Lawrence
Posted December 28, 2023 Kansas was the top state in the nation in economic growth for the third quarter of 2023, according to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. Kansas grew the fastest with a 9.7 percent rate. Kansas' economy…
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Posted December 13, 2023 Missouri and Kansas lawmakers are expressing concerns with the partnership between Liberty Hospital and the University of Kansas Health System, calling the deal “rushed” and a decision that would take healthcare dollars away from Missouri. The…
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Posted December 7, 2023 The University of Kansas announced Mary Rezac as the next dean of the KU School of Engineering and will begin effective March 1, 2024. Rezac currently serves as dean of Washington State University’s Voiland College of…
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Posted November 15, 2023 The chief financial officer of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital was terminated only after a month after discovering he was a convicted felon who changed his name a year ago. In an email memo, LMH CEO Russ…
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Posted October 3, 2023 Wichita State University released its Kansas Housing Markets Forcast which shows a plateau in the state’s home sales in 2024 following a decrease in sales this year due to deprivation in inventory. “The inventory of homes…
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Posted September 11, 2023 The United Auto Workers union, which represents about 146,000 U.S. auto workers, could go on strike if wage increases and worker demands are not met. Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union, said he…
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Posted August 16, 2023 The University of Kansas unveiled plans for the Gateway District, including rendering for the new football stadium. Architectural renderings of the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium shared Tuesday show the new updates to the athletic complex.…
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Posted August 8, 2023 The University of Kansas has announced Turner Construction as the selection for the construction manager in the Gateway Project and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. In a release published Monday, KU cited Turner as the No.…
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Posted August 1, 2023 The Wichita City Council approved a plan Tuesday to move forward on the development of a 471,000-square-foot health sciences center in the heart of downtown Wichita located between Wichita State University and the University of Kansas.…
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Posted July 17, 2023 The Kansas Turnpike Authority announced that all tolls on the 236-mile highway would be cashless next year. Original plans for the transition to a cashless and ticketless system began in 2020, however, the pandemic caused plans…
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