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Find news and tips on money, markets, managing your career, more Survey of purchasing managers finds economic improvement in middle of country
Jun 1, 10:59 PMThe economy is growing healthier in the middle of the country. Economics professor Ernie Goss of Creighton University reached that conclusion from a survey of purchasing managers at manufacturing companies in nine states, including Missouri and Kansas. The survey was released Tuesday.
Kevin Collison
Now we feel better about downtown
This weekend is the annual Urban Living Tour sponsored by the Downtown Council, and the organization has released a study about downtown residents. The 2010 survey is the fourth done by the council since 1998, and it reveals improving attitudes about living downtown — 94 percent of the respondents were satisfied or completely satisfied with their decision.
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- Business in Brief | Honda still sputtering in China Jun 1, 11:00 PM
- Wisconsin company moving operations and 16 employees to KC area Jun 1, 11:00 PM
- New York Times selects member of publishing family as KC correspondent Jun 1, 11:00 PM
- Starwatch Consumer | Fine-tuning the new overdraft fee law; Ford floor mat woes Jun 1, 11:00 PM
- As BP struggles with spill, so does its stock Jun 2, 1:44 AM
- AsusTek unveils portable tablet computer that runs on Windows 7 operating system Jun 1, 10:59 PM
- Heads Up | AMC expands IMAX rollout; job cuts at Hewlett-Packard, Whirlpool Jun 1, 10:59 PM
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- Sprint launching 4G wireless service in KC area Jun 1, 12:13 PM
- KC’s six-story-high Green Roof park opens Jun 1, 10:14 AM
- KC Harley-Davidson plant won’t hold open house this summer May 31, 11:05 PM
- UMB Bank in KC adds credit card portfolio of a Colorado bank May 31, 9:34 PM
- Mechanics union close to vote on contract with American Airlines May 31, 11:09 PM
- New East African restaurant Duo is another attraction in midtown’s Main Street Corridor May 31, 11:06 PM
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- Commentary | Rail transit plans have big differences May 31, 7:44 PM
- Letters | Facts about European countries May 31, 7:44 PM
- Panel Discussion by Bob Unell May 31, 9:54 PM
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- Diversity Diva | Don’t feed workplace polarization May 31, 7:44 PM
- Noteworthy | Hospital tourney sets a record May 31, 9:34 PM
- Noteworthy | New book tells how to generate referrals that will help businesses grow May 31, 7:44 PM
- Magazine rack | Smart Money looks at Asia May 31, 7:44 PM
- Reports this week could set tone for June May 31, 7:44 PM
- Noteworthy | Restore Employment Act; projected job growth by states May 31, 10:09 PM
- An air of optimism at shopping center convention in Las Vegas May 31, 8:34 PM
- Fliers bumped from flights likely to get more compensation May 31, 9:55 PM
- Briefs | Apple: iPad sales top 2 million May 31, 10:58 PM
- Fed chief predicts delicate dance ahead May 30, 11:09 PM
- Debt still dogs Americans May 30, 10:04 PM
- As the holiday weekend arrives, gasoline prices climb May 28, 10:44 PM
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- Stocks jump after pending home sales top forecasts
- Hovnanian trims loss in Q2
- GREASE: Sing-A-Long
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New East African restaurant Duo is another attraction in midtown’s Main Street Corridor
Don’t even think about jaywalking on Main Street during lunch hour. Only the daring will try, ignoring scolding horns from four lanes of unhappy drivers. But inside Duo, at 3415 Main St., all is tranquil.
Previous ColumnsRandolph Heaster
Mechanics union close to vote on contract with American Airlines
It took four years for American Airlines and the mechanics union to negotiate a new contract, so perhaps an additional 10 weeks before a membership vote is completed is a relatively short time. Gordon Clark, president of Transport Workers Union Local 530 in Kansas City, said the union’s negotiating committee still has to finish the language later this month before the new contract is printed and mailed to 11,500 mechanics and related workers.
Previous ColumnsMark Davis
On the road to recovery, but not convinced of it
Two important events follow every recession. Right now, I’d say we’re one-for-one but swinging at the plate. The first is that the economy begins to recover. Have no doubt this has happened.
Previous ColumnsDiane Stafford
Job interviewers are ‘like’-minded
These sentences jumped out from Meg Montford’s career advice blog: “Don’t think this job interview is about you — even if you are asked questions about you.
Previous ColumnsSteve Rosen
Food items offer quick lessons in economics and agriculture
It’s nearly picking season, when we throw the kids in the minivan and head to the strawberry and blueberry fields. But this year — at least in some parts of the country — business in the berry patch has gotten thorny. And it’s mostly connected to the often strange economics of farming.
Previous ColumnsKeith Chrostowski
Numbers don’t add up to U.S. being socialist
You hear it often these days: “America is turning into a socialist country.”
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