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Local dealer to keep Cadillac

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | March 9 at 12:08 a.m.

Kevin Crook's dealership sold the last new Cadillac on its lot a week ago.

'Victoria's Secret for men' at Blvd. Plaza

March 9 at 6:26 a.m.

Marquis Henley has lived in New York and California and now is bringing a bit of each to Wichita with East & West Menswear .

Growth at Fort Riley helps area recover

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | March 9 at 12:08 a.m.

Development continues at and near Fort Riley, despite the debacle of overbuilding, misjudgment and corruption in the area over the past five years.

Training centers draw from around the world

BY MOLLY McMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | March 7 at 8:06 a.m.

Flags from around the world line a long hallway at the FlightSafety International Hawker Beechcraft Pilot Learning Center in east Wichita.

Via Christi focuses on transformation

BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | March 7 at 12:08 a.m.

Having gotten out of the insurance business, Via Christi Health is focusing on transforming health care delivery to meet the demands of tomorrow, says Kevin Conlin, president and CEO.

Disney spending billions on makeover

By Seth Lubove and Andy Fixmer, Bloomberg News | March 7 at 12:08 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — When Walt Disney Co. asked publisher Dan Vado to make a series of comic books based on its Haunted Mansion theme-park ride, he worried that the empire built on the likes of Snow White and Tinker Bell would reject his brand of creepy humor.

February jobless rate steady

BY KEVIN G. HALL, McClatchy Newspapers | March 6 at 1:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February and employers shed another 36,000 jobs, new government data showed Friday, signs that the U.S. economy is recovering slowly from the deep recession.

Bars at the airport are temporarily dried out

March 6 at 12:05 a.m.

Sometimes people who are traveling by plane want a quick drink before takeoff or immediately upon landing.

Hopeful signs for housing market

BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | March 6 at 12:05 a.m.

The photo on the screen Friday at the Wichita Area Builders Association represented Wichita's housing market in 2010: one small blade of grass poking through a thick layer of ice.

Vickers known for his humor, dealmaking

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | March 6 at 5:31 p.m.

Thomas "Tommy" M. Vickers was the youngest of five brothers in the Wichita family that founded Vickers Petroleum.

GM to reinstate 600-plus dealers

BY KATIE MERX, Bloomberg News | March 6 at 12:05 a.m.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. —General Motors plans to reinstate 661 dealers and may enter arbitration with as many as 400 outlets as the automaker attempts to stem declines in U.S. market share.

Wichita State economist forecasts area housing up in 2010

BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | March 5 at 6:40 a.m.

Housing markets in the Wichita area and Kansas will recover in 2010, a Wichita State economist says in his annual forecast. Stan Longhofer, director of Wichita State's Center for Real Estate, will present his 2010 Kansas housing market forecast at 9 a.m. today at the Wichita Area Builders Association office, 730 N. Main.

Spartech Plastics in Wichita to expand and add jobs

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | March 5 at 5:40 a.m.

Spartech Plastics announced Thursday that it is expanding its Wichita plant and plans to add workers over the next two years.

Boeing: Tanker meets requirements

BY MOLLY McMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | March 5 at 6:41 a.m.

Boeing will offer the U.S. Air Force a refueling tanker based on its 767 commercial airliner in its bid for a $35 billion contract, the company announced Thursday.

Student forum addresses selling businesses

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | March 5 at 12:05 a.m.

Buying and selling businesses can be hard, even emotional, but in the end, business is business.

Barrier family looks for tenant for building

March 5 at 6:41 a.m.

The former Barrier's building is now available for lease. If it isn't leased within a few months, the Barrier family could sell it.

House passes $35 billion jobs bill

BY ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press | March 5 at 6:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it will create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break.

Retailers post strongest numbers in 2 years

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press | March 5 at 6:41 a.m.

NEW YORK — Shoppers returned to the nation's malls last month, buying a surprising amount of spring clothing and other items and helping stores post the strongest retail sales since November 2007, a month before the recession began.

Mortgage rates fall below 5%

March 5 at 12:05 a.m.

Mortgage rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out.

In tough economy, diligence is Key

BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | March 4 at 6:04 a.m.

This year will be pivotal to the future of Wichita's commercial construction industry.

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