Wichita Business Journal (KS) articles from September 2001

Wichita Business Journal (KS) archives from September 2001

Economy more diversified, but Boeing layoffs will hurt.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The Wichita economy is in better shape today to survive major layoffs at Boeing Co. than it would have been a decade ago, experts say. There's no doubt Boeing's plans to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs in its commercial airplane group will...

Candlewood Hotel reaches crossroads.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... An early rebound in the national economy is what Wichita-based Candlewood Hotel Co. Inc. needs, analysts say, to head off a funding crisis and prove that extended-stay is a lodging concept with staying power. The terrorist events of...

Marketing -- not technology -- may be cable's advantage.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Don Karell, vice president and general manager of Cox Communications, the No. 1 pay TV operator in Kansas, expects cable to continue to exploit its existing infrastructure to keep its lead in the race to bring high-speed Internet into...

`Messy Gourmet' advocates cooking sloppy -- and having lots of fun.
September 28, 2001... Ah, how we love the ring of the words "messy gourmet." Our newly found friend, Sharon Kroo, creator of messygourmet.com, tells us that achieving the title of "Messy Gourmet" reflects a fresh, quirky attitude to cooking that is the...

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Corrections and clarifications will appear in this space. The Business Journal apologizes for any inconvenience caused by errors. Call 266-6184 if you see an error.

Prairie Village developer lays plans for apartment building in Old Town.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... A developer from Prairie Village is planning to spend $6 million to redevelop a warehouse formerly occupied by Case Supply Co. as a 48-unit apartment building. Gary Hassenflu, president of Garrison Development Co., says work on the...

Bankruptcy Reform Act drives increase in filings.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Bankruptcy filings in Wichita are up 25 percent this year, say members of the Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher law firm. The firm's bankruptcy specialist, attorney Mark Lazzo, says many people are choosing to file now in...

Malpractice insurance rates climb by double-digits as lawsuits rise.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Local and state health care providers are seeing big increases in malpractice premiums. The prices they pay for insurance to settle lawsuits are rising by double-digit percentages this year, they say. What's more, they expect the trend...

Interim Wesley chief wants to turn local hospital's name into a verb.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... David Nevill find out in the next few weeks if he's going to be Wesely Medical Center's next president and CEO. The chief operating officer of the 760-bed hospital is one of three candidates for the post, which opened up last month when...

World's largest Pizza Hut franchisee takes itself off the stock market.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Having liberated itself from Wall Street with it's Nasdaq delisting Aug. 31, Kansas-based NPC International Inc., the world's largest Pizza Hut franchisee, is now free to pursue new business opportunities. The recent restructuring of the...

Even with new business additions, Boeing still an airplane maker.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The Boeing Co. is billing itself as a company that's stretching to add more businesses and diversify. It's looking for ways to buffer itself from the highly cyclical commercial airplane industry, an industry that the Chicago-based...

PlasticHood to make first sale after leasing baler from area company.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... It's been six months since Wichitan Janice Hardeman started building her dream, a plastics recycling company whose profits will benefit a social program for teenage mothers. Since April, Hardeman has spent six days a week sorting and...

Arena poll shows Wichita public wants to see economic benefits.
September 28, 2001... The way to sell Wichitans on building a downtown regional events center is to show them how the facility will boost the local economy, according to an opinion poll commissioned by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. McLaughlin &...

NFIB watchdog to head advocacy at SBA.(Thomas M. Sullivan of the National Federation of Independent Business will now work at the U.S. Small Business Administration.)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... For the past three years, Thomas M. Sullivan has challenged government regulations from the outside as regulatory policy counsel at the National Federation of Independent Business and then as executive director of the NFIB Legal Foundation....

Airline passengers may help pay for federalized airport security.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... Now that Congress has kicked in $15 billion to stabilize the precarious financial condition of the nation's airlines, it is preparing to spend billions more to restore public confidence in the safety of air travel. Bipartisan support is...

United Way will receive assistance from two dozen loaned executives.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... Wichita businesses and government organizations are loaning 24 executives to the United Way of the Plains for this year's fund-raising campaign. The executives, who began their work Sept. 12, will be working on the campaign to its...

wichita.bcentral.com.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... The Wichita City Council this week approved a proposal to acquire the lease of the Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman. The city owns the land and building, but the hotel has been leased to a private hotel operating company. The...

