Rural Kansas leaders urged to pursue aggressive economic hunting
Expert Mark Lapping told 200 rural Kansas leaders at a McPherson conference that cities must “shoot anything that flies” to grow their economies. The two day event, hosted by KU KU State University and six agencies, aims to help small towns recover from farm and oil busts. Incubators and homegrown businesses are seen as promising, though riskier paths, with urban strategies failing to deliver.
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Mcpherson
Kan
Mark Lapping
Kansas
Lapping
Kansas Center For Economic Development
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Midwest
State Board of Agriculture
Mark Weinberg
Ohio University
National Business Incubators Association
Athens
Ohio
America
Weinberg
Funerals set for Alton students in tragedy
In Alton Texas funerals are set for two of 19 students killed when a Coca Cola truck ran a stop sign and rammed a bus into a water filled pit. The driver and survivors describe a chaotic scene as rescuers retrieved victims and authorities investigated brake failure and the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Texas
Frank Gomez
San Martin de Porres Catholic
Gilberto Pena
Ruben Perez
Israel Pacheco
State Department of Public Safety
Perez
Coca-Cola Co
National Transportation Safety Board
State Attorney General’s Office
Mission
Gregoria Gonzalez
Ruby Lopez
Rosie Gil
Aurora Hernandez
Mission Hospital
Sara
Nandez
Alex de Leon
al Nye
Herman Light
Blue Bird Body Co
Fort Valley
Aluminum risk from coffee pots sparks debate in Wichita
Wichita State University associate professor James Jackson and Dr. Hugh Riordan warn aluminum from coffee pots may contaminate water, citing tests with samples showing up to 1 640 micrograms per liter. Industry groups dispute the claim, noting no proven cause and effect with Alzheimer's disease and urging caution.
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Wichita, Kan
James Jackson
Wichita State University
Hugh Riordan
Olive Garvey Center For the
Riordan
Jackson
World Health Organization
Environmental Protection Agency
American Water Works Association
Sue Nowicki
National Alzheimer's Association
United States
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WSU
Lancet
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Aluminum Association
Franklin County Medical Society
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Bud Gollier
M.D
W. B
Bud" Ransom
R.W. Rock
L.N. Speer
D.C. Hadley
F.A. Reyes, JR
Dennis Spratt
Lance Reynold
John Dundee
RMH
Ottawa
Briscoe
Clinic Pharmacy
Allegre Health Mart
S. Main
First National Bank
Peoples National Bank
Kansas State Bank
Life Flight
Research Eagle
Life Star
Health Fair
Franklin County
Country-Mart
Life Star Ambulance
Wal-Mart
KOFO
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