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<br /> curb steeply rising premiums and medical The program has achieved strong results klil faces ass tt#
<br /> bills. That's because a small percentage of because it includes so many diseases, Gold
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<br /> 4110 The Blue Cross program strives to improve included conditions such as chronic back :. _
<br /> the care of patients suffering from one or pain."This was an experiment that is proving "" "'
<br /> more of 20 chronic diseases,such as diabetes, to be true,"he said. communication
<br /> heart disease,chronic back pain and asthma. ,
<br /> Of its 860,000 fully insured members, 130,000 ssmith@hi�joumals.com I(612)288-2107 r _ T
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<br /> d Bixby Energy scouting larger space
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<br /> BY SAM BLACK i 'F.:: t _, � «
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<br /> Rogers based Bixby Energy Systems Inc.is 16,000 square feet today.It is seeking a 50 Q : � fi x `.°"
<br /> looking for a bigger home to accommodate square-foot headquarters i the northwestern s
<br /> its growth. suburbs, and would like as much as 50,000 , :� I :::04,.'',The two-year company makes small square feet for future expansion. _ sn z .1� �_stoves that burn fuel pellets and shelled corn "I'm up to my rafters m people, Walker a!� � ;,
<br /> for energy. said. .f,r ���� ' :.
<br /> Bixby co-founder and president Bob Walker Bixby also manufacturers various types of -' . t t
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<br /> also is the founder of Plymouth-based bed biomass fuel pellets out of different materials.
<br /> maker Select Comfort Corp. In 2004,Bixby will release its first central fur-
<br /> He said Bixby's biomass stoves have been nate system for entire homes.The firm's prod-
<br /> hot sellers lately because they offer cheaper ucts are sold through a national network of
<br /> heat than electricity and gas. heating and fireplace stores and on the corn- ,
<br /> The fall 2002 product launch generated only pany's Web site.
<br /> nominal sales for the company. This year, it Teresa Tschida, a broker at Rogers-based ,') F RA$.E R At Flint Hills Resources,.
<br /> has received orders for about 6,000 stoves that Century 21 Christian Realty &Associates, is // _�?" ''"'"'••= honored to help childrer
<br /> ak sell for$2,995 each,generating$18 million in assisting Bixby in its site search. their families by supporting the Music Ther
<br /> 411. sales. program at Fraser.It's just one way we get to
<br /> The 34-employee firm operates in only sblack@bizioumals.com 1(612)288-2103
<br /> energize our community and make life better foi
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