Latest Press Release on Kansas City

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KANSAS CITY, MO -- 11/23/09 -- Area traffic safety officials expect highway travel during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday week to be heavy in Missouri as families pile into their cars and head off for holiday destinations. But there's one sure recip..

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OECD Report on Entrepreneurship Reveals Clear Glimpses of Economic Impact on 2009 Firm Starts and Exits
KANSAS CITY, MO -- 11/19/09 -- As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 16 - 22), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today unveiled the first indications of how the economic slump has impacted entrepreneurship in..

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Inergy Announces Closing of New Four-Year Revolving Credit Facility
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Inergy, L.P. (Nasdaq: NRGY) announced today that it has closed a new $525 million four-year senior secured revolving credit facility. The new credit facility replaces Inergy’s old facility that was due to mature in November 2010. The syndicated transaction was led by

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KCP&L Selects Siemens for Smart Grid Demonstration Project
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy, Inc. has been selected by KCP&L, Kansas City, Missouri, to provide a Smart Grid demonstration project showing how the latest technologies will enable the advanced utility of the future. Partial funding for the project...

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KCP&L to Receive Stimulus Grant for Kansas City SmartGrid Demonstration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Power & Light Company (“KCP&L”), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP), is pleased to announce that the company has received a grant of just under $24 million to help fund a fully integrated SmartGrid demonstration pro

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Kansas City Criminal Defense Attorney Joins "Best of the Bar" and "Super Lawyers" for 2009
Two separate trade publications, the Kansas City Business Journal and Kansas City Magazine's "Super Lawyers" magazine, are recognizing Kansas City criminal defense attorney Christopher Angles this month as one of Kansas City's top criminal defense attorneys./I/P PKansas City, ...

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Hallmark's Disney E-cards Debut on Hallmark.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney fans can now send Hallmark e-cards that feature original scenes from their favorite Disney movies. Hallmark.com is introducing eight new Disney premium e-cards featuring scenes and characters fro...

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Photos: Children International and International Alliance for Youth Sports Partner to Organize Leagues for Poor Teens Around the World
KANSAS CITY, Mo. and WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- It's "Game On!" for Children Internati...

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Integrated Marketing Summit (IMS) Announced for December 10 in St. Louis
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty of the country's leading experts on integrated marketing and sales will be in St. Louis on December 10 for the Integrated Marketing Summit - an unprecedented event for marketing, advertising, pu...

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New Photoshop Website Now Offers Low-Cost, Royalty-Free Holiday Products
KANSAS CITY, MO -- 11/24/09 -- Use your imagination this holiday season to create one-of-a-kind, personalized photo cards and calendars for just a few bucks. PhotoshopIsland.com, a website storefront featuring free and low-cost, royalty-free,

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American Italian Pasta Company Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Results
KANSAS CITY, MO -- 11/24/09 -- American Italian Pasta Company (NASDAQ: AIPC), the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, today announced 2009 net income of $88.3 million or $4.10 per diluted share compared with 2008 net income of $19.1 mil..

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Kansas City Prepares for Largest Free Health Clinic
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bartle Hall Convention Center will temporarily become the nation's largest medical clinic on Dec. 9-10, when Kansas City hosts the latest in a series of massive free clinics for uninsured people. "This free clinic event h...

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University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Pharmacy Honored for Transformative Community Service
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) School of Pharmacy will receive the 2009-10 AACP Transformative Community Service Award for their significant institutional commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research.

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Fiduciary Benchmarks Launches Retirement Readiness Index (RRI) for 21,000 Plans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fiduciary Benchmarks, an industry leading benchmarking firm, and Bdellium, an expert in designing quantitative evaluation systems, today announced the launch of the Retirement Readiness Index (RRI) for 20,000 retirement plans, which includes virtually every plan with more

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Canadian Student Claims Title of Top Student Entrepreneur in the World
KANSAS CITY, MO -- 11/20/09 -- For Simon Fraser University student Milun Tesovic, it all started with a love of technology and music. When Tesovic started Metroleap Media at age 15, he immediately recognized that..

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Unwrap a "Season of Magic" With Kansas City's New Holiday Traditions
There are few places where the sights and sounds of the holiday season are more captivating than in Kansas City./I/P PKansas City, MO (PRWEB) November 23, 2009 -- From new holiday happenings to fresh twists on classic favorites, there’s no shortage of things to see and do in Kansa...

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Kansas City Company Plants 1,000 Trees
Tekniq Data Corp. partnered with The Arbor Day Foundation to plant over 1,000 trees in an effort to promote green technology in the workplace./I/P P(PRWEB) November 20, 2009 -- Tekniq Data Corporation, a Kansas City based information technology services company, is working with the Arbo...

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Lockton Benefit Group Expands International Benefit Team
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Christine Hoehne has joined Lockton Benefit Group, the world's largest privately owned insurance brokerage. Hoehne will serve as an Account Executive in Lockton's

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NIPR and ACORD Sign Agreement to Harmonize Insurance Licensing Processes
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) and the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) today announced the signing of a memor...

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DEMDACO Partners With SHS for Willow Tree(R) Online Efforts
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- DEMDACO has chosen Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) to help build a larger online presence for its Willow Tree(®) brand. Based in Leawood, Kan., DEMDACO will launch a new Willow Tree Web site for this holiday season. "We...

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SnapGifts: Offering New Gift Card Distribution for Local Businesses
SnapGifts is launching an e-gift card program in Kansas City with positive feedback from merchants and consumers. This new platform increases gift card sales for local merchants and offers choice and convenience for consumers./I/P POverland Park, KS (PRWEB) November 22, 2009 -- Snapgift...

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Fitch Rates Via Christi Health System, Kansas' $88.4MM Revs 'A+'; Outlook Remains Positive
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A+' rating to the approximately $88.4 million 2009 series X City of Wichita, Kansas hospital facilities refunding revenue bonds issued on behalf of Via Christi Health System, Inc. (Via Christi). Fitch also affirms Via Christi's outstanding debt at

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KCS’ Paul Weyandt to Address Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) Senior Vice President-Finance & Treasurer, Paul Weyandt, will address the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference at 8:10 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, December 3, 2009. Interested investors no

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DST Systems, Inc. Announces Exchange Transaction Involving 4.125% Series A Convertible Senior Debentures
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 25 -- DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DST) (the "Company") today announced that the Company has entered into separate privately negotiated exchange agreements under which it will exchange $66.6 million in aggregate principal of the Co...

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Mobile Mini Selects Ketchum Directory Advertising as Agency of Record for Global Communications Support
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Mini (Nasdaq: MINI) has selected Ketchum Directory Advertising ("KDA"), an independent leading, multi-disciplinary directive communications leader, as its global agency of record, expanding an international market relationsh...

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