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Teach for America, which itself was an entrepreneurial enterprise started by Wendy Kopp in 1990, has begun actively nurturing and supporting the entrepreneurs in its ranks as a third leg in its work in urban education.
A plan to house former prostitutes in the now-vacant dormitories on Kansas City s East Side is out. Instead, a proposal could put Guadalupe Centers Inc. in the space, a move likely far more palatable to neighboring residents.
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An ambitious plan to build what would be the biggest office development in Kansas City history is expected to receive full council approval Thursday. Cerner is proposing a 4.5 million-square-foot campus on the site of the former Bannister Mall.
As the central bank s vice chairwoman since 2010, she has pressed for stronger measures to reduce unemployment, battling the doubts of other Fed officials about the value of continuing to expand the Fed s enormous stimulus campaign. And now President Barack Obama has nominated Yellen, 67, to succeed the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, at the end of January.
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The Jonas Brothers have canceled their fall tour, including a show Oct.. 31 at the Midland theater. AEG Live cited extenuating circumstances, but other reports say it is due to creative differences and a deep rift within the band.
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