It’s Black Friday, The Sequel. Stores are rolling out deals and expect to be swimming in shoppers on Christmas Eve as stragglers take advantage of a day off work. For retailers, the last-minute rush caps the best year since 2007, and possibly ever.
United Wireless Arena announced on Monday a multi-year partnership with Centera Bank, which will highlight the bank's financial products and services to the western Kansas region.
As part of the partnership, Centera will serve as the official bank for United Wireless Arena and the Magouirk Conference Center.
Dodge City and Ford County are now an E-Community. And no, it’s not an electronic community. An E-Community is an Entrepreneurial Community č╩a partnership with NetWork Kansas that allows communities to invest in local businesses.
Black Hills Energy, natural gas service provider to Dodge City, announced on Wednesday its operations manager for southwest Kansas and the new operations supervisor for the Dodge City area.
Lon Meyer fulfills the pivotal role of manager for southwest Kansas, which includes 30,000 of the utility’s natural gas customers. The new Dodge City supervisor is Gerald Miller.
Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce officials announced this week that applications are now being accepted for the 21st Century Leadership Dodge program. Applications may be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce offices located at 311 W. Spruce or by calling 227-3119. Deadline for application is Jan. 10. Up to 15 individiuals will be selected.
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. announced Tuesday that effective Feb. 10, 2011, service from Dodge City Regional Airport to Kansas City will be discontinued. Daily flights will continue to operate into Denver International Airport.
Additional information is available on the company web site that may be accessed at www.flygreatlakes.com
Cody Palen, assistant vice president of Western State Bank in Dodge City recently completed the 2010 commercial lending school.
The school provides bankers intense instruction in the entire commercial lending process. Completion of this course assists students in developing skills which allow them to better serve their customers' multiple financial needs.
SALINA — On Jan. 20 and 21, 2011, six professional societies that promote the wise use and management of Kansas’ natural resources are sponsoring the third Kansas Natural Resources Conference at the Airport Hilton in Wichita. The theme of the plenary session is “Through the Haze -- The Role of Fire on the Prairie.”
Conference brochure, registration form, concurrent session topics, tradeshow exhibiting information, committee chairs, and hotel information are available on the Internet at the Web site www.kansasnrc.org or e-mail at KNRC@kaws.org.
Genworth Financial has selected Landmark National Bank for inclusion in their exclusive inaugural Leadership Circle. Landmark National Bank is one of only 21 lending institutions selected by Genworth from 2,000 eligible institutions for its Leadership Circle.
The Kansas Department of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2011 Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award, which is presented to a single Kansas business for excellence in international trade and marketing.
