PARSONS — Employees care about child care, according to speakers at a conference hosted by Southeast Kansas, Inc., in Parsons Wednesday. They noted businesses that offer child care programs are more likely to reduce absenteeism,…

Iolan David Toland, who serves as secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce, will speak at SEK, Inc.’s annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Kansas Crossing Casino south of Pittsburg on US highway 69.…

CHANUTE — SEK INC., a regional manufacturing and economic development group, will host its annual meeting and luncheon in Chanute Thursday. The board meeting takes place at 11 a.m. in Dalton’s Back Nine Restaurant at…