The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 14

A DOW OB A SIP SI AUSUQ AEOUpfiB) ASUBpUOTSHHO) AHpaejq YBUSBIUMNHT BDBBOIYWHHI 85761363948 994153291 2730 262671 300 $655X10 005 $1323 025 $5900 -004 $587 -004 $596 (B SATURDAY JUNE 16 2007 HUMS: GJTom Shfe 31 6-2686268 or emai tsWnegwichjtaeaglejOom WWWKANSASCOME3USiNESS First Bible isbuyer of Palace International market good to Lee Products Photos by Dm MMmTht WcNh Emit Doug Moody talks about the protective kits his company Lee Products makes for military Humvees The Wichita Eagle First Bible Baptist Church closed Thursday on Bill Warren's Premiere Palace theater at 11010 Kellogg The dranh at 1156 Oliver since 1957 plans a full-scale year-long remodel into a 400-seat sanctuary with dassrooms and offices staff pastor Richard Wood said The purchase price was not disclosed "We just think that east Wichita is the place to be" Wood said "The opportunity came up and we think ifs the way the Lord is leading us as a Meanwhile Warren plans to shift independent and art movies to his East 13th theater The church has been looking for a new home for more than a decade Wood said holding land at 21st and K-96 for 13 years before selling it two years ago wanted to build there but a lot of churches there Wood said "We need to downsize get more energy efficient and this building was attractive because it has more usable The church founded in 1952 has been looking to downsize Wood said and move into an area to grow its 170-member congregation "We expect to grow and die location is a part of Wood said Wichita is really growing with a lot of new housing and we think we can be a great part of the Warren said dedicate one or two east-side screens to the independent and art films a small but very loyal group including my wife and wetoe not going to abandon he said Td be in big big The Premiere Palace closed Thursday night and workers have begun dismantling the theater Wanen said this week that sale proceeds will go toward further Wkhita expansion including new local theaters company is in the midst of a nationwide expansion with a new theater in Moore Okla expansion plans on West 21st Street and plans to build two new theaters across the country a year Tto new announcements Warren said tut Reach BIWbonrt 31 6-268-6290 or HOLLY McMUN The Wichita Eagle ee Products is a small Wichita company undergoing some big growth especially in international markets Company officials international busi-i to grow as much as 40 percent in the nett three to four years opportunities are said Lee Products president Doug Moody Lee Products is a specialty 'design development and program management company The located at 1910 i in southeast Wichita i nine people in Wichita nine more around die country Most employees are engineers and the company uses other engineers on a contract basis The setup allows Lee Products to operate virtually One employee example fores in Miami OkkL and has set up an office in his bam Lee Products concentrates on four main areas of business: airborne systems radomes cabin interiors and distribution of aerospace products Moody credits the US Export Assistance Center in aiding its growth The center helped it maneuver through the export control requirements the company needed to export an aircraft radar installation kit to an Israeli company The kit will be installed on an aircraft sold to a South American buyer Without die help could have had it ready mid sitting out on our dock for months" said Keith Arnold Lee executive vice president for business development Exporting aerospace products takes US State Department approvaL important as a small company to know how to get through aO the Arnold said "We do that every The export director AJ Anderson put the company in contact with the proper sources Arnold said Anderson also put the company in touch with the Canadian Australian and LH PRODUCTS -wi' EtrvioyaerjSbthwl 1 contract Founded: 1075 What It doom Speiiy deagi development and program man- issaaftST Address: 1910 Northern Phone: 31 6244466 iwwwjeeproductsncxom if -v- Mexican embassies to help market products And he set up a meeting to brief Department of Defense on its product line and capabilities "We learn more very Arnold said Lee sales have doubled each of the past three years Moody said They're on track to more than double this year he said International sales are an important part of the picture Five yean ago sales outside the country were 5 to 10 percent of overall sales Moody said TheyVe grown to 30 to 40 percent of the business Three years from now Moody figures it will total 60 to 65percent of sales The company is involved in a variety of projoislt provided some technical support to NASA and a proposal to use a Gulfstream DI for research NEWS 2 USE Lee Products designed and provides the parts for the ballistic i for an customer Bennie Lee founded Lee Products in 1975 as a representation and distribution company for the aerospace industry Two of sons started Lee Aerospace and Lee Air in Wichita Bennie Lee sold