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Applicants seek jobs with Wal-Mart
The Wal-Mart Supercenter at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive is set to open April 29 and will be hiring about 250 workers. Some of the applicants for the full- and part-time positions discussed their prospects.
In depth
- Mortgages
- November 8, 2009
- The Douglas County register of deeds recorded 100 mortgages in the weekly period ended Thursday.
- Rebuilding your portfolio
- Recovery will take time, but don’t despair
- November 8, 2009
- At the height of the recession and the tumult in the stock market, many workers were stunned to see their 401(k)s shrink to 201(k)s.
- Halting elder abuse: Protect yourself against greedy children, others
- November 8, 2009
- When a New York City jury recently convicted Anthony Marshall, 85, the only child of millionaire-socialite-philanthropist Brooke Astor, of 14 counts of fraudulently squeezing huge sums out of his late mother’s $180 million estate, many observers thought it was simply an isolated case of financial patricide among the super rich.
- Offices, services to close in honor of Veterans Day
- November 8, 2009
- Several government offices in the area will be closed Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day.
- Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing
- November 8, 2009
- If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they’re likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets.
- Repossessions up amid downturn
- November 8, 2009
- The rumble of the diesel engine is constant. That steady growl from Bryan Sorenson’s Ford dually pickup is probably what raised the red flags at this home near the eastern edge of Lawrence.
- Consultant: I communicate with animals
- November 8, 2009
- Holly Jacobs bowed her head, closed her eyes and began to concentrate on communicating with Lexi, a 3-year-old black lab.
- City police welcome 6 graduates after 23-week ‘grueling academy’
- November 7, 2009
- Six new law enforcement officers were officially welcomed Friday night into the Lawrence Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony.
- CritiTech leader has stake in lab building
- November 7, 2009
- New details emerged Friday about a multimillion-dollar city-county proposal designed, in part, to keep a promising pharmaceutical company from leaving Lawrence.
- State recommends broadband projects
- November 7, 2009
- Two Lawrence companies are among 22 applicants statewide to win state recommendations for projects that would extend and improve broadband service to rural residents.
- Honors bestowed on veteran officers
- November 7, 2009
- Three veteran police officers were honored for their service during an award ceremony Friday night in Downtown Lawrence.
- New traffic plan for sand facility proposed
- November 7, 2009
- A Manhattan-based company seeking to build a sand-dredging operation on part of 310 acres north of Lawrence has changed plans for how trucks would access the site.
- Ford to introduce inflatable seat belt
- November 7, 2009
- Ford is introducing an inflatable seat belt for back-seat passengers that it hopes will reduce injuries in front and side crashes.
- Lawsuits mount over drywall concerns
- November 6, 2009
- We purchased a newly built home last year. Soon after we moved in, we and our two kids started noticing a weird “rotten-egg” smell that gave us constant headaches and sometimes made us vomit.
- Commodities
- November 6, 2009
- Agriculture futures fell Thursday.
- The World Company to use Spark software
- November 6, 2009
- Spiral16 LLC’s social media monitoring software, Spark, will be used as part of The World Company’s social media monitoring and analytics packages.
- Area casino to offer free buffet for veterans
- November 6, 2009
- All veterans and military personnel can have a free meal on Wednesday at the Longhouse Buffet at Prairie Band Casino & Resort.
- Parents should teach financial stewardship
- November 5, 2009
- I’m a hovering parent, especially when it comes to the money my children get and spend.
- Commodities
- November 5, 2009
- Agriculture futures were mixed Wednesday.
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