The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 27

THE kANSAS CITY STAR FRIDAY OCTOBER 102008 i WWWKANSASC1TYCOM UnvoKIng of the Interim Hard Rock faclIKyet Kanins' ILLUSTRATION Thai proposed Hard Rock Hotel a Casino at Kansas Speed-way Is depicted In this artist rendering BvRKXALM The KansesGty Star The first phase of the Hard Rock Casino at Kansas Speed- way might not open until late next yean track owner International Speedway Corp told a-nalysts Thursday -When state officials selected 1 VON MAUR I First f-- 't? 7 Vr Air officer Dan Houser said the co goal was to have the interim casino open by the big NASCAR Sprint Cup seriesrace set for Oct 4 next yean'- hr" weekend is our goal" said Houses at this point we think prudent to not put any (date) in SEE CASINO C3 -7 'J tJ open next month il A--: A offer good better and best products so everyone can find said Danielle Evon manager of the Overland Park store the 24th have watches from a $55 Fossil to a $UD0 The store in Corbin Park at 6701 West 135th St also wiil offer such cost-saving perks as a shoe clearance Stock pfamga now the wont she 1973-7 I A1 Hard Rock Casino opening might bo moved back Cl aty states deal to buy former bus terminal for East Village protect JCI Citigroup walksaway from Wachovia talks threatens court action C2 Court fight over Sprints WIMax service shifts to Illinois C3 Dangerous thrHIsj j- Chance Rides Mane- lacturtng Inc based in Wichita has recalled its Yo-Yo ride of which there are about 85 In May a i Yo-Yo ride collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee in -Angels Camp Calif In-Jiuing 23 people In March 2006 nine persons were hiirtwhenaYb-Yorideatf 1 She Flags Over fexe In AriingtcxvTexas also malfunctioned Chance Rides will give fide owners and state regulators kits to help inspect and repair' defective rides the Con- turner Product Safety Commission saldv- ys OPEC to meet The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Thursday that it would meet Nov 18 to discuss how die widening global Jinan- dal crisis was affecting oil prices The meeting to Vienna Austria could lead to a coordinated production cut in a bid' to halt loses A gallon of unleaded regu-- lar Thursday averaged $231 in the Kansas City area'- Jobless claims New applications for unemployment benefits I dropped last week from a seven-year highi the Labor DeparbnentsaidThurs-' day though they remain high enough to indicate recessioa Initial claims for Jobless benefits dropped 20000 to a seasonally KiSted 478000 Hurri- canes Ike and Gustav were responsible for adding about 20t0Q0 Claims pn a seasonal adjusted basis-: The four-week average which smoothes out flue- tuations rose to 48200 the highest since October 2001- The Associated Press mi die $705 million project last month Speedway officials said an interim casino was ejected -to open by June 2009 with 2fi00 slots and 75 table games -Theentire project northwest of Interstates 70 and 435 is expected to open in 2011 But Thursday Chief Flnan- se- location in area to A-- v' different price points imd a 136year history of customer -service that itsays will make KEVIN COLUSON THE KANSAS CITY TIm purchase of th old Greyhound terminal would clear the path for downtown development by KEVIN COLUSON Ttw Kansas Gty Star The- city has reached an agreement to acquire one of biggest derelict' structures (he old Greyhound bus terminal at 11th and Holmes streets Purchasing and demolishing the Mock-sized Complex was a key requirement Vto die deal -struck two years egtt between the city and Dunn Construction Group that in the company building a new headquarters at llth and Locust streets Its removal also is an important component of the East Village redevelopment plan that and having it demolished will be a tremendous positive for the redevelopment of the east side of Steve Dunn chair? man of die construction com- pany said Thursday eliminates the worst blight I con-' udertobe in SEE COMPLEX C5 (S) Go to KahsasCitycom for Sprint Connection a blog featuring news views and noise about Sprint-Nextel fj( S3pgShw--s( A Von Maiir department store la to open next mondi In a neW 142000-square-foot building mons department manager arranged gift sets Thursday: DEPARTMKNT SIDRE CHAIN' CHARTING UPSCAIJ COURSK JOKE SNTH onsumers are cutting hack So retailers are the stores a success even in tough climate eOidl 7' RICH SUGG1THE KANSAS CITY STAR In Overland Park Jack! Sim- room with new merchandise stocked weekly an interest-free credit card flexible return policy free gift wrapping and shipping and free basic alterations But the family-owned Von Maur is all about the luxury experience toa The freestanding building in a Spanish colonial revived will have seating throughout including a lounge area with a pianist Dressing rooms especially to the clothing areas are oversized with three mirrors and chandeliervand wide SEE CITYSCAPE Cl on 1 'too: 0 Tlvte upscale department store chain is entering the market to November with a 142)00-squareaottwoevei store in Overland Park The company which is based in Davenport Iowa is carefully expanding in the Midwest backed by a variety of goods at The sun display got a polishing from (left) Alex Bland and Shaun Givens who work for the 'Community DIs- trict a i erected in 2001 on the National Mad a fusion ttf science and sculpture an educational piece as much as an art piece for said Julie Holland prograni director of education for die Ewing Marion KaufN man Foundation Kauffman Foundation donated the money fbr the $327000 project A private celebration luncheon featuring Steven Hawley a former shuttk astronaut and Jeff Goldstein di- rector of the National Centar for Earth and Space Sdanca Education is schedu led fis today at Union Station 'J- J-r The Kansas City project first was announced Tho Kauffman Foundation project mixes science and art with a mlle-lonq modal of Solar System By KEVIN COLUSON- Th Star s- The planets finally have aligned in down-' town Kansas City along with a few asteroids and comets and a deep-space probe launched more than 30 years agp: The new Voyage scale model of the Solar System runs for a mile along Baltimore Avenue from 13th Street to Union Station Hie interplanetary walk which is built on a scale so 1 foot equals 2 million miles is the first replication outside Washington DC of an exhibit SEE DISPLAY C2 STAR OJOK A A IIXC I I EN SAN DM A 10 OJE 'Si.