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Applicants seek jobs with Wal-Mart
The Wal-Mart Supercenter at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive is set to open April 29 and will be hiring about 250 workers. Some of the applicants for the full- and part-time positions discussed their prospects.
In depth
- Buyers should always order home inspections
- November 20, 2009
- Q: I disagree with your recent statement that all buyers should make their offers contingent on first obtaining a satisfactory report from a professional home inspector.
- Commodities
- November 20, 2009
- Agriculture futures were mixed Thursday.
- Jobless rate declines in October to 6.4%
- November 20, 2009
- The state unemployment rate in October was 6.4 percent, down from 6.8 percent in September.
- Lawrence doctor takes research course
- November 20, 2009
- Dr. Rob Jones of Peak Performance Health Center, in Lawrence, has taken a course on the newest research in spinal rehabilitation. The course, “Building the Ultimate Back: From Rehabilitation to Performance” took place in October in St. Louis.
- Beauty Brands donates to End Abuse program
- November 20, 2009
- Beauty Brands, 3514 Clinton Parkway, completed the “It Takes Guts” campaign on Nov. 1 and announce it raised $2,273 in donations to support Women’s Transitional Care Services, a nonprofit organization in Lawrence.
- Stephens Real Estate appoints manager
- November 20, 2009
- Chris Earl has been appointed sales manager at Stephens Real Estate Inc. Earl is a lifelong resident of Lawrence and a graduate of Lawrence High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics from Kansas University in 1995.
- Goldman’s CEO apologizes
- November 20, 2009
- Facing a hail of criticism, Goldman Sachs’ top officer offered an apology for the premier investment bank’s role in the subprime mortgage crisis that sank the nation’s economy.
- Fed proposes guidelines on gift card fees
- November 19, 2009
- I have a love/hate relationship with gift cards.
- Commodities
- November 19, 2009
- Agriculture futures fell Wednesday.
- Independence Inc. gets grant for new phones
- November 19, 2009
- Independence Inc. has received a grant for $18,145 from the Sunflower Foundation Capacity Building Grants to purchase and install a new telephone system.
- Stephens Real Estate appoints director
- November 19, 2009
- Pat McCandless has been appointed director of personnel development at Stephens Real Estate Inc., where he has been a member of the company’s real estate team since March 2007. McCandless serves as a sales agent.
- Physician attends cosmetic meeting
- November 19, 2009
- Dr. Carla Phipps attended the fourth annual Cosmetic Academy Meeting, Nov. 6-9 in Tucson, Ariz.
- McDonald’s goes upscale in NYC
- November 19, 2009
- Danish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free Wi-Fi. You want fries with that?
- Official: Repealing tax exemptions would help finance state services
- Exemptions since ’95 have taken $10.9B from state treasury, leader says
- November 19, 2009
- A top official in Gov. Mark Parkinson’s administration on Wednesday said Kansas needs to repeal some tax exemptions to provide the revenue needed to fund crucial state services.
- Leggo my Eggo! Waffles in short supply
- November 19, 2009
- Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them.
- Music store leaves Lawrence location
- November 19, 2009
- Hume Music has closed its Lawrence store in the Orchards Shopping Center, 1410 Kasold Drive.
- LMH expects rise in charity care to affect its bottomline in 2010
- November 18, 2009
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital leaders expect to end 2010 in the black with an operating profit of $7 million. But, that’s down 26 percent compared to the $9.5 million projected for this year, and 13 percent from 2008’s profit of $8.1 million.
- HVAC contract
- November 18, 2009
- Commissioners unanimously agreed to award a contract to maintain the heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems of the Lawrence Police Department Investigations and Training Center to P1 Group Inc.
- Noodles & Company set to open Friday
- November 18, 2009
- Noodles & Company, the restaurant that serves noodles, soups and salads inspired from around the world, will open its third restaurant in Kansas at 10:30 a.m. Friday at 8 W. Eighth St.
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