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GracePoint closes on Cinemas West purchase

BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 4:28 p.m.

WICHITA _ GracePoint Church closed Thursday on the purchase of the vacant Cinemas West theater at 9035 W. Central.

  • Intrust Bank Arena job fair Saturday

    BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 1:28 p.m.

    WICHITA _ SMG, the company hired by Sedgwick County to manage Intrust Bank Arena, will hold a job fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Century II Expo Hall.

  • Jobless rate down to 7.9 percent

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 7:42 a.m.

    The Wichita metro area unemployment rate tumbled to 7.9 percent in October, the Kansas Department of Labor reported, down considerably from the double-digit unemployment rate this summer.

  • Foster Design to move to the Garvey Center

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | Today at 11:08 a.m.

    When Gene Foster of Foster Design learned he was losing his space at Brittany Center at 21st and Woodlawn because of InfoSync Service's upcoming expansion, his first thought was that he would move farther east. But he didn't like the prices

  • Kelly Aerospace sold to Connecticut firm

    BY MOLLY McMILLIN, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 10:23 a.m.

    First Aviation Services, in Westport, Conn., is buying Kelly Aerospace Turbine Rotables in Wichita, the company said.

  • Study: Wichita home prices decline in September

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 8:38 a.m.

    Wichita home sale prices fell 2.45 percent inSeptemberversus the same month in 2008, according to First American CoreLogic, a company that gathers housing data.

  • Mass layoffs up in October

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 11:08 a.m.

    There were 15 mass layoffs totaling 2,880 jobs in Kansas in October.

  • Kansan one of four national tree farm winners

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 20 at 8:38 a.m.

    Connie Robinson-Clemons is Kansas' first forester to be named a regional winner for tree farm inspector of the year. She and the three other regional winners received their awards at the 2009 National Tree Farm Convention in Washington, D.C.

  • Allegiant Air begins service from Wichita to Phoenix-Mesa today

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | Today at 7:23 a.m.

    Allegiant Air begins its twice-a-week service from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport today. It will have flights from Wichita on Mondays and Fridays.

  • Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

    By STEPHEN BERNARD and TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writers | Nov. 20 at 5:27 p.m.

    Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.

  • Survey suggests improving but weak Plains economy

    The Associated Press | Nov. 20 at 11:07 a.m.

    Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.

  • Bank of America Center renovates almost 17,000 square feet

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | Nov. 19 at 11:11 a.m.

    Certain areas of the Bank of America Center at Douglas and Broadway are getting a makeover in preparation for new tenants.

  • Entrepreneurship session focuses on agreements

    BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 19 at 11:18 a.m.

    WICHITA _ This week's Practical Entrepreneur Training Tools session will focus on buy-and-sell agreements.

  • AT&T bolsters area wireless network

    BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 19 at 11:18 a.m.

    WICHITA — AT&T has bolstered its area wireless service network, adding new cell sites near Newton and McPherson and adding wireless service in Hutchinson.

  • Ragsdale opening west-side location

    BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 19 at 9:03 a.m.

    Wayne Ragsdale cringes every time there's a new business announced in the media.

  • Linneburs named farm family of year

    BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 19 at 8:28 a.m.

    WICHITA -- Jim and Jana Linnebur have been named the Farm Family of the Year by the Wichita Downtown Kiwanis Club.

  • Spirit opens joint repair station in China

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 19 at 9:08 a.m.

    Spirit AeroSystems has formally opened a new maintenance, repair and overhaul repair station in China in a joint venture with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. and its subsidiary, Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co.

  • Judge rejects AT&T's bid to pull Verizon ads

    The Associated Press | Nov. 19 at 11:07 a.m.

    A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.

  • Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO

    By EMILY FREDRIX, AP Food Industry Writer | Nov. 19 at 4:37 p.m.

    In a move that signals Tyson Foods Inc. believes its chicken business is again profitable, the world's largest meat maker has named a new CEO to replace interim head Leland Tollett, who had been tapped in January to help weather an industry downturn.

  • Verizon Wireless lays off former Alltel workers

    By CHUCK BARTELS, AP Business Writer | Nov. 19 at 11:02 a.m.

    Verizon Wireless is laying off former Alltel Corp. headquarters workers in Little Rock.

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