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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
- Power restored at KU after ‘emergency repairs’
- 04:42 p.m., July 9, 2009 Updated 05:02 p.m.
- Westar Energy had to make emergency repairs to its network this afternoon and cut power for about 20 minutes to the eastern portions of the KU campus. Power has since been restored.
- Kansas Corporation Commission considering narrowing gap on Westar rates
- 09:22 a.m., July 9, 2009 Updated 05:49 p.m.
- Kansas regulators are considering a major step toward equalizing rates for customers of the state’s largest electric company.
- Make a financial master list for your will
- July 9, 2009
- The death of Michael Jackson, and the initial confusion over his will, got me to thinking: My husband and I are long overdue for updating ours.
- Commodities
- July 9, 2009
- Agriculture futures were mixed Wednesday.
- Leadership Lawrence accepts new applicants
- July 9, 2009
- The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will conduct an informational meeting for those who are interested in applying for the 2010 Leadership Lawrence program.
- Landplan Engineering promotes employee
- July 9, 2009
- Landplan Engineering has promoted Randy D. DeWitt, PE, to project engineer.
- Lawrence therapist earns clinical license
- July 9, 2009
- Vickie Hull, a master’s level marriage and family therapist in Lawrence, recently earned a clinical license after meeting the requirements of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
- Google expands duel with Microsoft
- July 9, 2009
- Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.
- Lawrence GiveBack program already paying out to local charities
- July 8, 2009
- Lawrence nonprofit agencies are getting their first glimpse at how a new free dining card program is paying off.
- Round Corner Drug, Cheese Shoppe closes
- Downtown business was longest-running pharmacy in state
- 11:42 a.m., July 8, 2009 Updated 06:48 p.m.
- Round Corner Pharmacy and its Cheese & Salami Shoppe, 801 Mass., closed Wednesday.
- Oread hotel on schedule for debut in February
- Hotel on the hill taking shape
- July 6, 2009
- The view from up here, some 90 feet above street level, affords Casey Stewart some perspective that few others get a chance to enjoy. The distant sight lines from The Oread — well past Sixth Street to the north, into the Wakarusa River valley to the south, De Soto to the east and down onto Mark Mangino’s football practice field to the west — won’t be ultra-exclusive visions for much longer.
- Proposed cap-and-trade legislation would mean bigger rate hikes for northern Kansas Westar customers
- July 6, 2009
- Unless changes are made, a proposed cap-and-trade system would mean coal-dependent northern Kansas utility customers would face higher rate increases than their nuclear-power using neighbors to the south.
- Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan
- July 6, 2009
- A bankruptcy judge said late Sunday that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection.
- Lawrence residents could face new fees
- July 3, 2009
- Lawrence City Manager David Corliss’ recommended 2010 budget — released on Thursday — holds the line on property taxes, but doesn’t leave many other stones unturned in its search to generate revenue.
- Retail uses in play for Farmland location
- Investors think city should consider commercial plans
- July 3, 2009
- An Overland Park investment group that at least partially controls the future of the former Farmland Industries site gave more details Thursday about what it hopes to do with the land.
- Diminishing pay, fewer jobs threaten economic recovery
- July 3, 2009
- Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They’re making less money.
- Commodities
- July 3, 2009
- Agriculture futures were lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
- KPR health reporter wins national award
- July 3, 2009
- Bryan Thompson, health reporter for Kansas Public Radio, was named one of 14 recipients of the 2009 Mental Health America Media Awards.
- Chamber announces ribbon-cutting events
- July 3, 2009
- The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming ribbon-cutting ceremonies:
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