Air transportation stabilization act a reasonable step.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... President Bush and Congress made the right decision last week when they signed off on a bill providing $15 billion in cash and loan guarantees for the struggling airline industry. Nobody likes to see more tax money spent. But if ever...

Humane Society calendar a hoot.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... If you haven't seen the Kansas Humane Society's 2002 Pet Calendar, you're missing a treat. In the month of August, for instance, there's a photo of reporter Sherry Graham's mother, Mary, spoon-feeding her three dogs Simba, Nikki and...

Healing Path Foundation recognizes teachers.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The Healing Path Foundation was formed six years ago to address the issues that can derail a promising young life. Toward that goal, we have developed programs to address the many challenging issues our children face. RSVP: Respect Self...

A stitch in time.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... Midwest Sewing & Vacuum Center serving customer for 47 years In 1955, when Midwest Sewing & Vacuum Center was founded by Wichitan Frank Lies, many young women owned or dreamed of owning a sewing machine. That trend continued for many...

The First National Bank of Conway Springs.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Georgia Ravenstien has joined The First National Bank of Conway Springs as an operations officer for the new branch to open at Greenwich and Central. Rob Perkins has joined the bank as a loan review officer.

AXA Advisors LLC.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Cole Johnson has been named a regional vice president of the Midwest region of AXA Advisors LLC in the Wichita branch office.

Legacy Bank.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Dawn Byers has been promoted to assistant vice president of mortgage lending for Legacy Bank.

Coalition Computing Corp.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Leroy Denney CPIM has been appointed senior consultant for coalition Computing Corp.

Allied Environmental Consultant Inc.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... William A. (Tony) Vail has joined Allied Environmental Consultant Inc. Vail win serve as an environmental geologist specializing in soil and groundwater evaluations and characterizations, spill prevention control countermeasure plans,...

Hesston Business Interiors.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Maureen Bryand has become an account executive for Hesston Business Interiors.

West Wichita Family Physicians.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Mark A. Hilger MD and Tobie R. Morrow DO have joined West Wichita Family Physicians PA as staff physicians.

Preferred Medical Associates Medical Specialists.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Dr. Bart A. Grelinger was named medical director for Preferred Medical Associates Medical Specialists. Grelinger is board certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology.

Prudential Dinning-Beard.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Jo McKaughan has joined Prudential Dinning-Beard's East Harry office as a sales associate.

New Horizons Computer Learning Center.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Jason Haag MCP has achieved certification as a Master Certified Internet Webmaster Designer and as a CIW Certified Instructor. Haag teaches both technical and desktop courses at New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Wichita. Dustin Heath,...

1 - BANKRUPTCIES.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The following bankruptcies were recently filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Kansas, Wichita Division. Dictrict of Kansas - Wichita Division Chapter 13 Chapter 13 is a bankruptcy plan available to individuals whose...

2 - BIDS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Sedgwick County is accepting bids on: Division of Finance/Purchase Department; Miscellaneous Hotmix Overlays; For specifics, contact Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners; Bids close, October 16.

3 - BUILDING PERMITS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Newly issued building permits are collected from the county and city building inspection departments. The following information is included: contractor/owner, job site address, description, square feet (if available) and estimated value. ...

4 - COURT JUDGMENTS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Judgments filed with the District Clerk. Civil judgments filed against businesses for $5,000 or more are published in the following order: plaintiff name, defendant name, defendant address (if available), amount of judgment, prevailing party,...

5 - FEDERAL TAX LIENS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... These are recently filed by the Internal Revenue Service against assets of a business for unpaid income or payroll taxes. They are recorded with the Register of Deeds. Published are liens against businesses for $5,000 or more. The data...

6 - FEDERAL TAX LIENS RELEASED.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Sedgwick County Phillips and Phillips Chartered, 530 E. Central, Wichita 67202, $14,050 (941), document #01 02321, Book/Page 2281/0193, 09/13/01.

7 - MECHANICS' LIENS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Mechanics' liens are filed with the District Clerk. Published are liens against businesses more than $5,000. The data appears in the following order: claimant, contractor, amount of lien, owner of property, property address, document number...

8 - NEW CORPORATIONS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... New corporations are filed with the state of Kansas. They are listed in ZIP code order and include the following information: business name, address, ZIP code. State of Kansas TDD Enterprises Inc., Troy Palmer, 770 N. West St.,...

