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Lerch Bates's Rapid Business Growth Creates New Opportunities for Employee-Owners

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lerch Bates recently announced the reorganization of two divisions, resulting in the promotion of 13 employee-owners. The internal changes occurred following years of significant business growth and will allow the company to support future expansion with greater scalability, and improve quality and consistency of client deliverables.

The realignment of the Enclosures & Structures and Forensics business groups created Area Vice Presidents, Area Sales Directors, Regional Managing Directors and National Practi ... Read more

Cessna rolls-out 400th Citation Latitude

Textron Aviation this week rolled-out the 400th Cessna Citation Latitude business jet at the company’s factory in Wichita, Kansas.

The mid-size jet can carry nine passengers and has a range of 2700 nm, making it one of the most deliver ... Read more

Boeing’s woes mean rising anxiety in Wichita, Kansas, the

Boeing’s woes mean rising anxiety in Wichita, Kansas, the 'Air Capital of the World'

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WICHITA, Kan. — Not everyone in the self-proclaimed “Air Capital of the World” works ... Read more

WSU partnership will help address Kansas' physician shortage

Wichita State University has signed a new admissions partnership agreement with the Kansas Health Science Center-Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KHSC-KansasCOM) that will help address Kansas’ physician shortage. This partnership comes on th ... Read more

Three weeks into Ascension cyberattack, Wichita nurses raise patient safety concerns

Published   May 30, 2024 06:00PM
WICHITA, Kansas — For three weeks, nurses taking care of sick and preterm babies at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph in Wichita — locked out of a computer system that reduces medication errors — have resorted to hand-verifying that their vulnerable patients are receiving the right amounts of the right drugs.

“It’s kind of a precarious situation,” said Marvin Ruckle, a longtime neonatal intensive care nurse at the Wichita hospital and a member of the nurse’s union.

“A baby could be dosed wrong — and th ... Read more

Ready for more daylight on your Kansas commute? Here’s whe

Ready for more daylight on your Kansas commute? Here’s when the days will get longer

The shortest day of the year is just around the corner.

The winter solstice, which is the first day of winter, is Thursday, Dec. 21.
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UNLV's Dwaine Knight ends legendary coaching career, takes n

One of college golf’s most legendary coaches is transitioning into a new role.

UNLV announced earlier this week that Dwaine Knight will become the program’s director of golf, ending the Hall of Famer’s 34-year career as the Running ... Read more

Alexis Smith crowned Miss Kansas 2024

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new Miss Kansas was crowned Saturday night in Pratt. Alexis Smith, who represented Butler County and grew up in Wichita, won the title out of 26 participants. Along with winning it all, Smith won the Lesley Moss Preliminary H ... Read more