Allies Day highlights Ottawa firms tour at American Eagle
Ottawa hosts Allies Day with tours of American Eagle Outfitters distribution center and Ottawa Truck. Lou Atherton says the Eagle center could employ up to 300 when full, serving the western U.S. Ottawa Truck, dating to 1943, employs 290 and is owned by Kalmar Industries. Events affect city work session timetable and joint meetings at Ottawa Middle School.
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American Eagle Outfitters Distribution Center
American Eagle
Lou Atherton
Ottawa Area
States
District of Columbia
Ution Center
U.S
Atherton
Ottawa Truck
Ottawa Steel
L.A. Young Steel and Wire
Kalmar
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Ottawa Middle School
Telemarketers push illegal farm chemical sales in county
Telemarketing calls seeking farm chemicals target Franklin County farmers. A Williamsburg couple recorded a call claiming long lasting weed killers and a connection to Farm Journal. County agents say Kansas law forbids selling farm chemicals by phone and advise buyers to request research data and buy only through local dealers.
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Williamsburg
Kansas
Darren Hibdon
Franklin County Extension
Hibdon
Farm Journal
Uct
High quality bonds aid diversification for stock heavy portfolios
As stocks surged in the 1990s many investors overexposed portfolios to equities. When the market fell in 2000 2001 high quality bonds offered diversification and solid returns such as long term Treasuries 21.5 percent in 2000 and municipal bonds 11.68 percent. Bonds hedge volatility provide stability and form a ladder to manage rising and falling rates with tax free and higher quality options.
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U.S
Federal National Mortgage Association
Fannie Mae
Moody's
Standard & Poor’s
Duff & Phelps
Moody’s
Komag asks Eugene workers to return severance overpay
In Eugene Oregon Komag Inc a San Jose based computer disc maker laid off hundreds in January and issued severance checks. About 60 workers and some California staff received excess money. Some already spent the funds and cannot repay. Lawyers say the case is unusual since workers are no longer on Komag payroll.
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Komag Inc
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Komag
Ottawa BPW women at state convention in Manhattan Kansas
Eight Ottawa Business and Professional Women attended the Kansas BPW convention in Manhattan June 8 10. Donna Swearingen was re elected recording secretary Karen Niehoff Harris was named a Kansas BPW Woman of the Year and other Ottawa members held officer roles and the development program representation. JetBlue orders 30 Airbus A320s with option for 18 more at Le Bourget Air Show as Bombardier inks 80 CRJ jets deal with Deutsche.
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Ottawa Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kansas Bpw
Manhattan
Donna Swearingen
Ottawa
Karen Niehoff-Harris
Diane Yeamans
Barb Gibson
Linda Reed
Mary Thomas
June Butler
Reed
LE Bourget
France
Airbus Industrie
JetBlue Airways
Archrival
Boeing Co
JetBlue
Airbus
Air France
Noel Forgeard
Bombardier Inc
Germany
Deutsche Structured Finance
Deutsche Operations Leasing
Boeing
Harry Stonecipher
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