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Volume 1, Number 24
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|  | Cox Business Services secures GSA approval
ATLANTA — Federal agencies in California, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma can now purchase telecommunications services from Cox Business Services, thanks to the company's placement on the highly coveted General Services Administration's, GSA, Local Service Agreement list.
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| | Newman Brothers Building: style and strength
JOPLIN, Mo. — Built in 1910, the classical Chicago style mercantile building has long been a city landmark, with its large windows, marble and brick exterior, large exterior copper canopy and cornice works, Ionic style columns on the main floor, and Tuscan columns on other floors.
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| | Empire: earnings, dividends report; conference call planned
JOPLIN, Mo —The Board of Directors for Empire District Electric Co. (NYSE: EDE) declared at their July 27 meeting a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share on common stock payable Sept. 15, 2006, to holders of record as of Sept. 1, 2006.
| | | PROFILE: Bill Gipson, Empire District
Bill Gipson, president and chief executive officer of The Empire District Electric Company, has been found to be such a leader, assuming the corner office on the fourth floor about four years ago after spending 20-plus years working in various other roles with the utility.
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| | Nearly 100 communities closer to DREAM
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Matt Blunt announced Aug. 2 that 98 Missouri communities responded to his invitation to become one of the state’s designated DREAM (Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri) communities and that all who applied will benefit from the initiative.
| | EaglePicher announces confirmation of plan for reorganization
INKSTER, Mich. — EaglePicher Inc. announced recently that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio has entered an order confirming the joint plan of reorganization for the company and its debtor affiliates under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
| | Missouri readies for third year of sales tax “holiday”
The Missouri Legislature in 2004 established a tax holiday during a three-day period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at midnight on the Sunday following. This year, the tax holiday will be on August 4-6. Items such as clothing, paper, pens, computers and others, many of which meet the needs of students returning to school, are exempt from state sales tax.
| | Prestige Cabinets to bring jobs to Columbus
COLUMBUS, Kan. – Prestige Cabinets, Inc., Neodesha, Kan., Columbus Economic Development Corp., and State of Kansas officials have announced that Prestige will be expanding its business into the 187,178 square foot former Ace Electric plant in Columbus. The expansion will represent the expanded capacity for the high volume production of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry done at Prestige.
| | | ConAgra sells its refrigerated meat businesses
OMAHA, Neb. — ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:CAG), one of America's leading packaged food companies, announced July 31, 2006 that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its refrigerated meats businesses to Smithfield Foods (NYSE:SFD).
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| | Tyson sees worse loss for year
SPRINGDALE, Ark — Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN), announced July 31 a loss of $0.15 per diluted share ($52 million) for the third fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2006, compared to $0.36 diluted earnings per share ($131 million) in the same quarter last year.
| | | Mesa Air announces non-stop service to Dallas
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Mesa Air Group, operating as Air Midwest/US Airways Express, on Aug. 1 announced on an agreement with the City of Joplin to provide non-stop service from Joplin Regional Airport to Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport beginning on Oct. 5.
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