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KANSAS CITY NEWS TODAY - Sunday, February 28, 2010  Big 12 Women's Championship at Municipal Auditorium KANSAS CITY, MO, (kansascityfrontpage.com), February 28, 2010 - The Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championships return to Kansas City this March for the record ninth time, March 10-14. Although the Men's Championship in Sprint Center is sold out, tickets for the Women's Championship are still available. The Women's Championship will take place March 11-14 inside one of the nation's most historic venues, Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City. The building has played host to more Final Fours than any other facility in the country. All-session passes are $90 for Lower Level seating or $72 for Upper Level. Passes include admission to all 11 championship games. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. They can also be purchased at the Municipal Auditorium box office Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Big 12 Women's Conference remains one of the most competitive leagues in the country. As of Feb. 15, seven Big 12 teams were ranked in the Associated Press' top 25-Nebraska (#3), Oklahoma (#11), Texas (#12), Iowa State (#13), Texas A&M (#15), Oklahoma State (#17) and Baylor (#18). For more information about the Big 12 Championships, go to VisitKC.com/big12basketball. New Markets Tax Credits Fund Three Projects in KC KANSAS CITY, MO, (kansascityfrontpage.com), February 28, 2010 - The City of Kansas City, Mo., Community Development Entity has completed funding of three New Markets Tax Credit projects. The three transactions involving Reeves Wiedeman Company, the Greater Kansas City Boys and Girls Clubs and Posty Cards Inc., represent the first New Markets Tax Credit projects funded by the Kansas City, Mo., Community Development Entity, which has been awarded $75 million in New Market Tax Credit allocation authority during the past two years. "I am happy to see the City leveraging resources to help businesses continue to invest in our communities, especially the 3rd District," said Councilwoman Melba Curls, 3rd District at large. The Kansas City Community Development Entity used $5 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocation authority for each of the Reeves Wiedeman Company and the Greater Kansas City Boys and Girls Clubs projects, and $6 million in allocation authority for the Posty Cards project. The Posty Cards project also benefited from a New Markets Tax Credit allocation from the State of Missouri, which the Kansas City Community Development Entity secured by submitting an application to the Missouri State Department of Economic Development. Posty Cards is the first project in Kansas City, Mo., to benefit from the State of Missouri's New Markets Tax Credit Program. US Bank was the tax credit investor for all three transactions as well as the lender in the Posty Cards project. "Both the Posty Cards and the Greater Kansas City Boys and Girls Clubs projects will deliver critical jobs and services to 3rd District residents," said Councilwoman Sharon Sanders Brooks, 3rd District, whose district is home to both projects. "The New Markets Tax Credit Program demonstrates that the City can play an effective role in promoting community and economic development in our most underserved communities." All three projects confirmed both a need for New Markets Tax Credit financing, as well as an ability to achieve specific outcomes that the Kansas City Community Development Entity has prioritized in its consideration of eligible businesses and development projects, which include either providing or supporting vital goods and services to low-income communities; providing living-wage jobs and workforce development; Disadvantaged, Minority and Women Business Enterprise utilization; environmental/brownfields remediation; "Green" building practices; and others. Durham School Bus Workers in Missouri Join Teamsters KANSAS CITY, MO, (PRNewswire-USNewswire), February 28, 2010 - School bus drivers and monitors with Durham School Services in Kansas City, Missouri, have voted overwhelmingly, 203-63, to join Teamsters Local 838, sending a strong message to the company that they are standing united for safety, respect and proper treatment on the job. "I am so happy about this. I've been here a while and wanted to help the young people who had been scared of management before, but we all spoke our word today. Everyone was fed up with having a buddy system instead of a seniority system and with the lack of safety. We are long overdue for a change," said Rosie Randolph, a 12-year bus monitor in Kansas City. "We've lost money, we've had our hours cut and get no respect. We've wanted this for the past two years, and finally having our union is wonderful," said Muriel Gaston, a 14-year driver. The workers had tried to form a union twice in the past, but decided to go with the Teamsters in their final, successful attempt. They prevailed despite resistance from Durham management in their efforts to join the Teamsters. At the union election, management attempted to exclude the workers from viewing the vote count. The 290 workers had a huge amount of support from Kansas City community and faith leaders, including strong backing by the Kansas City Teachers & School Related-Personnel, American Federation of Teachers Local 691, and Reverend Kenneth Ray of the Baptist Ministers Union, representing over 100 churches, among other supporters. "This group was fired up, ready to sign cards, hold meetings at night after work and just ready to go," said Billy Thomas, President of Local 838. "Their energy was unbelievable and they wanted this so badly. They are a pleasure to work with." The victory is the latest in an effort to organize private school bus and transit workers across the country. Drive Up Standards is a national campaign to improve safety, service and work standards in the private school bus and transit industry. Since the campaign began in 2006, more than 25,000 drivers, monitors, aides, mechanics and attendants have become Teamsters.   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