Havens Steel to Relocate HQ to Ottawa on New Funding
Havens Steel Co. gains a $30 million revolving line and $50 million in new bond capacity from Travelers Property Casualty Co. after a court hearing. The 95 year old firm plans to move headquarters from Kansas City to Ottawa, citing operational and economic benefits while continuing to finish bonded work and address its bankruptcy debts.
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Havens Steel Co
Ottawa
Havens
R. Pete Smith
Travelers Proper
Ty Casualty Co
Kansas City
Smith
Phoenix
IRS audits fewer firms but more individuals
Syracuse University researchers report that the IRS audited fewer corporations small businesses and partnerships last year while audits of individual tax returns rose. The audit rate for businesses fell to 2.1 per 1000, and individuals faced 6.5 per 1000, with a 14 percent rise in individual audits.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Syracuse University
Access Clearinghouse
IRS
Economy boosts local guard unit in Ottawa
The 1st Battalion 127th Field Artillery Unit in Ottawa reached its authorized strength as unemployment drives recruitment. Staff Sgt. Brent Rose notes many recruits are prior service, with 65 percent having military background. Local outreach and armory visibility aid the influx, while benefits like education and college aid attract volunteers. Nine point seven percent of Kansas guardsmen applied for education assistance this year.
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Ottawa
Army National Guard
127Th Field Artillery Unit
Brent Rose
Kansas
Joy D. Moser
Adjutant Gener
Fallujah siege escalates as gunmen hit supply lines
Military plans an assault around Fallujah after gunmen torched armored vehicles and hijacked a supply truck from Baghdad airport. About 70 Americans and 700 insurgents have died this month, with seven Kellogg Brown & Root workers missing and multiple hostages reported. The battle to secure routes intensified as ambushes, kidnappings, and attacks on convoys continued.
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Fallujah
Iraq
Baghdad
U.S
Kellogg, Brown & Root
Ricardo Sanchez
Thomas Hamill
Macon
Miss
Latifiya
Art display by COF Training Services host Eliia Thompson
Ottawa artist Eliia Thompson with COF Training Services runs weekly art classes for 25 consumers in Coffey Osage and Franklin counties. Her April show at the Carnegie Cultural Center will feature works created from varied media including ceiling tiles and poster paints, highlighting access to art for people with disabilities.
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Eliia Thompson
Ottawa
Thompson
Kansas City Art Institute
COF Training Services Inc
Coffey
Osage
Franklin
April
Carnegie Cultural Center
COF
Eft
Chuck Cullen
Joyce Rose
Bryan Barrett
Elcla Thompson
Carnegia Cultural Center
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Dennis Randall
Lewis & Clark
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Lewis and Clark
Old Depot Museum
Romania
Germany
Mark Kimmitt
Carnogie
Andy Gassaw
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