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• Wichita State Professor Craig Miner Authors New Book on Western Kansas History.

  - 2006-07-26

  Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., July 26 AScribe Newswire -- Craig Miner, the Willard Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University, has written a book on the history of western Kansas during a 50-year period that includes the turn of...

  Tags: E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, Kansas, Retail, Wichita State University

• Survey Shows Wichita, Kan., Shoppers Plan to Spend Less during Holiday Season.

  - 2003-11-22

  By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 22--Nearly three times as many Wichita consumers expect to spend less this Christmas season than spend more, according to a Wichita State University survey. The Grubb&Ellis/WSU Consumer...

  Tags: Manufacturing, MARKETING, Retail, SALES, survey, Wichita State University

• Manufacturing, Retail to Be Hard Hit for 2002 Wichita, Kan., Economy.

  - 2001-10-18

  By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--Some sectors of the Wichita area economy will suffer less than others next year, speakers at the 2002 Economic Outlook Conference said Wednesday. Here is a breakdown by sector:...

  Tags: Government, job, layoff, manufacturing, Retail, Wichita State University

• New book documents Kansas dealer's rise

  - 2000-01-10

  Newly published volume chronicles the 60-year history of four-unit Star Lumber WICHITA, KAN. -- It began in 1939 as a modest lumber dealer that operated out of an 800-square-foot structure made from chicken wire wrapped around steel poles and coated with stucco and plaster. Sixty years later, Star...

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