Great Plains Energy News

The stock market broke a three-day slide as two big technology companies signaled that business was improving, raising hopes about business spending.

Mike Chesser, CEO of Great Plains Energy Inc. and chairman of the Economic Development Corp.

The stock market fell for the first time in five days and Treasurys slipped after a jump in inflation stoked concerns that the Federal Reserve would be forced to raise interest rates.

Arvest Bank has purchased the former NCAA building at 6300 Nall Ave. in Mission and will locate its regional headquarters there.The bank plans to use all 25,000 square feet of the structure, which originally housed the National Collegiate Athletic Associations national headquarters.

Glimpses of frontier life have emerged in three cities on the Great Plains, with Native American exhibitions in Des Moines and Kansas City, and a pioneer-themed sculpture park in downtown Omaha.

The simplicity overwhelms me. It compels me to stop. So I do. And for a few moments it massages my thoughts and feelings with a gentle touch softer than any gossamer.

Today's matchup is Pinnacle West Capital vs. Great Plains Energy Advantage: Great Plains Energy.

Conflict of Interest? Forsee Also A Board Member for Great Plains Energy When Forsee isn't serving as President of the University of Missouri system or thinking about how to spent some portion of his enormous Sprint Nextel severance package , he also sits on the the Board of Directors for Great Plains Energy Incorporated .

Arvest Bank said Friday that it bought a 25,000-square-foot building that will serve as its regional headquarters.

Following up on my post from Sunday , Janese Heavin has a story today for the Daily Tribune outlining UM System President Gary Forsee's various stock holdings and ties to corporations.

Kansas City Power & Light Company , a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated , announced today that it has issued requests for proposals to add up to 300 MW of additional emissions-free, renewable wind generation in the 2010 2011 timeframe.

It's never easy to leave the people and things you love behind - the things you've grown accustomed to.

If it is true that psychopaths emerge either by nature or nurture, Dick Hickock must have been born to kill.

One of the busiest days of the third-quarter 2009 earnings season in the power sector came Thursday, Oct.

I won't go so far as to say they won't eat poultry at all in Oklahoma, but birds of a feather seem to be able to flock together more safely in the Sooner State than in other environs.

Great Plains Energy Incorporated announced on October 27 that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.2075 per share on its common stock.

Great Plains Energy Incorporated today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.2075 per share on its common stock.

John Horn, Senior Environmental Specialist, Kansas City, MO-based Great Plains Energy Service/KCPL, on sustainability and environmental practices ... Q: What does green mean to you? A: The first thought that comes to mind is money, quite frankly.

Flooding near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers. DATE: July 1951 LOCAT ION: Kansas and Missouri DEATHS: 28 ESTIMATED COST: $21 billion* WHAT HAPPENED: Intense rainfall from the Great Plains caused Kansas River flooding that overtopped levees in two states, inundating both state capitals and Kansas City.

A condemnation begun during downtowns redevelopment rush in 2005 has been settled, and while the market is decidely cooler, the owners of Gigis Wigs & Beauty Supplies are $1 million richer.Chung Hoe Ku and Myong Suk Ku, the couple running Gigis, will receive $990,000 from the city for the two buildings housing their business at 1219-21 Grand Blvd.