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Posted December 2, 2025 Merck Animal Health will need to adjust its site plans for an $985 million expansion of its biologics facility in De Soto. During the City of De Soto Planning Commission meeting in November, city planners voted…
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Posted December 1, 2025 The City of Lawrence announced it has hired Susie Carson as the City’s new director of economic development. Carson brings more than 15 years of experience in economic development and chamber leadership. She previously served as…
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Posted October 1, 2025 The University of Kansas is launching an initiative this week that will bring together basketball and cancer research. KU announced the launch of its Jayhawks Victory Over Cancer campaign this week. The campaign aims to raise…
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Posted August 13, 2025 David Booth has donated approximately $300 million to Kansas Athletics, marking the largest gift the University of Kansas has ever received. The Jayhawks football team will play its first game of the season on August 23.…
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Posted August 7, 2025 KU Athletics announced that alumni Paul DeBruce and Linda DeBruce gifted $25 million to support the Gateway District and the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The Gateway District is a newly renovated area located on…
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Posted March 17, 2025 The U.S. Department of Education has opened investigations into 45 universities, including the University of Kansas, for alleged violations of the Title VI Civil Rights Act. The investigations come amid allegations that these institutions have violated…
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Posted January 17, 2025 Updated at 3:40 p.m., January 17, 2025 The $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in De Soto is nearing completion and will soon begin powering its first assembly line. Kansas leaders and legislators gathered…
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Posted November 18, 2024 The Kansas Athletics board of directors approved the budget for the fiscal year 2025, with expenses short by around $16 million, but reiterated that the stadium project remains on schedule. The board approved the budget on…
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Posted November 14, 2024 Overland Park wealth management giant Creative Planning has made its ninth acquisition since 2023, adding a Lawrence firm with $550 million in assets under management. Creative Planning announced the acquisition of Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors,…
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Posted September 20, 2024 The University of Kansas celebrated a milestone this week as the final steel beam for the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium was set. On Thursday, over 100 members of the Kansas Football program visited the…
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