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Wichita businesses impacted by Moore tornado External-link
A Warren Theatres facility in Moore, Okla., was damaged and a Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers location was also near the path of Monday's deadly tornado. However, representatives from those companies tell the Wichita Business Journal that employees there are safe. Spirit AeroSystems Inc. and the Boeing ...
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May 21, 2013 - 6:01 AM
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Galaxy Technologies expanding Winfield facility External-link
Galaxy Technologies in Winfield is adding new equipment and a 50,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility to accommodate a new milling center and expanded fabrication capabilities. The Wichita Eagle reports the company also plans to add about 40 employees to its staff of 200. Galaxy is seeing growing...
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May 21, 2013 - 5:56 AM
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Wichita 'dropped the ball' on National Baseball Congress tournament, council member says External-link
The city of Wichita "dropped the ball" on the National Baseball Congress tournament, failing to address its declining prestige, attendance and participation since it bought the event six years ago, Wichita City Council member Jeff Longwell tells the Wichita Eagle. The tournament is barely breaking even an...
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May 20, 2013 - 6:04 AM
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Sedgwick County suing Andover over street annexation External-link
Sedgwick County is suing the city of Andover over the annexation of a portion of 159th Street East between Kellogg and Central. The Wichita Eagle reports Andover has annexed land bordering the street but has not annexed the street itself, leaving Sedgwick County responsible for maintenance of the road's east side. ...
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May 15, 2013 - 5:58 AM
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Wichita leaders: Four-year program at KU Med-Wichita is critical External-link
Three top Wichita-area officials say the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita is key to the economy, and it would be a travesty to see the program reduced from four years back to two. The Wichita Eagle reports Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce President Gary Plummer, Mayor Carl Brewer and Sedgwick County...
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May 14, 2013 - 6:08 AM
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Report: Costco has a contract on 17 acres in Wichita External-link
No one is talking publicly yet, but unnamed sources tell the Wichita Eagle that Costco has a contract on 17 1/2 acres in the northeast corner of Kellogg and Webb Road. The Eagle reports the land is owned by Beechcraft Corp. The report says the deal is taking longer than the parties involved had planned, possibly be...
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May 09, 2013 - 6:04 AM
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Forecast: Aircraft deliveries to be up 5 percent this year External-link
An outlook from Sterne Agee analyst Peter Arment foresees improvements in the aerospace market this year, with a predicted 1,254 deliveries of freighters and planes with more than 100 passenger seats. The Wichita Eagle reports the forecasted delivery number is about 5 percent higher than deliveries in 2012. Airline...
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May 08, 2013 - 5:59 AM
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Columnist: Kochs could revive Tribune newspapers External-link
Some Los Angeles Times journalists have reportedly threatened to quit if their newspaper is bought up by Charles and David Koch, of Koch Industries Inc., and a statement from the Newspaper Guild and Communications Workers of America describes the Kochs as "active political proponents of harsh right-wing positio...
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May 08, 2013 - 5:54 AM
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Wells Fargo moving new commercial banking team to downtown Wichita External-link
Wells Fargo plans to move its new commercial banking team to Occidental Plaza, at 300 N. Main in Wichita, though the location is not expected to be permanent. The Wichita Eagle reports the team, formed earlier this year, has been working out of an office at Terradyne Country Club in Andover.
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May 07, 2013 - 5:57 AM
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Wichita schools plan $3M in security upgrades External-link
The Wichita School Board has approved a plan to spend about $3 million upgrading the district's nine-year-old surveillance system and making other security improvements. KWCH News reports the new system will allow the district to view live and recorded video from a central location, instead of traveling to the buil...
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May 07, 2013 - 5:48 AM
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