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YRC, Teamsters reach tentative deal on concessions

By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP Transportation Writer | Today at 11:47 a.m.

Debt-laden trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. and the Teamsters Union said Thursday they have reached a tentative deal on concessions they say will address the company's immediate need for cash while protecting union jobs.

  • Manufacturing plant to open in Wichita, plans 100 jobs

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 10:18 a.m.

    Premier Processing, a new metal finishing company, is opening a plant in early fall at 3002 W. Pawnee.

  • Dillon Fuel Center coming to 13th and West

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | Today at 11:18 a.m.

    WICHITA — Construction starts next week on a new Dillon Fuel Center at the Dillons at 13th and West. It will be similar to the company's fuel center at 13th and Tyler.

  • Consultant selection for downtown begins today

    BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 1:13 p.m.

    The selection process for a consultant to study the revitalization of downtown Wichita kicks off this afternoon at the Wichita Metro Chamber office, 350 W. Douglas, when a steering committee is expected to sign off on a three-month review.

  • Hesston company to lay off 154 more workers

    The Associated Press | Today at 8:52 a.m.

    AGCO Corp. of Hesston says it will lay off 154 hourly workers this Friday in response to a slumping agriculture market and world economy.

  • Senior living project to have open house

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 8:33 a.m.

    WICHITA - Legend Senior Living will have a July 26 open house for its The Regent project, a 115-unit independent living retirement community being built near 21st Street and Webb Road.

  • Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson

    By DAVID TWIDDY, AP Business Writer | Today at 3:44 p.m.

    Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson.

  • New General Motors about to roll off assembly line

    By TOM KRISHER and EMILY FREDRIX, AP Business Writers | Today at 5:04 p.m.

    The new General Motors is about to roll off the assembly line as a leaner, greener model, maybe even a profitable one, too. Once the world's largest and most powerful automaker, the troubled company was expected to emerge from bankruptcy protection by early Friday cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without federal loans.

  • Starting a business focus of workshop

    BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 11:37 a.m.

    A group of retired business people plan a seminar next week on how to successfully launch a new business.

  • Gains in financials, technology stocks lift market

    By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS, AP Business Writers | Today at 5:13 p.m.

    Investors are finding some appetite for risk after a jittery week.

  • All Things BBQ coming to Delano

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | July 8 at 6:18 p.m.

    WICHITA — And now for the last bit of Delano news for the day.

  • Galichia Medical Group names new CEO

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | July 8 at 3:43 p.m.

    WICHITA - Physician Chris Meyer has been named CEO of Galichia Medical Group, a multispecialty group of physicians.

  • Resources key to Boeing 787 supplier success

    Molly McMillin, Air Capital Insider | July 8 at 12:29 p.m.

    There’s a big difference between the Vought facility in South Carolina that Boeing is acquiring and Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems: resources.

  • Eye Kandy Custom Paint & Pin-up Portraits coming to Delano

    Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | July 8 at 12:29 p.m.

    WICHITA — There are several new businesses coming to the Delano area, including one that features pin-up girls.

  • Wichita foreclosures rise, remain below national rate

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | July 8 at 8:24 a.m.

    Foreclosure rates in the Wichita metro area rose in May to 1 percent of all mortgages compared to 0.76 percent in April, according to First American CoreLogic, a collector of data on home sale and loan activity.

  • Urban League to hold a job fair July 15

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | July 8 at 8:19 a.m.

    The Urban League of Kansas will hold a Diversity Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 15 at Century II Exhibition Hall.

  • Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

    By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers | July 8 at 5:17 p.m.

    Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.'s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise.

  • Oil rises above $61 amid uncertain demand outlook

    By ALEX KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer | Today at 4:02 a.m.

    Oil prices rose above $61 in Asia on Thursday, recouping some losses after tumbling 17 percent since last week as rising U.S. gasoline inventories suggested crude demand remains weak.

  • Stock futures point to higher Wall Street open

    By IEVA M. AUGSTUMS, AP Business Writer | Today at 6:47 a.m.

    The stock market headed toward a higher start Thursday after investors got some reassurance from Alcoa Inc.'s earnings.

  • U.S. labor secretary to speak in Wichita on role of Hispanic worker

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | July 7 at 2:44 p.m.

    U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will speak at a forum held by the Wichita Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on July 25.

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