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2008 Lawrence Chamber of Commerce special section
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- State employees in Utah to begin 4-day workweek
- July 4, 2008
- Starting next month, it will be “TGIT” for Utah state employees. As in: “Thank God It’s Thursday.” In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state’s energy costs and commuters’ gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a four-day workweek for thousands of government employees.
- US loses 62,000 jobs; oil at new record
- July 4, 2008
- Employers cut 62,000 jobs in June, marking the sixth consecutive month that the nation has shed jobs, according to a government report released Thursday, deepening concern that the struggling U.S. economy could turn worse before it gets better.
- Some pre-packaged beef sold at Dillons recalled after E. coli reports
- July 3, 2008
- One variety of ground beef sold at Dillons is being recalled after E. coli reports.
- Annual tea to discuss breast cancer
- July 3, 2008
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital is hosting the 10th annual Betsy Beisecker Memorial Tea from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to raise awareness about breast cancer.
- Wittig appeals decision upholding sentence
- July 3, 2008
- A former Westar Energy Inc. executive is trying to invalidate an appeals court decision that could send him back to prison.
- Commodities
- July 3, 2008
- Agriculture futures traded higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 15.5 cents to $8.6525; July corn jumped 29.25 cents to $7.4875; July oats added 16 cents to $4.54; July soybeans rose 17.75 cents to $16.4575.
- Inflation stacks up on household goods
- July 3, 2008
- We’ve all been so focused on whether we are officially in a recession that we may not have paid enough attention to the creeping threat of inflation. But a period of rising prices is equally threatening to your financial well-being.
- Bigger tax refunds lop state budget
- July 3, 2008
- State government’s economic woes worsened during the past two months in part because of huge business tax refunds, officials said Wednesday.
- KanREN appoints executive director
- July 3, 2008
- Cort Buffington, Lawrence, has been appointed executive director of KanREN Inc., a nonprofit consortium of colleges, universities, school districts and other organizations that enables the members to improve communication and gain Internet connectivity through a statewide network.
- Burrito King hit with $1,250 health department fine
- July 2, 2008
- Burrito King’s owner owes a $1,250 fine after health inspectors in April uncovered several health code violations.
- Sale complete, Aquila looks to future
- July 2, 2008
- Now that Aquila’s long-planned sale of utilities has been cleared by Missouri regulators, employees at the Lawrence headquarters for the company’s gas operations in Kansas and Colorado now can look forward to the future.
- Starbucks to close 600 US stores
- July 2, 2008
- Starbucks continues to shrink its empire in an effort to turn around profits and a stagnant stock price. The Seattle coffee company announced Tuesday afternoon that it will close approximately 600 underperforming company-operated stores in the United States in the next nine months, 500 more than it had already targeted.
- Commodities
- July 2, 2008
- Agriculture futures finished mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 6 cents to $8.6475; December corn fell 5 cents to $7.52; December oats fell 5.5 cents to $4.675; November soybeans rose 36 cents to $16.10.
- Teacher offers Jockey activewear
- July 2, 2008
- Terri Driscoll has joined Jockey Person to Person as a senior comfort specialist, a home-based business that offers women’s activewear for sale.
- Allen Press employee earns credential
- July 2, 2008
- Christy Classi, an employee of Allen Press, Lawrence, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the American Society of Association Executives.
- Farmers may enroll for ‘safety net’ help
- July 2, 2008
- Farmers have until Sept. 30 to sign up for the Kansas USDA Farm Service Agency’s 2008 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program, a program designed to provide support counter to the cycle of market prices as part of a “safety net” in the event of low crop prices.
- Work-saving choices for decking and stains
- July 2, 2008
- About 80 percent of homeowners who install decks use real wood, according to Consumer Reports. But CR's latest tests show that synthetic planks can offer lasting good looks with less upkeep. Some stains can also trim the work required to maintain wood.
- LMH wins community award
- July 1, 2008
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., receive Community Connection Awards from Kansas Hospital Association.
- State revenues miss projections in latest quarter
- 10:54 a.m., July 1, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- State government collected $61 million less than anticipated in taxes during its recently ended 2008 fiscal year, a 1 percent shortfall that could create budget headaches.
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