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Handmark co-founder will lead Andrews McMeel's digital unit	5/15/2008 4:06 PM
A Handmark Inc. founder soon will head up an Andrews McMeel Universal digital content division.
Alternative Energy Sources flirts with insolvency	5/15/2008 3:38 PM
Alternative Energy Sources Inc. is struggling to come up with revenue sources and has defaulted on its office lease.
KC biodiesel plant is up and running	5/15/2008 1:11 PM
Paseo-Cargill Energy LLC said Thursday that its 40 million-gallon-a-year Kansas City biodiesel facility started producing biodiesel in early April and has completed all requirements to meet testing standards for its provisional certification.
Sprint Nextel says WiMAX is ready for the market	5/15/2008 12:42 PM
Tests show that Sprint Nextel Corp.'s WiMAX broadband wireless network is ready for commercial service, Sprint and Samsung Electronics Corp. Ltd. said Thursday. (S)
Microsoft exec: Make innovation a formal process	5/15/2008 12:21 PM
The secret to innovation lies in making it a structured business practice, like accounting or human resources, a Microsoft Corp. executive said Thursday in Kansas City.
Stowers researchers find key genetic mutation in spinal defects	5/15/2008 12:16 PM
Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have helped identify a genetic mutation that causes congenital vertebral abnormalities in humans.
Added MoDOT money will go to KC-area projects	5/15/2008 10:22 AM
Missouri's proposed five-year transportation improvement program now includes $300 million worth of new construction projects, including two in the Kansas City area.
Fairfax strike talks continue	5/15/2008 7:54 AM
General Motors Corp. and United Auto Workers Local 31 started the 11th day of talks at 8:30 a.m. Thursday about the possibility of ending a strike at the Fairfax Assembly Plant. (GM)
KCK chamber names small business winners	5/15/2008 7:44 AM
The Kansas City Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its Small Business of the Year Awards on Wednesday.
Bank of the Prairie opens second branch	5/15/2008 7:43 AM
Bank of the Prairie on Wednesday announced the opening of its second full-service office.

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