Economists and consumer groups met with biotech companies in San Francisco for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The biotech industry was warned by these groups that ignoring social, cultural and emotional concerns about the use of genetically engineered crops coupd lead to rejection of the technology. Rail plan designed to get everyone on board. The plan for a light rail in Kansas City will be presented to the City Council today and asks voters to commit some local funds early in the project before the city seeks more money from the federal government. In recent months, a number of area companies have filed for bankruptcy, including TWA, GST Steel and Dickinson Theatres.
Opinions vary as to whether the recent business bankruptcies are a harbinger of bad times.
Many still off the job at Guy's. Production workers at the Guy's Foods plant in Liberty were not slated to return to work today, and the fate of the company remained in the air. On Thursday, the company shut down production at the plant, giving workers a telephone number to call to find out whether they should return to work. The Missouri 13 bridge across the Missouri River in Lexington is one of the nearly four in 10 Missouri bridges ranked deficient by the Federal Highway Administration. The bridge has crumbling concrete, exposed steel rods and a collection of clipped rearview mirrors scattered below.