Lee Products in 1989 Moody is a part owner of the company Reach IMy Mcttfti tf 316466708 by US forces in Iraq and And it is apod for ai craft's wing or surveillance and Lee Products president Doug Moody with a mock-up of ora of his products BUSINESS IN BRIEF Sunflower Bank to build new headquarters Sunflower Bank said Friday that it plans to begin construction next week on a new building in its home dry of Salina The building which will be at 3013 Cortland Orcfc will serve as the $14 billion Aromatherapy shop has smell of success headquarters and operations center Spokesman John Hanley declined to offer more details until after a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday 'y BUNGALOW 26 Jsny Stabsnmsik Militaiy awards HBCdeal worth neatly $60 million Employees: One Founded: September 2008 What does: Seib products home decor and fomiBhinga I Owner Kelsey Metzinger Douglas Suite llO Phone: 31 54404845 443 ji' IT PHYIUS JACOBS BUEBFOOI The Wichita Eagle When Kelsey Metzinger was a little girl she loved to play store and dreamed of foe day when she would own her own shop Tve worked in retail my whole life" foe 31-year-old entrepreneur said Tm in it because I love it I love talking to customers educating them about products and helping them find the special or unique foingtheyVe been looking for" Metzingert dream store Bungalow 26 opened in September at 535 Douglas in the Delano district It features a line of aromatherapy and beauty products created by Metzinger along with a collection of home decor andfur-niture items "People stop in and tell me this is foe kind or shop you find in New York or Hawker BeechcraftCorp was awarded a $5965 million contract for parts engineering and data for T-6 trainers for theUS military The contract bridges a gap between the -previous production contract and foe beginning of a new contract the Department of Defense said NEWS 2 USE 1 Boston and surprised to see it in she said I think this is the kind of place Wichita needs more of We need places for people to visit and shop where they find items they Please see BUNGALOW 2 Page IB Hk action mitigates a gap in service which wouki adversely affect operations by hindering student pilot training at US Air Force and Navy operating bases The work will be completed by June 2008 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the contracting party MteHuhnacharThtMchRaEagto Kelsey Metzinger the owner of Bungalow 26 an aromatherapy end beauty products shop that also features home decor and furniture The shop Is in the Delano district -MMyllcMta Developer seeks tax breaks to fix up Douglas County sued over cell tower denial Verizon Wireless has sued Douglas County over its refusal to allow the wireless phone company to bufid a 150-foot cell tower west of Baldwin City In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in US District Court in Kansas City KatL Verizon said the Douglas County denial of its request violated the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 Verizon wants foe court to order foe county to approve a permit to build foe tower near me intersection of 56 and U3 59 west of Baldwin City Verizon said it doesn't have adequate coverage in southwestern Douglas County and needs the tower to prevent dropped calls and lost signals Aaaodatod FVbm apartments rent at market rates although that wont be much higher Gaudreau said He said he woukl retain an ownership stake after completion along with the current owner Christian Relief Services Charities The bond holders wffl also own a stake Gaudreau said he expected to deed foe property bade to Christian Relief Services Charities a charity based in Alexandria Va after the bonds are paid off in 15 yean Raich On VoorNs tf 316-268-6577 or QVDOnHBWniMIflMlnl iriMvomin The Wichita Eagle A local developer plans to rehabilitate an aging apartment complex on East Harry under a tax credit program Longtime apartment developer Grant Gaudreau plans a $45 million renovation of foe Brentwood Apartments at 6602 Harry The entire project cost will be about $113 million The complex has 196 units which are about 88 percent occupied Brentwood Apartments were built in 1968 and have become run down Gaudreau said real ragged around foe he said well do is fix it from stem to stem It will have entirely new exterior and Gaudreau is seeking $8 million in tax credits He would sell those and use the proceeds to finance foe project He expects to knock about $3 million off the cost of foe project He will seek the endorsement of Wichita Gty Council a requirement to get foe tax credits on Tuesday If he secures die credits he expects to start construction in September and finish in late spring He hopes to keep existing tenants by moving them around during construction After completion rents would rise but not much he said The rent for 80 percent of the units would be capped by tenant income limits The units would rent for $425 for one-bedroom units $525 for two-bed-room irnits and $650 for three-bedroom units At least 20 percent of the units win 1 i.