Kansas Business News

Kan. — Kansas will use a new federal grant to identify gaps in access to broadband services and build the infrastructure for economic recovery, the lieutenant governor said Monday. The state recently was awarded $2 million in federal funds from...

Kan. — Collective Brands Inc. says it will begin opening Payless ShoeSource stores in the Philippines as it continues to push the value brand worldwide. The Topeka-based retailer said Tuesday it will open five stores in the Philippines by mid-2010...

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) CEO Mark Woodward, CGCS, has been named to Golf Inc. magazine's 2009 " Most Powerful People in Golf " for the second consecutive year. Ranked No. 25, Woodward was recognized for his "diligent...

Disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities fraud and other charges Tuesday in a cooperation deal that could leave him behind bars for years. The government said David Friehling, whose plea was accepted in federal court...

David Friehling, 49, had to appear in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. He is the third person to plead guilty in the multi-billion dollar fraud. The accountant, who served as Madoff's outside auditor since 1991, confessed to US District...

Kansas is offering low-interest loans to help homeowners and small business owners become more energy efficient. The money could go toward a more efficient furnace or air conditioner, insulation or better doors and windows. The state is using $34 million...

The Cayman Islands-based company, which has its headquarters in Olathe, is scheduled to release its financial results for the July-September period Tuesday morning. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect earnings of 69 cents per share on $704 million in sales....

Two members of the board that oversees Kansas' higher education system believe the state needs to consider raising new tax revenues. Board of Regents members Dan Lykins and Gary Sherrer made their comments Wednesday after hearing from a top aide...

Kan. — The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday said Congress needs to provide regulators greater tools to control the risky financial behavior that helped trigger the recession and to unwind major firms on the verge of...