“Sort of. It's getting more corporate. It's pretty balanced now, but you see more and more chains popping up.”

— Meghan Boledovich, Kansas University sophomore, Lawrence

“From downtown things look pretty good, but we need to be careful not to let other areas of Lawrence become too corporate.”

— Teresa Duncan, dental hygienist, Lawrence

“No. I was really disappointed to see so many corporate stores on the Best of Lawrence Web page. I would like to see more people support local businesses.”

— Cristen Bates, mental health worker, Lawrence

“Yes. I think that there is a good balance. A lot of people who live here work in surrounding cities. They bring outside money into the economy, so local stores can make enough money to survive.”

— Sam Parakhen, local business owner, Lawrence