Lawrence Co op to auction assets after bankruptcy
Lawrence farmers face a June sale of all Farmers Cooperative Association assets as auditors seek court approval for a dissolution by auction. The 1999 asset and debt mix tops 50 million, with 3 500 members awaiting payouts while AGP’s failed bid and high operating capital needs dim recovery hopes. Pendleton, unpaid for soybeans, laments the loss of a hometown co op and worries about storage capacity during harvest.
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Associated Press
Lawrence
John Pendleton
Farmers Cooperative Association
Kansas
Co-Op
Don Dumlar
Dumlar
Leavenworth
Tonganoxie
AGP Grain Cooperative
AGP
Square One
Roger McBowen
Kansas State University
FCA
Pendleton
Douglas County
Retiree Return to Work and Financial Planning Lessons
A survey shows 67 percent expect to work for pay after retirement. Plan gains and taxes matter as earned income, Social Security, and 401(k) withdrawals affect brackets and benefits. Delay Social Security, watch vesting on employer matches, and consider Medicare timing to balance growth with risks before starting or resuming work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Sorisulta
Workers comp rates may rise in coming years
Hutchinson business leaders warn that workers compensation insurance could cost more over the next few years due to a poor loss ratio and industry profit declines. Weiss Ratings reports an 86 percent profit drop in 2000 and a 7.7 percent claim-failure rate, signaling likely double digit rate increases and potential difficulty finding underwriters.
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John Henderson
Hutchinson News
Allen Fee
Fee Insurance Group
Hutchinson
Fee
Weiss Ratings
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Weiss
Ledbetter
Wichita/Hutchinson
Pampered Chef fundraiser backs cancer drive in May
The Pampered Chef launches a Help Whip Cancer drive with the American Cancer Society during May. Purchases of specified items trigger donations to a breast cancer fund. Last year the campaign raised 400000 dollars. For details call Barbara Cooley in Baldwin at 785 255 4522.
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American Cancer Society
Barbara Cooley
Baldwin
Johnson County Tops Kansas Pull Factor Study In Retail Surge
A Kansas State study shows surrounding counties like Anderson Osage and Linn post gains of over 10 percent in retail sales for fiscal year 2000 ending June 30. Franklin County up 3 percent with a pull factor of .75 while Johnson County leads at 1.56 and numerous counties show varied pull factors.
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Franklin County
Johnson County
Kansas
Kstate
David Darling
Sharon Combes
Anderson
Osage
Linn
Anderson County
Osage County
Coffey County
Douglas County
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Bill Henningsen
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Westinghouse
Betty Birzer
Las Vegas
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Mexico
Birzer
The
Ottawa Herald
OFA
Coctlatiog Department
Financial Institution
Cedar
Ottawa
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