Business

Library to offer two job-search programs
August 29, 2008
The Bonner Springs City Library will offer a job-search workshop Sept. 8 and a résumé workshop Sept. 22.
State board hears pitches for casino plans
By Jesse Truesdale
August 21, 2008
The Kansas Racing Commission on Friday gave local residents the opportunity to speak their minds — two minutes’ worth, anyway — on the proposals of four developers vying for approval to manage a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County.
Decision to skip Leavenworth as NBAF finalist was unfair, angry lawmaker says
By Scott Rothschild
August 11, 2008
A state legislator on Monday expressed anger after a report indicated that Leavenworth had a high score as a possible location for a federal biosafety lab but was leapfrogged as a finalist by politically connected Mississippi.
Ash Grove purchases Holliday Sand
By Jesse Truesdale
August 7, 2008
Holliday Sand & Gravel, which has plants in Shawnee, Edwardsville and Bonner Springs, was purchased Friday by an Overland Park-based cement company.
Wine festival benefits Red Cross
By Nicole Kelley
August 7, 2008
The nonprofit group KC Cause is hoping for an evening of sophistication and fun by combining wine, art and a charitable cause.
Photographer sets up studio above pharmacy
By Jesse Truesdale
August 7, 2008
A new business opened on Bonner Springs’s Oak Street this year, but there’s a good chance you don’t know it exists.
Primafuel sets sights on more biofuel infrastructure
By Lara Hastings
July 31, 2008
Primafuel, a Signal Hill, Calif.-based company working to improve the efficiency of the biofuels industry created a subsidiary, Primafuel Solutions, in Basehor to reach the Midwest market.
Union Bank & Trust announces hiring
July 30, 2008
Union Bank & Trust Company recently welcomed Gabe Smither, assistant vice president — commercial loans, to its office at 309 Oak St., in Bonner Springs.
Woodlands to close racing doors
By Jesse Truesdale
July 24, 2008
Wyandotte County got hit with two loads of bad business news this week, and both had to do with gambling.
Online chats inform primary voters
By Joel Walsh
12:01 a.m., July 17, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m.
For Leavenworth County residents deciding how to vote in the upcoming Aug. 5 primary elections, the time to start asking questions is now.
Judge seeks more time to respond to allegations
By Shawn Linenberger
July 10, 2008
The attorney for a Leavenworth County District Court judge facing an official inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct against a former staff member is requesting a 30-day extension to respond to the claims.
Occupational therapists gain certification
Staff Reports
May 2, 2008
Two occupational therapists at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., and St. John Hospital, Leavenworth, recently achieved national certification in treating patients with lymphedema.
Business owners form crime-watch group
By Jesse Truesdale
May 1, 2008
Owners of businesses along the Kansas Highway 32 corridor in Bonner Springs and Edwardsville say they’ve been hit repeatedly by the same gang of burglars.
Horses pulling up lame at auction
Closure of Texas slaughterhouses reverberates throughout equine market
By John Beal
April 29, 2008
It was Monday night at the horse sale at Campbell’s Sale Barn east of Linwood and the bidding was under way – well, sort of.
Sales strong during slump
By Jesse Truesdale
April 23, 2008
Business owners in Bonner Springs and Edwardsville say they are feeling some effects from the country’s economic slowdown, but for the most part, they’re doing well.

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