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TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Briggs Dodge, a Topeka Dodge dealership, is very excited to hear that the new 2013 SRT Viper GTS Launch Edition recently was unveiled at the Quail Lodge. The new Viper was part of the "The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering" and was displayed on the 'Concept Lawn' at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120823/CG62323) Briggs Dodge is happy that the newest member to the Viper family will...
MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- KansasStateCars.com, an affiliate Kansas car dealership, is excited to see that General Motors implemented such a vast amount of green technology just recently. Specifically, GM almost doubled their solar output by creating an 8.15-megawatt solar array on top of their Opel Rüsselsheim facility located in Germany. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120823/CG62287) For scale, the size of GM's new solar array is the size...
OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, the dedicated infrastructure investing platform of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) has increased its ownership stake to 100 percent of the Common Equity of Southern Star Central Corp., parent company of Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline (Southern Star). MSIP, a $4 billion global infrastructure fund, originally acquired a 40 percent...
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Barton Solvents, Inc.'s El Dorado, Kansas facility was honored by a visit from Senator Pat Roberts yesterday. Barton Solvents, Inc. is a member of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100811/NACDLOGO) Barton Solvents' employees and leadership team welcomed the Senator with a brief tour of the facility. Senator Roberts met and spoke with Barton Solvents'...
MANHATTAN, Kan., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Briggs Auto, a series of car dealerships in Kansas, offers a great collection of the latest new vehicles in Kansas, as well as an excellent assortment of used cars in Kansas. But, one factor that often times goes unnoticed are the wide range of car services in Kansas that are also offered. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120821/CG60782) All of Briggs Auto's participating dealerships feature a service department that is more...
DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, as Trustee of the Hugoton Royalty Trust (NYSE: HGT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.013697 per unit, payable on September 17, 2012, to unitholders of record on August 31, 2012. The following table shows underlying gas sales and average prices attributable to the net overriding royalty payments made by XTO Energy Inc. (XTO Energy) to...
WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today named Mark J. Suchinski Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Phil Anderson. Suchinski has served as VP of Financial Planning & Analysis and Corporate Contracts where he is responsible for development of integrated long-range business plans as well as managing the customer contracting and pricing processes focused on managing...
Internet Marketing Company opens doors to work with companies in Kansas. Topeka, Kansas (PRWEB) August 17, 2012 Businesses in Kansas looking for good search engine marketing companies InternetMarketingCompany.biz, can now work with Internet Marketing Company, which opened doors in Kansas today. One of America's top SEO companies, IMC is a leader in providing affordable and reliable internet marketing. "We have much to offer to businesses in Kansas," said Maria Ciccio,...
SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. (OTC Markets: LOGL) ("Legend", the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has begun its previously announced multi-well drilling program at the Company's Piqua Property in south eastern Kansas. Marshall Diamond-Goldberg, President of Legend Oil and Gas stated, "We are very pleased to be getting underway with our drilling program in Kansas and expect to have the first four wells drilled and on production by the end of...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tengasco, Inc. (NYSE MKT: TGC) announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company realized net income attributable to common shareholders of $1.1 million or $0.02 per share of common stock during the second quarter of 2012, compared to a net income in the second quarter of 2011 to common shareholders of $1.0 million or $0.02 per share of common stock. The Company recognized $5.23 million in revenues...
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The Flint Hills, known historically as Bluestern Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, are a group of hills located in eastern Kansas reaching into north central Oklahoma, extending from Marshall County and Washington County in Kansas in the north to Cowley County, Kansas and Osage and Kay counties in Oklahoma towards the south. The people of Oklahoma usually refer to the same geologic formation as the Osage Hills or “The Osage”. The Flint Hills are designated as a unique ecoregion due to it...
Steven Hawley is a former NASA astronaut. He was born Steven Alan Hawley on December 12, 1951 in Ottawa, Kansas. He graduated from Salina High School Central in Salina, Kansas in 1969 and continued on to The University of Kansas, where he received two Bachelor of Arts degrees in physics and astronomy. After graduating with the highest distinction of his class and spending summers as a research assistant at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, Hawley received...
Looking at our weather map above we can see a cold front moving through the states of Oklahoma and Kansas. The major thing about a cold front is the weather it can bring with it. The eastern side of the cold front provides two chances to receive precipitation. The first one is known as a squall line which usually forms some 50-150 miles ahead of the cold front. The squall line can be responsible for bringing severe weather in the form of super-cell thunderstorms. The second part...
Symbol: SAAM4 Group: Monocot Family: Alismataceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:KS, MO, OK Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class...
Symbol: PEKA8 Group: Lichen Family: Lichinaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA N Synonyms: OMKA Omphalaria kansana Tuck. Classification: Kingdom Fungi – Fungi Division Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class Ascomycetes Order Lichinales Family Lichinaceae Genus Peccania A. Massal. – peccania lichen Species Peccania kansana (Tuck.) Forss. – Kansas...
