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  Back Issues  
 
Winter 2006 (Full publication, pdf, 1,800k)
   
  ON THE COVER
 
A Metropolitan Issue: Can Cities and Suburbs Peacefully Coexist? (pdf,  303kb)

As with many U.S. cities, the effects of suburbanization are evident in Kansas City. Can cities and suburbs cooperate for the greater good?
 
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FEATURES
 
Running on Empty: Gauging the Lingering Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Tenth District Farmers
(pdf,  182kb)

The third-strongest hurricane in U.S. history is leaving its mark on Tenth District agriculture in the form of higher input costs and shipping problems.

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Banking on the Future: Reaching Out to the Hispanic Population in Rural Kansas (pdf,  159kb)

Wary of banks, many customers utilize alternative sources like check cashing centers.

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A Look at Bankruptcy in the Tenth District and Beyond (pdf,  287kb)

What factors drive bankruptcy, and what will be the effects of 2005's Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act?

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Online Banking Comes of Age (pdf,  179kb)

The shakeout of Internet-only banks was not at all an isolated phenomenon, but part of a broader picture of the dot-com boom/bust cycle.

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    DEPARTMENTS
    President's Message (pdf, 116kb)
    About...  (pdf, 677kb)
    Notes:  (pdf,  123kb)
     
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