Eureka
Eureka, KS · Business
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In 1921, Two Men Started White Castle With Just $700 and Sold Hamburgers for 5 Cents—105 Years Later, Here’s Who Owns It
What began as a tiny hamburger stand in Kansas became one of America's most recognizable fast-food chains. But the biggest surprise may be who's running it today.
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Winfield Daily Courier
Winfield CBD shop Bloomer Botanicals to close as hemp rules tighten
Bloomer Botanicals, the Winfield shop that has sold CBD and other hemp products on West Ninth Avenue since 2018, plans to close by Nov. 15. Owner Sharon Gordon says a state law that took effect this summer and a federal change coming next month will leave her with too little she can legally sell.
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Wichita Eagle
Large proposed multifamily development in Goddard clears a hurdle
Even as Wichita-area homebuyers continue to struggle to find attainable housing options, the city of Goddard is close to giving approvals for Lange Real Estate to be able to move forward with a development that could help ease at least some of that demand. Lange wants to build duplexes, and perhaps quadplexes, sixplexes and even a limited number of single-family homes, on a 155-acre site west of 167th Street West between Maple and Central. In an interview with The Eagle, Ryan Mills, director of development for Lange Real Estate, said there is likely to be approximately 275 lots with a total of 550 to 600 residences in the phased development, with tentative price points anywhere from the mid-$200,000s to $350,000. At its Nov. 9 meeting, the Goddard Planning Commission approved a zoning change and development plan necessary for Lange’s project to go forward. The Goddard City Council will consider final approval of the project at its Nov. 16 meeting. “We’re challenged with: How do you provide moderate affordable housing options and do that in an efficient manner?” Mills said at the planning commission meeting. “I think it’s important for the community to understand that diversity in housing is an obstacle
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KSA Salina Earns New Authority From FAA
Pilot students at Kansas State University Salina can now save time and money while earning one of their flight ratings, as the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the campus self-examining authority to award instrument ratings. K-State Salina students can now earn their instrument rating after passing an end-of-course test administered...