Fri, 09 May 2008 05:12:35 GMT
Catholic Charities offers foreclosure program (St. Joseph News-Press)
St. Joseph residents in danger of foreclosure have an advocate now that might help save their homes. Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph began a foreclosure prevention program this week.
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Wed, 07 May 2008 03:41:03 GMT
KC chamber's Top 10 prosper with diversity (The Kansas City Star)
In these tough economic times, Kansas City's diverse business climate has helped some businesses thrive, including 10 being honored by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
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Mon, 05 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT
Soft Insurance Market Benefits Buyers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. & LONDON----Global insurance broker Lockton has published its Spring 2008 Market Update, a snapshot guide to the latest trends and emerging risks confronting risk managers and insurance carriers today.
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Fri, 02 May 2008 03:36:27 GMT
AREA NEWS: School-value dispute runs on (The Kansas City Star)
An arbitration ruling in a property dispute between the Independence and the Kansas City school districts might not come down until late May.
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Thu, 01 May 2008 16:49:33 GMT
Assurant's KC unit posts lower operating income (The Business Journal of Kansas City)
Driven by a decrease in investment income, Kansas City-based Assurant Employee Benefits reported a 44 percent decline in first-quarter net operating income, while its parent company, Assurant Inc., saw its quarterly earnings rise 4 percent. (AIZ)
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Thu, 01 May 2008 16:56:24 GMT
Con Edison Solutions' National Growth Strategy Advances Energy Services Company Acquires Custom Energy of Kansas (Centre Daily Times)
ConEdison Solutions, one of America's leading energy service providers, has acquired Custom Energy Services, LLC, of Overland Park, Kansas, an energy services company serving a national portfolio of clients.
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Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:05:00 GMT
First-quarter home sales drop (The Wichita Eagle)
Existing and new home sales fell by double digits in the Wichita area in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released Monday by the South Central Kansas Multiple Listing Service. The reason, according to national real estate experts, is tighter credit and plummeting consumer confidence, national issues that have landed in Wichita. Residential sales were off by 160 in March compared ...
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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:28:18 GMT
Wichita home sales drop in 1Q (BizJournals)
The Wichita metro had a rough first quarter in home sales but continues to see prices push upward, according to the South Central Kansas Multiple Listing Service.
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Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:01:47 GMT
Up with the (greater prairie) chickens (The Newton Kansan)
Steve Gilliland: Exploring Kansas Outdoors! Loaded with the netting and framework of Nolan’s blind, and with my camera gear, we headed off into the darkness.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:28:00 GMT
Planet Green's World Premiere Television Event, Greensburg, Chronicles the Rebirth of a Kansas Town (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In May 2007, Greensburg, Kansas was leveled by one of the largest tornados in U.S. history. Very few structures remained in the aftermath of the deadly EF5 tornado, and the town lost everything.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:49:50 GMT
School arbiters to meet Thursday (The Examiner)
The legal wrangling between the Independence and Kansas City school districts to determine the value of seven schools annexed into Independence by a November vote will go before a real-estate arbitration panel Thursday, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:32:04 GMT
Other news: Library names meeting rooms (The Kansas City Star)
Two meeting rooms at the Kansas City Public Library Truman Forum have been named at the request of major donors.
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Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:32:28 GMT
Summer Infant, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Kiddopotamus & Company (Centre Daily Times)
Summer Infant, Inc. ("Summer Infant" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SUMR, SUMRW), today announced that, on April 18, 2008, it completed the acquisition of Kiddopotamus & Company ("Kiddopotamus"), a leading manufacturer and supplier of infant nursery, travel and feeding accessories headquartered in Stilwell, Kansas.
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Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:01:43 GMT
KC, Independence will argue transfer buildings' value (The Kansas City Star)
The Independence and Kansas City school districts will each have an hour to make their case before a real-estate arbitration panel when it meets Thursday.
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Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:36:57 GMT
Receiver evaluates housing assets (The Kansas City Star)
A federal court-appointed receiver warned City Hall last week that it should be prepared to take back assets from Kansas City's old housing agency or they will be sold.
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