Vince & Associates Clinical Research, the premier provider of innovative early clinical research services to the global biopharmaceutical industry, announces the certification of their pharmacy clean room in compliance with United States Pharmacopeia USP <797> guidelines. This certification enables Vince & Associates Clinical Research to prepare ... read more

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Verizon Wireless announced today it invested $95 million in 2011 to enhance its network in Kansas, which includes the expansion of 4G LTE to nine cities, one major university and two sporting venues. The company's continuing investment to support Kansas' infrastructure required for economic development and robust business growth included: -- Adding new cell sites and upgrading equipment on more existing cell sites to increase coverage and capacity of the ... read more

The Board of Directors of Hawker Beechcraft, Inc. announced today that it appointed Robert S. "Steve" Miller as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective Feb. 7. Bill Boisture, formerly Chief Executive Officer of Hawker Beechcraft, Inc., will remain as Chairman of its operating subsidiary Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. "Hawker Beechcraft is a great company with iconic brands and dedicated employees. I'm honored to join and to help this company navigate through the challenges of the current general aviation market," said Miller, ... read more

Sprint (NYSE:S) is partnering with Orange Business Services to provide Sprint with global machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity outside the U.S., the companies announced today. Through this agreement, Sprint will expand its M2M reach to include Sprint-branded global M2M connectivity to 180 countries. ... read more

Ascend Learning, a leading provider of technology-based educational solutions for healthcare and other vocational industries, announced Ronald E. “Ron” Hanchar, MBA, has been named executive director of allied health certification programs for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). ... read more

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV), the premier provider of eGovernment services, today announced net income of $5.5 million and earnings per share of eight cents on total revenues of $45.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011. Operating income was $9.6 million for the quarter, ... read more

NetStandard announced an upgrade to one of their SSAE 16 compliant Kansas City Data Center facilities today with the implementation of 10GigE internet connectivity. "Our investment in a 10 Gigabyte Ethernet connection demonstrates NetStandard's ongoing commitment to Enterprise Level Infrastructure for our Kansas City Data Center customers and for our virtual hosting customers around the country," said John Leek, NetStandard's CTO. "The result is a ten-fold increase in network capacity, and allows us flexibility to continue to grow the number ... read more

CivicPlus, the leading provider of comprehensive community engagement software, today announced a new, interactive platform designed to help local governments better connect with citizens. Called "Community Voice," the new feature paves the way for residents to submit ideas and suggestions directly to local government officials through municipal websites, and to have detailed and organized discussions around local issues. "Cities and counties across the country are looking for new ways to get citizens involved and excited about what local government can do ... read more

Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced today that the company has moved up from No. 20 to No. 13 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's) Fortune® 500 Green Power Partner list, and to No. 26 on the National Top 50 list highlighting the largest green power ... read more

Verizon Wireless announced today that it has awarded a Verizon Foundation grant of $30,000 to the Kansas Department of Education. The grant will be used to train teachers on Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics adopted in October 2010, and to assist with the implementation phase of the initiative. "Verizon Wireless is proud to support the Kansas Department of Education and its undertaking to implement Common Core Standards in classrooms across the state," said Brendan Fallis, president ... read more

Technology service provider CoSentry will build a new $31.6 million data center in Lenexa, Kan., part of the Greater Kansas City area, creating more than 60 jobs. CoSentry is a one source provider of data center, cloud computing and managed technical services. "CoSentry performed an extensive market analysis prior to selecting the Kansas City area for our newest data center. We considered factors including business climate, incentives, and power costs," said Doug West, vice president and general manager for ... read more

Hawker Beechcraft today issued the following statement in response to President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address. "The actions of the current administration do not align with the comments made by President Obama in his State of the Union address. He made very convincing statements that he wants to protect American manufacturing jobs and called for more highly skilled jobs in the U.S. and for more products to be made in America. "If this is true, then the actions of the ... read more

CLC Lodging, the nation's leading negotiator of workforce lodging rates, has joined social media via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube. CLC's innovative approach to lodging solutions will be highlighted throughout these social media platforms. CLC will also use these tools to communicate special offers, key trends, and updates in the travel industry that will impact workforce travelers. The company's Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube pages provide instant access to the company's initiatives, referral contests, feature articles, as well as ... read more

The Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA) today released the just-completed forensic audit of the KBA which was commissioned at the request of Gov. Sam Brownback in April 2011 and conducted by BKD, LLP, and Meara Welch Browne, PC. The full reports are available at www.kansasbioauthority.org. KBA Board Chairman Dan Watkins said, "Overall the forensic audit affirms that the KBA's investment process is diligent and it makes no significant findings or exceptions related to KBA expenditures or conflicts of interest. The audit ... read more

Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) invites shareholders and investors to listen to its fourth quarter 2011 earnings conference call that will be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. ET, with executives of Garmin. The call will be held in conjunction with ... read more

KGP Logistics, one of the country's largest single-source providers of equipment and integrated services to the communications industry, has signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with Actelis Networks®, The Broadband Acceleration Company(TM), to stock and distribute Actelis' new Broadband Accelerator (BBA) product line, which was recently named a recipient of the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award. According to recent statistics published by the FCC's Broadband Adoption Taskforce, broadband adoption rate in the US is 68%, leaving ... read more

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has exercised the first option with CLC Lodging to administer the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance program. CLC will continue to work under contract with FEMA and network with an array of lodging partners to provide critical temporary lodging facilities for eligible disaster victims who have been displaced from their homes. CLC has served as the administrator of FEMA's transitional sheltering program since 2006. "Our program continues to stand ready to assist FEMA ... read more

Sprint (NYSE:S) was presented with the 2012 Network Award for Global Wholesale Excellence from industry analyst firm ATLANTIC-ACM, which surveys hundreds of customers to rank Carrier Excellence worldwide. The 2012 ATLANTIC-ACM Global Wholesale Report Card surveys hundreds of customers ranking ... read more

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday, Feb. 9. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Phil Anderson will participate in a conference call presentation to securities analysts about fourth quarter and full-year 2011 results and company outlook at 10 a.m. Central time. That presentation will be broadcast online. It will include charts and a question-and-answer ... read more