Enchantment of the Seas to sail from Port Canaveral in 2013
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/Royal%20Caribbean*100.jpg?v=1'>Royal Caribbean?s Enchantment of the Seas, which is replacing the departing Monarch of the Seas, will undergo a revitalization in December to prepare for its 2013 debut as a home-ported vessel at Port Canaveral. Enchantment of the Seas will sail every Monday and Friday offering three- and four-night voyages year-round from Port Canaveral starting on April 25. Both itineraries will have ports of call at Nassau, Bahamas, and CocoCay, Royal Caribbean?s private island in the Bahamas. Enchantment...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=nIIWOrVItws:1OQqCNZutPI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=nIIWOrVItws:1OQqCNZutPI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=nIIWOrVItws:1OQqCNZutPI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=nIIWOrVItws:1OQqCNZutPI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=nIIWOrVItws:1OQqCNZutPI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=nIIWOrVItws:1OQqCNZutPI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
FDOT seeks consultant for Orange Blossom Express study
The Florida Department of Transportation is looking for a consultant to oversee the study of transit options through Lake and west Orange counties, a study required to move forward with a proposed $55 million commuter rail line known as Orange Blossom Express. The transportation department is seeking bids for what?s known as the U.S. Highway 441/Orange Blossom Express alternatives analysis. The contract will include project development and environmental studies, as well as corridor planning, land...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=edpRivP6Two:bcCIjpcwrV0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=edpRivP6Two:bcCIjpcwrV0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=edpRivP6Two:bcCIjpcwrV0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=edpRivP6Two:bcCIjpcwrV0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=edpRivP6Two:bcCIjpcwrV0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=edpRivP6Two:bcCIjpcwrV0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
A look back at recent business ventures in Kissimmee
Many new business ventures have been underway in the city of Kissimmee. The city has been making headlines with new developments, proposed projects, new companies bringing new jobs and special events. Some of the newest ventures include: ? A $52.6 million patient tower at the Osceola Regional Medical Center that will add 64 new beds and create 125 jobs. ? Florida Hospital Kissimmee is currently in talks of expanding and adding an 83-bed hospital that could break ground in 2013 and occupy...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=tyUF-7emS4E:Tsnqe5C4Qf8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=tyUF-7emS4E:Tsnqe5C4Qf8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=tyUF-7emS4E:Tsnqe5C4Qf8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=tyUF-7emS4E:Tsnqe5C4Qf8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=tyUF-7emS4E:Tsnqe5C4Qf8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=tyUF-7emS4E:Tsnqe5C4Qf8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Two more Orlando Grubb agents move to Cushman
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/Hayhurst,-Ray*100.gif?v=1'>Ray Hayhurst and Steven Tanner have joined some of their former colleagues up the road at Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc. Hayhurst and Tanner, who focused on retail investment sales for the Orlando office of Grubb & Ellis Co., are now part of Cushman & Wakefield?s capital markets team, Hayhurst as a senior director and Tanner as an associate director. They?re the latest in a series of agents who left the Orlando office of Santa Ana, Calif.-based Grubb & Ellis since the brokerage filed for...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=Di94G_JqXtU:X6Jt0oGRMZY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Looking at health insurance exchanges in Florida
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/news/insurance_health_carousel*100.jpg?v=1'>States have until Nov. 16 to submit plans on how they will run a health insurance exchange, according to guidelines released May 16. Health insurance exchanges are places designed to be like Expedia and Orbitz, but for health insurance. Small businesses ? who typically have higher health insurance costs because of the small pool of employees ? would be able to shop for health insurance. The exchanges have been making news lately. They may be called a ?marketplace? now instead of an exchange....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=TeNKoKBbx8w:Sz9y1PobI1w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Brown & Brown buys Las Vegas agency Insurcorp
Brown & Brown Inc. acquired certain assets of Insurcorp and Maalouf Benefit Resources of Las Vegas, which recently combined under the Insurcorp name. Insurcorp provides employee benefits retail brokerage and consulting services to employers in Nevada and surrounding states, and has annual revenue of $5 million. Insurcorp?s operations will be combined with those of Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada?s existing Las Vegas office. Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) offers insurance and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=pfYmkxnoh9c:9B1rkm1Mbf8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Three from C. Fla. named 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year finalists
