on stock option earnings. The firm is also forming a leadership team as it completes a 2.2 billion dollar purchase of Japan Telecom Holdings fixed-line subsidiary.
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Tokyo
U.S
Ripplewood Holdings LLC
Sprint Corp
Sprint
William Esrey
Ronald LeMay
Overland Park, Kan
Ripplewood
Japan Telecom Holdings Co
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