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Interior designer aims for unique

BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Today at 12:06 a.m.

When Gail Lehman and her family moved from New Jersey to Wichita in 2007, she quickly wanted to make the house they purchased feel like a home.

  • BG Products ready to build in El Dorado

    BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 12:06 a.m.

    About five years ago, BG Products began discussing plans to relocate from its downtown Wichita site.

  • Small businesses shed space to save money and keep employees

    BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, Associated Press | Nov. 15 at 12:06 a.m.

    NEW YORK — There's a downsizing trend under way at many small businesses: Moving to smaller offices because of shrinking staffs and as more workers telecommute.

  • AccuWeather strengthens its Wichita office

    BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 12 at 6:54 a.m.

    AccuWeather's Barry Lee Myers says his company's $2 million investment in Wichita's WeatherData Services will make it a stronger business.

  • Totes transport samples discreetly

    BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 12 at 12:07 a.m.

    Like a lot of mothers, Cameron Drumright was more confident about her ability to handle life after the birth of her second baby than she was after the first.

  • Agencies see jump in demand for workers

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 11 at 6:54 a.m.

    In what may be a sign of good news to come, local temp agencies report slight increases in demand for their workers.

  • Turnaround slow for small businesses

    MarketWatch | Nov. 11 at 12:03 a.m.

    WASHINGTON — Small-business owners haven't seen much improvement in the U.S. economy, and more are expected to cut jobs instead of adding them over the next three months, a monthly survey shows.

  • Owner of Jack's saw potential

    BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 10 at 12:04 a.m.

    Joe Moore had been telling his wife, Barbara, about his dream to buy Jack's North Hi Carryout, a Wichita tradition that hadn't been open since a fire in February 2007.

  • Associated lands Wesley Medical Center account

    BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 6 at 12:07 a.m.

    Wesley Medical Center has chosen a new advertising agency to handle its work in 2010, and its current agency said it has decided to sever its ties early with the city's second-largest hospital.

  • For machine shops, it's a balancing act

    BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 5 at 11:56 a.m.

    The squeeze on Wichita area machine shops is getting tighter. No surprise. Many have their work tightly wrapped up in aircraft, so that industry's troubles are cascading over the shops. But that's not all. Even shops that don't do a lot of aircraft and are more diversified are feeling the economy's effect.

  • Flooring company seeks success with showroom

    BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 5 at 12:07 a.m.

    Ben Henwood's job with United Flooring Mills has evolved considerably in his 3 1/2 years with the company.

  • Experiences lead pair to teach CPR

    BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Oct. 29 at 1:04 a.m.

    Dee Morris can tell story after story of family members who have been in life-threatening situations.

  • Party, play center hopes to appeal to parents, too

    BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Oct. 22 at 5:45 a.m.

    As workers scramble to prepare for Pure Entertainment's grand opening on Oct. 31, it requires a little imagination to visualize the final product.

  • Funds shift to small banks, firms

    By JULIE PACE and JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press | Oct. 22 at 12:09 a.m.

    LANDOVER, Md. —President Obama unveiled plans Wednesday to shift spending of the government's $700 billion bailout from Wall Street to Main Street.

  • SCORE helps open doors

    BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 22 at 6:41 a.m.

    Ben Tyson, a 22-year-old computer-based entrepreneur, was hearing that venture capitalists would want up to 80 percent equity in his startup business to fully fund it.

  • Small wind goes big

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 20 at 8:35 a.m.

    The industry that supplies small wind turbines to businesses and farms foresees rapid growth for years to come.

  • RVs to horse trailers, conversion business finds a niche

    BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Oct. 15 at 8:14 a.m.

    Perhaps there are more flattering comparisons, but think of Air Capital Conversions owner Mark Schott as a chameleon.

  • Talks with employees can help morale

    BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, Associated Press | Oct. 11 at 12:07 a.m.

    NEW YORK — As Bart Cleveland talks to employees of his ad agency, he sees the strain.

  • Friends' work is offering ultimate backyards to city

    BY SCOTT PASKE, Eagle correspondent | Oct. 8 at 7:02 a.m.

    Longtime friends Lance Pierce and Brent Carleton realize most people will get their first look at the pair's new business, Backyard Specialists, while zooming by on Wichita's Northeast Expressway.

  • Nation, state see growth in SBA loans

    BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 6 at 12:06 a.m.

    Since the federal stimulus package was signed nearly eight months ago, there has been a significant increase in Small Business Administration loan activity.

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