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/Massey,-Harvey-4c*100.jpg?v=1'>Ernst & Young LLP on Thursday announced the finalists for its Entrepreneur of the year 2012 Award in Florida, including three prominent Central Florida businesspeople. The finalists from Central Florida included: ? Services category: Harvey L. Massey, chairman and CEO of Massey Services Inc. in Orlando ? Technology category: Carol Craig, founder and CEO of Craig Technologies in Melbourne ? Health care category: Shari Dingle Sandifer, founder and CEO of Avant Healthcare professionals in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=H8hOFUJsUp8:sPNO9-HbOhw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Rosen College to posthumously induct Gary Sain in Hall of Fame
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/Gary-Sain-4c*100.jpg?v=1'>The Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida will posthumously induct former Visit Orlando CEO and President Gary C. Sain into the Central Florida Hospitality Hall of Fame later this year. The Central Florida Hospitality Hall of Fame induction ceremony will include a special presentation, highlighting the life and accomplishments of Sain. Dean Abraham Pizam also will present Sain?s wife, Pamela, with a Steuben crystal pineapple award, the symbol of the hospitality...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=DXVZQSzYAJc:NR0JwTANIMs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bank of America sells some branches to trim costs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/charlotte/Moynihan%20Brian%20headshot%20315*100.jpg?v=1'>In an effort to shed costs, Bank of America Corp. has begun a plan to sell branches in sparsely populated areas. According to BofA?s first-quarter filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, the banking giant closed 154 banking centers and 631 ATMs during the first quarter. The filing said BofA ?continues to improve our cost-to-serve and optimize our consumer banking network.? Band of America (NYSE: BAC) had 5,700 banking centers as of March 31. CEO Brian Moynihan has...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=M1h9Rt6Hu9s:vKiu_S6eGjE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Second SpaceX demonstration launch scheduled for May 19
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/Falcon%209%20SpaceX*100.jpg?v=1'>Space Exploration Technologies? (SpaceX) second demonstration launch for NASA?s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services is scheduled to lift off May 19 from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket will carry a Dragon capsule that will conduct a series of check-out procedures designed to test and prove its systems, including the ability to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station. The spacecraft also will demonstrate its ability to abort the rendezvous...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?i=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?a=JauTthAshQQ:5ECo0e-B-9U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_orlando?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


Friends University to purchase, renovate buildings in Delano
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/friends%20university%20building*100.jpg?v=1'>The Friends University art department will move off campus next year following the $3.5 million purchase and planned renovation of the historic Farmers State Bank building in the Delano District. Friends President T.J. Arant announced Thursday afternoon that the university is purchasing the building at 930 W. Douglas and a connected warehouse space at 122 N. Walnut. The money is coming from the university?s capital reserve funds. The buildings sit at the northeast corner of Walnut and Douglas,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=edNFYWlCKHw:vJBAYavgmew:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Boyd-Peninsula deal won?t affect state?s stake in Kansas Star Casino
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/kansas%20star%20casino%20construction*100.jpg?v=1'>The state of Kansas and local governments shouldn?t notice any change after the planned acquisition later this year of Peninsula Gaming LLC, which operates the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane. Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. announced Wednesday that it has an agreement to buy Dubuque, Iowa-based Peninsula in a deal valued at $1.45 billion. Peninsula operates four other casinos, too, with a pair each in Iowa and Louisiana. Peninsula operates the casino on behalf of the Kansas Lottery, which owns...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=MFwxGUROTRU:Hw0TmaTIqok:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Hawker Beechcraft finds sales success at EBACE
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/hawker-beechcraft-blue-logo-web*100.jpg?v=1'>Hawker Beechcraft Corp. on Thursday said it secured a total of 11 sales, worth more than $120 million, at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition. The orders include three orders for its Hawker 4000 business jet, six King Air 350i orders, and orders for one Hawker 400XPR and one King Air 250. ?EBACE 2012 has been an inspiring show for us, underscoring that this region of the world is important to the growth of business aviation and that Hawker Beechcraft has highly sought aircraft...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=d04lqShKblg:NGBT2EfTwNc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Analysts see Chevron as top potential Chesapeake buyer
