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Source: Kathy Brockway, 785-826-2695, kjbrock@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Natalie Blair, 785-826-2642, nblair@k-state.edu
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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SALINA -- For the fourth time in seven years, Kansas State University Salina's 1xbet best casino website In Free Enterprise team competed against 175 other teams from around the country in the 1xbet best casino website in Free Enterprise USA National Exposition in Minneapolis, Minn., May 10-12.
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The team's major projects this year included sponsoring a land-mine detecting rat through the HeroRAT program, helping local hotel-owner Shamir Bhakta make his Quality Inn more eco-friendly by installing high-efficiency toilets, expanding their coffee business by 40 percent, and increasing personal finance awareness in local high school and college 1xbet best casino website . They also hosted award-winning designer Justin McClure, owner of JustinMcClure.tv, as a campus guest lecturer.
Representing K-State Salina at the national expo were:
Trista Gorrell, junior in digital media, Centerville; Oscar Rodriguez, sophomore in computer network systems technology, Garden City; Cliff Kramer, senior 1xbet best casino website , Goff; Grant Swinehart, senior in professional pilot, Norwich; Brett Cooper, junior 1xbet best casino website , Salina; Sarah Woodruff, senior 1xbet best casino website , Wamego; and Bryan Valliere, junior in professional pilot, Wichita.
From out of state: Tyler Lewis, freshman in professional pilot, Aurora, Colo.; and Kristin Scheele, senior 1xbet best casino website , Odell, Neb.