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For Sarah Scott and Susan Bane, balance has been a long time coming. When the two met in the technical publications department at Cessna Aircraft 16 years ago, they struck up a friendship thanks to their mutual love of fine art. That love would take them far from each other, only to bring them back together in Wichita. The pair, both Wichita natives, recently combined their businesses to open VidichiArt in Clifton Square. "We didn't plan this," Bane said. "It just happened." Bane, who holds bachelor's degrees in both studio art and graphic design from Wichita State University, had come to Cessna after living and working in New York for nine years.

THE Chinese government is considering cutting taxes on the import and leasing of aircraft to bring the country in line with international standards, according to a senior official with the Civil Aviation Administration of China. "China's tax on the import and leasing of aircraft is higher than most countries in Europe and the United States. Many European countries, such as Germany and UK, levy no taxes on aircraft imports, so we are considering cutting the tax," Sha Hongjiang, CAAC vice director of planning and development department, said yesterday.