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/chevron-logo-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Chesapeake Energy Corp. has come under fire recently for its financial structure, but that doesn?t mean there would be a shortage of companies interested in buying the energy giant. And the top candidate, according to a report from the Financial Times, could be Chevron Corp. Other candidates could include France-based Total and BHP Billiton of Australia. Investor Carl Icahn is also mentioned as a potential buyer, as are Devon Energy, Apache Corp. and Occidental Petroleum Corp. Chesapeake (NYSE:...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=xdq5kAdQ1AU:enD25pvnZUw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Meet the small-business contenders in Social Madness
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/socialmadness/abode%20venue*100.jpg?v=1'>The nomination period has drawn to a close, and we?re ready to kick off our Social Madness competition, sponsored by Spark Business from Capital One, on June 1. But before tip-off, it?s time to meet our competitors. Participants in the contest are broken into three categories based on number of employees: ? Small (fewer than 100 employees) ? Medium (100 to 499 employees) ? Large (500 or more employees) Today we?ll feature the small-business competitors. Click through the slideshow...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=g1wYISNENZQ:-jV9A_esLME:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Friends University calls afternoon news conference for announcement in Delano District
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/friends-university-logo*100.jpg?v=1'>Friends University has scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to make a ?special university announcement? in the Delano District, west of downtown. The news conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. at La Galette, a cafe at 1017 W. Douglas, near Seneca Street. However, it appears that the restaurant is just a meeting place and the actual announcement will take place nearby. Check back later this afternoon for more information about the university?s announcement.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=W-qjhk9l7G4:ppC92r91mH4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wichita posts slight job increase for the year
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/news/0902-jobs-help-wanted-sign-stock-315*100.jpg?v=1'>Wichita has tended to lag behind the rest of the country in both entering and exiting recessions, and that trend appears to be continuing even as the metro area adds some jobs. The area added about 1,900 jobs from March 2011 to March 2012, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That?s a 0.67 percent increase, and it puts Wichita?s growth rate at 73rd among the nation?s 100 largest metros, according to an analysis from On Numbers, a blog affiliated with the Wichita Business...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=VcV7wBpzmPI:OY7eKC3zS_c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Wind turbine to be installed at Halstead High School
For the second time this week, a wind turbine is being installed at an area high school. Westar Energy?s Green Team is set to install a 2.4-kilowatt wind turbine at Halstead High School. The turbine will be located on the northwest corner of the front side of the high school, at 520 W. Sixth in Halstead. The turbine is part of Kansas State University?s Kansas Wind for Schools program, which selects schools across the state to receive a small wind turbine for educational and outreach purposes....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=kKKZ5olX88o:1QL5CTv9uE8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Kansas Star Casino a highlight of Boyd's Peninsula Gaming purchase
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/kansas%20star%20casino%20construction2*100.jpg?v=1'>Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming is picking up five casino properties with its $1.45 billion purchase of Peninsula Gaming, but Boyd CEO Keith Smith called the Kansas Star Casino the "jewel" of the Peninsula portfolio. The Wichita Business Journal reports the casino began operating in Mulvane in December, but additional phases, including a hotel, a larger casino and an equestrian facility, remain in the works. Smith said the property had great potential as "a significant growth opportunity" for his company.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=McIg0qNe3HA:yMjkCVAphfA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
New Kansas tax plan emerges
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/state%20capitol%20building*100.jpg?v=1'>Kansas House and Senate negotiators arrived at a new plan Wednesday afternoon for cutting state income taxes, though senators said they weren't sure that their chamber would pass it. According to an Associated Press report that appears in the Topeka Capital-Journal, the new proposal is less aggressive than one lawmakers already sent to Gov. Sam Brownback. The new plan still reduces individual income tax rates and eliminates state taxes on income from sole proprietorships and other small businesses,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?i=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?a=rKEJoNv2Zec:DTVi-H7ZOiw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_wichita?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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