9 - NEW LAWSUITS.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... New litigation filed against businesses with the District Clerk; includes plaintiff, defendant, case number and date filed. Sedgwick County Bank of America fka Nationsbank NA v. Don Stein dba Cox Produce, contract, case #01C 02819,...

10 - REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
September 28, 2001... Real estate transactions are recorded with the Register of Deeds. Following are commercial transfers including: seller, buyer, buyer's address, property address and subdivision (if available), book/page number and date recorded. ...

Legislation gives vehicle owners more choices.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... New legislation, called the Motor Vehicle Owner's Right to Repair Act of 2001, has been introduced that will ensure car owners the ability to choose where to have their vehicle repaired. The purpose of the bill is to preserve competition...

Conservative Cars.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... In Wichita, business people usually don't flaunt what they've got Wichita seems to be a place where even those who work hard to make the big bucks generally don't feel comfortable showing off, say local executives. Take, for...

Search still on for qualified automotive technicians.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The constant demand for auto mechanics is keeping training classes full and employers on the lookout for qualified workers. Mike Feikert, service manager for Steven Buick Infinity Saab, says the shortage is nothing new. "We need some...

AUTO DEALERS.
September 28, 2001... AUTO DEALERS (The largest in the Wichita area ranked by number of automobiles sold in 2000.) Phone ...

Roger Scholfield took winding road back to his family-owned business.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Working at the family's auto dealership wasn't originally something Roger Scholfield, general manager of Scholfield Auto Dealerships, wanted to do. He was a lot attendant when he was young, but that was just to earn some extra money and...

THE MONEY PAGE.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... BORROWING RATES SBA Auto Personal Loan Prime Terms Terms Rate Pilot Financial Inc. 6.00 -- ...

Sedgwick County foreclosures.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Sedgwick County foreclosures 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 August 102 69 52 51 48 Year to date 792 546 484 429 421

WABA's Fall 2001 Parade of Homes opens Oct. 6.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The Wichita Area Builder's Association Fall 2001 Parade of Homes opens for the first of three weekends Saturday and Sunday Oct. 6 and 7. The parade continues Oct 13 and 14, and Oct. 20 and 21, with all properties open for showings from noon...

Hutton Construction Corp. starts construction of medical office.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Hutton Construction Corp. has started construction of a medical office building in West Wichita at the Northeast corner of Central and Socora. The new 16,250-square-foot building will be occupied by Integrated Health Care Systems and Renal...

Southwestern Bell provides grant to Wichita Lifeline Inc.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Wichita Lifeline Inc. has received a $5,600 grant from Southwestern Bell Foundation to help upgrade programs to handle accounting, subscriber and inventory management and marketing issues. The grant was provided through the 2001 Kansas...

2001 Silver Microphone Awards.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Craghead & Harrold Inc. of Wichita has been named a national finalist in the 16th Annual Silver Microphone Awards for the year 2001. The competition is designed to select the best local and regional radio commercials, audio programs and Web...

Carlos O'Kelly's to open fourth Wichita location.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Carlos O'Kelly's Mexican Cafe opened its fourth Wichita location at 4872 S. Broadway, near the intersection of 47th St South and Broadway, earlier this week. According to Jeremy Smith, general manager of the restaurant, the restaurant and...

Duncan represents Avaya.(Paul Duncan)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Paul Duncan has accepted the position of national account manager with North American Communications Resource Inc. for the state of Kansas. NACR carries a fun line of Avaya products and provides a complete range of service. It is the only...

Volunteers fight leukemia.
September 28, 2001... Nineteen Wichitans are participating in the Kansas Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Program. Participants are training to run or walk in honor of local patients at the Walt Disney World Marathon in Orlando on June...

Here's some advice from the pros about how to select retail space.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... The retail site selection process has become more critical than ever as retailers become more specialized in the products they offer, and consumers become more particular in how and where they shop. Today's consumers are typically very...

Lifestyle centers among hottest trends in shopping centers.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... A typical customer of Bradley Fair, says the shopping center's developer George Laham, might spend the day like this: First, stopping by a Bradley Fair restaurant like The Good Egg for a cup of coffee and a bite to eat before heading to work....

Commercial market remains steady in Wichita area.(Statistical Data Included)
September 28, 2001... Vacancy rates in Wichita's retail, office and industrial markets have stayed consistent in most areas of the city during the last six months, according to data collected by the Wichita Business Journal. Area Realtors say that market...

