Magazine: Freddy’s a good deal for franchisees
QSR Magazine has named Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers as one of its best franchise deals based on its low fees, tranparency and above average sales. A consultant they quote says that...
View ArticleKoch contributes to volunteer firefighters
Koch Industries and its subsidiaries expect to donate more than $200,000 this year to train and equip volunteer fire departments and local emergency responders in locations where they have plants,...
View ArticleWe’re No. 1…oops, uh, number 10 or something
WICHITA — When a governor crows about how good a state is (and by implication how well he’s leading it) it’s important to be right. Gov. Sam Brownback wrote blog item at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleMost Kansas wind power is exported
WICHITA — One of the interesting facts about wind power in Kansas: more than half is or will be exported by the end of the year. According to the KCC, 44.5 percent of the roughly 2,600 megawatts of...
View ArticlePompeo backs Romney stand against wind tax credit
WICHITA — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has come out against the Wind Production Tax Credit, set to expire Dec. 31 unless extended by Congress. The tax credit is regarded by the wind...
View ArticleFormer Thorn Americas building off the block
WICHITA — To no one’s surprise, CIP Investment Properties, which owns the former Thorn Americas buildings at 37th and Rock Road, declared bankruptcy, preventing the tax sale of the buildings set for...
View ArticleGo Wichita plans for a big weekend
WICHITA — The Wichita area is hosting a big weekend coming up, with the National Baseball Congress, the Mid-America Youth Basketball boys national tournament and the Midwest Catholic Family Conference...
View ArticleKansas senators back wind power tax credit
WICHITA –The Senate Finance Committee today voted 19-5 in favor of a bill that includes a wind energy Protection Tax Credit. Republicans Pat Roberts of Kansas and Charles Grassley of Iowa joined the...
View ArticleKazakhs in Wichita today for tour
Ten Kazakh businessmen and government officials are in town today to visit the Cargill Innovation Center and Walton’s Meat Processing Equipment and Supplies as part of a lengthy tour of...
View ArticleWichita employers to add workers in Q4: Manpower survey
Employment agency Manpower expects Wichita area employers will continue to hire more workers than they cut in the fourth quarter, which starts next week, but the trend to add workers is slowing. The...
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