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• Wichita braces for media flood when hearing begins for 'BTK' suspect

  - 2005-04-15

  Three decades of waiting for answers to one of the nation's most mysterious murder sprees may end next week as Kansas prosecutors begin their court case against the man accused of being Wichita's "BTK" serial killer. A preliminary hearing for Dennis L. Rader, a former Cub Scout leader and...

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• Kansas' Wichita State University surveys show area economy is on rebound.

  - 2004-07-21

  By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: survey, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Wichita, Kan., Hopes to Win Federal Aviation Research Funding Competition.

  - 2003-11-20

  By Alan Bjerga, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 20--WASHINGTON -- Federal aviation officials will soon decide whether Wichita will become a hub of federal research in aviation composites, which could boost the winner toward an even bigger prize...

  Tags: aviation, Boeing Co., FAA, Government, Strategy, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Wichita, Kan., University Vies for Aviation Center.

  - 2003-08-27

  By Bud Norman, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 27--The Federal Aviation Administration heard a full-blown sales pitch Tuesday from Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research, which is being considered as the site of a new...

  Tags: aviation, FAA, Government, institute, Manufacturing, SALES, Wichita, Wichita State University

• National Aviation Institute to Unveil Wichita, Kan., State University Lab.

  - 2002-10-15

  By Carrie Rengers, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--The National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University today will officially announce and offer a preview of a new $1.1 million research laboratory dedicated to aviation safety. ...

  Tags: aviation, FAA, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Wichita, Kan., University to House $1.1 Million Aviation Safety Research Lab.

  - 2002-10-15

  By Carrie Rengers, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--The National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University today will officially announce and offer a preview of a new $1.1 million research laboratory dedicated to aviation safety. ...

  Tags: FAA, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Aviation Funding Awaits Kansas Governor's Signature.

  - 2002-05-08

  By Steve Painter, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--TOPEKA, Kan.--A bill that would pay for an expanded aviation research facility at Wichita State University, plus new equipment and operating money, is on its way to Gov. Bill Graves....

  Tags: aircraft, aviation, Benefits, FINANCE, Governor, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Investment, Kansas, Manufacturing, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Wichita, Kan., Aviation Research Facility to Lose Top Executive.

  - 2001-05-31

  By Molly McMillin, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 31--Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research's top executive will leave WSU sometime this fall to accept a position in St. Louis. Ramesh Agarwal, 53, the institute's executive...

  Tags: aerospace, aircraft, director, institute, Manufacturing, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Wichita, Kan., Aviation Industry Picks Up Local Economy.

  - 1999-06-21

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 20 -- It didn't take Richard Waite and his partners long to decide to open a second Cajun restaurant in Wichita. With business hotter than a dish of jambalaya at their first Red Bean's Bayou Grill on...

  Tags: aircraft, backlog, Boeing Co., Bombardier Inc., job, Raytheon Co., Strategy, Wichita, Wichita State University

• Wichita, Kan., to Maintain Key Role in Aircraft Manufacturing.

  - 1999-03-02

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 1 -- Orville and Wilbur Wright made their historic first airplane flight in December 1903 in Kitty Hawk, N.C., half a continent away from Kansas. Today, Kitty Hawk is an often-congested tourist town along the Outer...

  Tags: aircraft, aviation, Boeing Co., Manufacturing, Wichita, Wichita State University