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Jessica Forbes has joined Start-Thinking as an account manager. David Hahn has been promoted to art director at Jajo.

"This armored patchcord is especially suitable for harsh environment and FTTD [Fiber-to-the-Desk] applications," states Sharon Kan, marketing manager of Optec Technology Limited.

The city plans to cut $6.5 million from this year's budget because of drooping cash flows attributed to the poor economy and state budget cuts.

Red Cross volunteers and staff were shooting for 50 donors. Instead, an incredible 84 people showed up Monday at a local blood drive, said Vicky Copess, senior donor recruitment representative.

Ken Thomas wants Wichita to capitalize on these things: its pool of aerospace engineers, a movement toward wind energy, and the city's north industrial corridor.

As energy prices continue their roller-coaster impact on the economy, a Wichita Regional Energy Conference this month will provide useful information for citizens and policy makers.

Most businesses these days seem to be taking a wait-and-see attitude, with some canceling expansion plans or putting them on hold.

A billionaire's America's Cup Jayhawk yacht is staying put. More than $1 million in publicly purchased fountains are in storage.