Business news

Port Authority discusses Atchsion airpark
By Estuardo Garcia
October 1, 2008
A wrench may be thrown into the county’s plans to build a new business airpark in the county.
CR1 interchange will be automated
By Mark Fagan
October 1, 2008
The new turnpike interchange at Leavenworth County Road 1 not only will be the first new exit on the toll highway since the Lecompton interchange opened a dozen years ago.
Hard Rock in KCK is choice for casino
By Jesse Truesdale
September 25, 2008
The latest jewel in the Wyandotte County’s crown is scheduled to open in 2011.
CR1 should be ready by November
By Mark Fagan
September 24, 2008
Work to build a wider, smoother, safer Leavenworth County Road 1 is still on track for a November 2009 completion, project superintendent Ryan Blosser says.
Speedway proposal awarded casino project
Staff Reports
September 19, 2008
Kansas Speedway and The Cordish Company say the Kansas Lottery Commission has awarded their joint venture, Kansas Entertainment LLC, the casino management contract for Wyandotte County.
Growers expect bump in pumpkin prices
By Mark Fagan
September 18, 2008
Carving jack-o’-lanterns likely will cost more this fall, thanks to a ghoulish brew of meteorological and economic factors that’s putting a bit of a scare into some of the most experienced observers of the Halloween season.
Grapes of path: Pickers take to fields
By Lara Hastings
September 10, 2008
An unusually cool September morning and a vineyard blanketed in a light fog greeted grape harvesters Sunday at Holy-Field Vineyard and Winery in Basehor.
Blockbuster offers new home movie transfer service
By Lara Hastings
September 4, 2008
Now that DVDs have become the main medium for movie- watching, those old nostalgic home movies on film and tape may just be sitting in the attic collecting dust.
Port authority takes virtual tour of new building
By Estuardo Garcia
September 3, 2008
The Leavenworth County Port Authority is continuing with its development of virtual spec buildings.
Library to offer two job-search programs
August 29, 2008
The Bonner Springs City Library will offer a job-search workshop Sept. 8 and a resume workshop Sept. 22.
Acclaimed Air Force Band to play in Tonganoxie
By Shawn Linenberger
August 27, 2008
A United States Air Force Band that travels throughout the Midwest as well as Wyoming and Montana performing at venues large and small will be coming to Tonganoxie.
State board hears pitches for casino plans
By Jesse Truesdale
August 21, 2008
The Kansas Racing Commission on Friday gave local residents the opportunity to speak their minds - two minutes’ worth, anyway - on the proposals of four developers vying for approval to manage a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County.
Economic development coordinator position is filled with Iowa native
By Lara Hastings
August 21, 2008
Business retention and expansion in Leavenworth County is now in the hands of a new economic development coordinator.
Grocery store continues access fight
By Lara Hastings
August 13, 2008
Access is the reason construction on Wolf Creek Marketplace, a more than 40,000-square-foot grocery store planned for the Wolf Creek Junction development on the northeast corner of 155th Street and U.S. Highway 24-40, has yet to begin.
Decision to skip Leavenworth as NBAF finalist was unfair, angry lawmaker says
By Scott Rothschild
August 11, 2008
A state legislator on Monday expressed anger after a report indicated that Leavenworth had a high score as a possible location for a federal biosafety lab but was leapfrogged as a finalist by politically connected Mississippi.

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