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Question: name for new remodling business?

i’m starting a home remodling and real estate fix up business and am looking for catchy name… My name is Chris and I am in the Overland Park, KS area (Kansas City Area)

Answer: The naming of your business could be one of the most important decisions you will make. A name's originality and legal availability will create a real asset value of its own, as it becomes marketed and gains market acceptance.

The name you choose will become the focal point of all the benefits and features that relate to your business. Customers will be able to find and refer others to it in the future.

Since any names that are suggested here may already be owned by another party, I wanted to go a different route...

I suggest either hiring a name creation firm or get together with your friends and/or family and throw a "name party" & have everyone bounce some ideas around. Compile a listing of names that you like the best. Once you have that list, do as much free research as you can before you delve into comprehensive research.

I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there.

Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first.

Comprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.

There are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

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Question: Should I rent or buy a Townhome in the Overland Park KS area?

I am looking at townhomes in the Overland Park KS area. Maybe even Shawnee KS .
But i was wondering if anyone had any experience with buying or renting townhomes in this area? Is it hard to sell if you buy?
Thanks for any info

Answer: Its a good time to buy. The sell off in Overland Park is pretty much over right now. Prices will start moving up shortly!

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Bigger classes at public schools. A tax on nursing homes. A highway plan without any money behind it. A public pension system at the breaking point.

Another year of difficult budget decisions began Monday when some Kansas lawmakers returned to the statehouse to begin work on next year’s budget.

The recession and its effect on state revenues prompted many to predict additional budget cuts are almost certain, even as demand for critical state services goes up.

First-quarter revenue for the state came in 5 percent below pessimistic projections. Lawmakers said they may have to slash $100 million from the current year’s budget before they even begin working on next year’s deficit — projected to be around $400 million.

“If our revenue continues to drop the way it has been dropping, we’re in for drastic changes to the way government is funded,” said Rep. Kevin Yoder, an Overland Park Republican who leads the House budget committee.

Last spring, lawmakers cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state spending. In response, public schools sliced $167 million and eliminated 3,700 jobs; public universities raised tuition; and correctional facilities were consolidated.

Lawmakers who work on the budget forecast that next year’s reductions could be just as dramatic. There’s no second round of federal stimulus money to help. Many lawmakers said they won’t consider general tax increases, which would affect taxpayers at the wrong time.

Legislators on the House Appropriations Committee who reviewed the situation discussed solutions. But here’s what they’re up against:

•Enrollment at universities and technical and community colleges is up as more unemployed workers go back to school. Last session, lawmakers cut funding to those institutions by $100 million. The schools are asking for $16 million next year to cover higher energy and health insurance bills.

•Demand for Medicaid and other social services is up, too, but there’s less money available to cover benefits.

•The state is due for a new long-term highway plan, but money is not set aside for it. Just keeping up with road maintenance costs $375 million a year.

•Additional cuts to public schools — the state’s single biggest expense — would mean more teacher layoffs, bigger classes and the risk of lower student proficiency.

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If you are looking for property for sale in Florida, and you love nature and fishing, then look no further then the Florida Everglades.

The Florida Everglades are subtropical marshland located in the southern portion of the state of Florida, specifically in parts of Monroe, Collier, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Broward counties.

On December 6, 1947, President Harry S. Truman formally declared Everglades a National Park, at a ceremony held at neighbouring Everglades City. The original size of the park, 460,000 acres has been greatly increased since 1947, and today, Everglades National Park now consists of 1,399,078.26 acres of wetlands, and is a haven for over 36 threatened or endangered animal species.

On October 26, 1976, Everglades National Park was added to the list of International Biosphere Reserves. International Biosphere Reserves are a branch of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). These select reserves are protected samples of the Earth’s major ecosystem types. On the same date, UNESCO also declared it a World Heritage Site.

Within the Everglades, there is an estuarine community, mangrove forests, coastal prairies, freshwater marl prairies, freshwater sloughs, cypress forests, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, and the Everglades estuary. The Everglades estuary is possibly the most threatened, and serves as a nursery for many marine species. Manatees and sea turtles are often found grazing in the brackish waters. Shrimp, lobsters, molluscs, worms, and small fish, keystone species to the marine ecosystems, thrive in these waters. Over 100 species of marine fish have been identified in the Florida Bay. Several sharks and dolphins call these waters their home, and the extremely rare American crocodile can also be spotted in these waters.

Without this protected area, a 300 million dollar sports fishery, and a 100 million dollar commercial fishery would be in serious jeopardy. Sport fishing is closely observed and regulated, while commercial fishing is prohibited inside the park. Both of these actions are attempts at maintaining a sustainable breeding stock, protect against over harvesting and ensuring a balanced ecosystem for later generations.

However, alteration of overland water flow, uncontrolled hunting and drainage of wetlands has contributed to a decline of species within the Everglades. Once known for its expansive bird population, the Everglades have seen its number of wading birds drop drastically since the turn of the century. The Florida Panther, was a common sight throughout the state, and is now on the brink of extinction. The Everglades serves as a haven for 15 endangered species: American crocodile, Green turtle, Atlantic Ridley turtle, Atlantic hawksbill turtle, Atlantic leatherback turtle, Cable Sable seaside sparrow, Snail kite, Wood stork, West Indian manatee, Florida panther, Key Largo wood rat, Key Largo cotton mouse, Red-cockaded woodpecker, Schaus swallowtail butterfly and Garber’s Spurge.

Florida and federal officials and politicians, including the president and the vice president of the United States are now giving this fragile and environment the attention it deserves. In the words of Al Gore, “By working together, we can heal this division and ensure a healthier environment and a vibrant economy…There is no other Everglades in the world.”

There are many properties to choose from in the region of the Everglades. In general terms, it is less complicated to buy a property for sale in Florida, than most countries. Subject to status, obtaining a mortgage in Florida is fairly straightforward as well. Repayment terms range from 5 to 30 years with no age restrictions. The other expenses to take into account when buying a property in Florida are the mortgage set-up fee, legal costs associated with the purchase and registration of the property, title insurance, and house insurance. As a rough guide, allow 4% of the property’s total purchase price to cover all closing costs.

If you want somewhere exciting to live, with nature on your door step, then buying a property for sale in Florida, near the Everglades, will offer you everything you need.

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Maria Craske wrote the article ‘When Buying a Property for Sale in Florida Consider The Everglades’ and recommends you visit http://www.homesoverseas.co.uk/property-for-sale-in-florida for more information on commercial property for sale in Florida.

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