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Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH to Increase Store Count in 2011

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Saks Incorporated’s Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH today announced that it plans to open four new stores this year – Kansas City, KS, Oklahoma City, OK, Northbrook, IL and Charleston, SC. Additionally, OFF 5TH will open a new store at the Market at Town Center in Sugar Land, TX that will replace its store located at The Fountains in Stafford, TX. “We look forward to expanding our Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH store base into several new markets and to provide our customers in s

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Fitch Rates Kansas City IDA, MO Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘A+’ rating to the following Kansas City Industrial Development Authority (KCIDA), Missouri bonds: –$190 million refunding revenue bonds (Kansas City downtown redevelopment district), series 2011A. The bonds are scheduled for a negotiated sale on May 19. Proceeds will be used to refund outstanding series 2005B and 2006 A & B bonds. In addition, Fitch affirms the following ratings: –$343.9 million general obligation (GO) bonds at ‘AA’; –$

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Fitch Releases Report on Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has published a report on Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS. The report is available at ‘www.fitchratings.com’. Additional information is available at ‘www.fitchratings.com’. Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City (KS) http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=621290 ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE REA

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Fitch Rates Kansas City Board of Public Utils, (KS) $90MM Util Sys Revs ‘A+’; Outlook to Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘A+’ rating to the $90 million Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City (UG), Kansas City Board of Public Utility’s (BPU) system improvement and refunding revenue bonds series 2011-A. The bonds are expected to sell on May 4, 2011. In addition Fitch affirms the following parity revenue bond ratings: –$343.5 million outstanding BPU electric revenue bonds at ‘A+.’ The Outlook is revised to Stable from Negative. Note that the above does

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Fitch Rates Kansas City Board of Public Utils, (KS) $90MM Util Sys Revs ‘A+’; Outlook to Stable

KCS’s Michael Upchurch to Address J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael Upchurch, will address the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference at 2:40 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Interested investors not attending the conference may listen to the presentation via a simultaneous webcast on KCS’ website at www.kcsouthern.com. A link to the replay will be available for 7 days following the event. Head

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Fitch Upgrs Unified Govt of Wynadotte Co/Kansas City, KS 2d Lien Revs to ‘A+’; Outlook Positive

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas as part of its continuous surveillance effort: –$108 million 2nd lien series 2005 bonds (redevelopment project area B) upgraded to ‘A+’ from ‘A-’; Outlook to Positive from Stable; –$150 million subordinate lien series 2010B bonds (redevelopment project area B) affirmed at ‘BBB’, with a Stable Outlook. RATING RATIONALE: –The upgrade to ‘A+’ on the series 2005

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Fitch Releases Report on Kansas City, MO

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has published a report on Kansas City, MO. The report is available at ‘www.fitchratings.com’. Additional information is available at ‘www.fitchratings.com’. Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Kansas City, Missouri http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=602745 ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: HTTP://FITCHR

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A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group, Inc.

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Preferred Physicians) (Kansas City, MO). The outlook for both ratings has been revised to stable from positive. The ratings are reflective of Preferred Physicians’ excellent risk-adjusted capitalization and sound operating performance. The improvement in capitalization is

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Fitch Rates Kansas City Southern de Mexico’s USD185MM Senior Notes ‘BB’

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has assigned a rating of ‘BB’ to Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.’s (KCSM) recently issued USD185 million senior notes due in 2020. Proceeds from the offering were used to complete two tender offers, purchasing USD143 million of USD175 million 7.625% senior notes due 2013 and USD32 million of USD130 million 12.500% senior notes due 2016. Fitch currently rates KCSM as follows: –Foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) ‘BB’; –Local currenc

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Baltimore Beatdown: Ravens Dominate, Destroy Chiefs 30-7 in AFC Wild Card

Baltimore Beatdown: Ravens Dominate, Destroy Chiefs 30-7 in AFC Wild Card — Mon Jan 10 05:24:26 UTC 2011 The Baltimore Ravens have been here before, and being their opponent during the AFC Wild Card Round has never particularly been kind to their opposition.  Just ask the Miami Dolphins two years ago and the New England Patriots last year.  Now, the Kansa… about: AFC West Arrowhead Stadium Baltimore Ravens Dan Marino Dexter McCluster Game Stories head coach Jamaal Charles Joe Flacco John Harbaugh Kansas City Chiefs Matt Cassel Miami Dolphins National Football League New England Patriots NFL Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Lewis Sports at: Buffalo Bills

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