Feist, other companies moving to own headquarters buildings.
September 28, 2001... Some Wichita companies are leaving multi-tenant buildings in which they have grown up to become developers and owners of their own specialized buildings. Feist Publication's $6 million corporate center near K-96 and Webb Road is one...

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OFFICE SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- ...

NORTHEAST DISTRICT.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... NORTHEAST DISTRICT OFFICE SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range...

NORTHWEST DISTRICT.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... NORTHWEST DISTRICT OFFICE SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range ...

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... SOUTHEAST DISTRICT OFFICE SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range ...

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... SOUTHWEST DISTRICT OFFICE SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range ...

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT RETAIL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- ...

NORTHEAST DISTRICT.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... NORTHEAST DISTRICT RETAIL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range...

NORTWEST DISTRICT.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... NORTHWEST DISTRICT RETAIL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range...

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... SOUTHEAST DISTRICT RETAIL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Address Company Gross avail- Range...

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Southwest District RETAIL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Address Company Gross Sq. ft. Range Telephone ...

NORTHEAST SEDGWICK COUNTY.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... Northeast Sedgwick County INDUSTRIAL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Price Address Company Gross...

NORTHWEST SEDGWICK COUNTY.(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... NORTHWEST SEDGWICK COUNTY INDUSTRIAL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Price Address Company Gross ...

SOUTHEAST SEDGWICK COUNTY.
September 28, 2001... SOUTHEAST SEDGWICK COUNTY INDUSTRIAL SPACE Space available Building name Contact Sq. ft. Price Address Company Gross ...

SOUTHWEST SEDGWICK COUNTY.(Illustration)
September 28, 2001... SOUTHWEST SEDGWICK COUNTY INDUSTRIAL SPACE Space availble Building name Contact Sq. ft. Price Address Company Gross ...

Zoobilee the envy of fund-raising ranks.(Sedgwick County Zoo)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... What started 22 years ago as an intimate gathering of about 300 people to raise money for the Sedgwick County Zoo has turned into one of the most prestigious -- and profitable -- annual fund-raising with its events in the state of Kansas. ...

Economic conference comes at critical time.(Economic Outlook Conference)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... The question whether the U.S. is headed for recession or recovery is likely to dominate the Economic Outlook Conference next month in Wichita. "The national economy is in a state of flux," says Janet Harrah, director of the Center for...

Flying the flag.(products made by Century Manufacturing)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Century Manufacturing hopes patriotic products will offset business losses Faced with losing $500,000 worth of business because of last week's terrorist attacks, Wichita businessman Jim Laubach has a plan to sell thousands of plastic...

Baseball fans make a clean sweep with this world record dental effort.(simultaneous tooth brushing)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Even if you don't usually think of the good old ballpark as the place to get your choppers cleaned, some 1,586 baseball fans may change your mind about that. That enthusiastic group recently broke a world record by simultaneously...

Just watch your skinny dipping.(survey by Association for Dressings and Sauces)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
September 21, 2001... We get surveys for practically everything here at Briefcase. The latest to cross our desk is one from something called the Association for Dressings & Sauces, an esteemed organization we had no idea was even necessary. That association...

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS.
September 21, 2001... Corrections and clarifications will appear in this space. The Business Journal apologizes for any inconvenience caused by errors. Call 266-6184 if you see an error.

Air charter business picks up in terror's wake.(after World Trade Center attack)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Air charter operators across town are reporting increases in their business since last Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. Concerns about commercial air travel following last week's hijackings of four U.S....

Area businesses could benefit from defense sector build-up.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... As Wichita reek from Boeing's plans for layoffs and other aftershocks of last week's terrorist attacks on the East Coast, local defense contractors say they see more military spending coming -- and they expect to be part of it. Bob...

Boeing cutbacks mean layoffs ahead for local subcontractors.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 21, 2001... Local aviation subcontractors are expecting to take a big hit in business after the Boeing Co. said this week it plans to eliminate 20,000 to 30,000 workers across the nation and scale back commercial airplane production because of an...

Experts: Take swift, reasonable action against ethnic discrimination.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... In light of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, legal and human resources officials are offering some advice on how to prevent ethnic or religious harassment in the workplace. With emotions running high, the workplace can...

For every `no' there is a `yes,' says leader of arena fund drive.(Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission president/CEO Bob Hanson)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Bob Hanson draws on his experience as a college basketball coach when he campaigns to put Wichita on the map as one of America's best cities for sports. "To recruit players, you've got to sell yourself, your program, your city and your...