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CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success
By Giles Bruce
May 23, 2013
Gene Meyer has led Lawrence Memorial Hospital through one of its most successful periods, when it expanded significantly and was recognized for everything from financial performance to cancer research. In helping to create a high-quality medical center for the people of Lawrence, Meyer was honored with the Lawrence Kiwanis Club’s Substantial Citizen Award in a ceremony Thursday at the Lawrence Country Club. By Giles Bruce
Summer job outlook good, not great
By Giles Bruce
May 20, 2013
Local high school and college students’ chances of finding work has definitely improved since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession. In Lawrence, businesses seem to be picking up their hiring compared to recent years, though experts say the employment environment is a long ways from what it was in boom times. By Giles Bruce
Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence
By Giles Bruce
May 16, 2013
Lawrence will be a beneficiary of the federal government’s effort to help Americans understand the coverage being made available by the Affordable Care Act. A yet-to-be-determined number of positions will be added later this year to the Vangent call center in the East Hills Business Park, where operators will assist consumers purchasing insurance in the new online health care exchanges, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has confirmed. The jobs are a fraction of the 7,000-9,000 positions that will be created this fall nationwide at up to 14 call centers nationwide, some of which, including the one in Lawrence, currently handle Medicare-related queries. By Giles Bruce
The java experiment: Downtown resident opens Alchemy Coffee at 19th and Massachusetts
By Sara Shepherd
May 16, 2013
To see Benjamin Farmer at work is to know why he named his new coffee shop “Alchemy.” By Sara Shepherd
Indian food, fast: New restaurants feed curry cravings on the quick
By Sara Shepherd
May 9, 2013
The Indian food scene along Massachusetts Street isn’t just heating up, it’s speeding up. Downtown Lawrence diners now have four restaurants to satiate Indian cravings, and the three newest are fast-casual or carryout concepts. By Sara Shepherd
Crown auto dealership wins Lawrence business of the year award
By Chad Lawhorn
May 8, 2013
Miles Schnaer gave up a trip to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Wednesday to see what was in the envelope. He’s glad he did, because Schnaer’s Crown Toyota, Scion, Volkswagen dealership was named the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce’s business of the year on Wednesday evening. By Chad Lawhorn
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May 6, 2013
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Volunteers honored by chamber, Leadership Lawrence
By Giles Bruce
May 3, 2013
Local volunteers Cindy Yulich, Mike Wildgen and Sarajane Scott Koch were honored for their service to the community at the Leadership Lawrence Class of 2013 graduation ceremony at the Alvamar Country Club last week. By Giles Bruce
Finding meaningful employment a challenge for those with developmental disabilities
By Shaun Hittle
April 29, 2013
Lawrence man Ryan Banning is in every sense of the word an entrepreneur. For more than a decade, Banning, 36, has operated his own business, Ryan’s Vending Service, managing a dozen or so vending machines in Lawrence. Ryan, who has Down syndrome, needs a little help with his business, explains his mom, Martha. A job coach drives him to the locations, and Ryan’s father, Bob, helps run the financial side of the business. But the bottom line: Ryan’s Vending Service turns a profit. By Shaun Hittle
This Mother’s Day, personalize it
By Sara Shepherd
April 29, 2013
If anyone appreciates a gift with a personal touch, it’s Mom. And with Mother’s Day in two weeks, there’s still time to come up with one-of-a-kind presents for the mothers and grandmothers in your — or your child’s — life. Here are five great ideas you can find in downtown Lawrence. By Sara Shepherd
Leadership class shapes Lawrence
By Giles Bruce
April 29, 2013
More than three decades after its founding, Leadership Lawrence has done what it set out to do: shape the leadership ranks of the community. But the leadership-development program hasn’t just influenced the public sector. Graduates range from small-business owners to Kansas University staff members, hospital administrators to nonprofit employees. And it’s still going strong. By Giles Bruce
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April 29, 2013
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Edgerton area to become major distribution hub
By Giles Bruce
April 28, 2013
A sprawling warehouse campus has started going up east of Baldwin City. It is expected to make the area a major distribution hub for the nation — and beyond. By Giles Bruce
New gallery and event space infuses Warehouse Arts District with high-end fine art
By Sara Shepherd
April 24, 2013
A taste of Kansas City’s high-end art scene has arrived in East Lawrence, where some of the priciest paintings in town hang inside a once-leaking, crumbling, vacant 1890s warehouse. The Cider Gallery, which includes event and office space, is planning its grand opening on Friday. By Sara Shepherd
Nail art turns fingertips into fashion statements
By Sara Shepherd
April 22, 2013
For many women, the tips of their fingers and toes aren’t simply part of a beauty routine anymore. They’re an opportunity for a fashion statement. Lawrence salons that offer nail art can do everything from metallic zebra print applications to freehand designs for any holiday. By Sara Shepherd
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April 22, 2013
Business briefcase for April 22, 2013.
Local emergency responders prepared for the worst
By Giles Bruce
April 18, 2013
The explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 Wednesday night caused many Americans to wonder “what if that occurred in my area?” In Douglas County, emergency responders have plans in place in the event the worst does happen. By Giles Bruce
Not all last-minute tax filers are procrastinators
By Giles Bruce
April 15, 2013
When asked why he waited until April 15 to do his taxes this year, Lawrence factory worker Victor Roman didn’t procrastinate in giving his answer. “Procrastination,” he said. He’s not alone. Many Americans put off filing their tax returns until Tax Day, which was Monday. According to the Internal Revenue Service, about one-third of tax filers don’t even begin the process until April, with the majority of those waiting to file until the last few days. It’s not always because of laziness or forgetfulness, though. By Giles Bruce
Industry, beauty and antiques collide at North Lawrence corner
By Sara Shepherd
April 15, 2013
It’s hard to miss the North Lawrence vintage home decor shops. Past the muffler shop, through the billowing dust cloud by the grain elevator, parallel to the whistling train rumbling by on the tracks, the cluster of picture-perfect shops with elegant signs and windows full of pretties sticks out like a sore thumb — or more like a shiny jewel. By Sara Shepherd

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