Charm Meets Industry in City of Iola
By Olive L. Sullivan IOLA — One of City Manager Judy Brigham’s favorite things about summer in Iola is the weekly farmers’ market and band concert. “My brother said it was like being in a Norman Rockwell painting, and it is, it really is,” she said. “We do it very well.” But small town charm [...]
Quality Customer Service is Key to Company’s Success
By Olive L. Sullivan Coffeyville – The jan-san business may not seem very glamorous, but that’s not what the three men who founded 4 State Maintenance Supplies were looking for. “It was simply to feed our families,” said Tom Tipton, whose partners are Tim Wiles and Tim Roberts. “We’re like everybody else in Southeast Kansas. [...]
Kindle Changes Face of Reading, but not the Heart
By Olive L. Sullivan In late January, Amazon.com announced that it was now selling more Kindle books than paperback books. According to a press release, the company sold 115 Kindle books for every 100 paperback books sold since the beginning of the new year. During the same time period, Amazon sold three times as many [...]
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