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- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 21 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 27 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 44 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 86 comments
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 32 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 17 comments
- Editorial: Guns, speech May 23, 2013 · 27 comments
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013 · 1 comment
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 79 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
- State coaches name Lions' Green player of the year May 23, 2013
- CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success May 23, 2013
- KU football adds Miami Ohio wide receiver Nick Harwell May 22, 2013
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- Arrest made in death of former Jayhawk McMillan May 23, 2013
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide
The former home improvement store sat vacant for years. Sears is still vacant.
It's not about Menard's it's about having one or the other cuz both cannot survive because the dollars are NOT here.
It's vacant IF no jobs or sale tax reveue or other tax revenues are not being generated. Empty buildings are NOT GOOD for the Lawrence economy..... rule of thumb.
The K-Mart building sat vacant for a long time.
May 20, 2013 at 2:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence
"KU recently hired Riley Scott to join Damron and Mandy Miller, who also works for Damron's consulting firm, Strategic Communications of Kansas, to lobby for KU. Scott had worked for Brownback when he was in Congress, and was deputy chief of staff and state director for U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. He is also the son-in-law of Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita."
"Caboni said Scott will continue to lobby for KU."
I don't see a lot of influence hiring these people. They seem to be more of the Rt Wing Anti Women Libertarian Neocon Fundamentalist Tea Party backed by ALEC Economic Terrorism mindset.
Like the foxes in the chicken coop are hard at work .....
May 20, 2013 at 2:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide
Menard's next door to Home Depot = dumb economics = will eventually leave Lawrence with one home improvement store again and one large empty structure not providing employment,income taxes or sales taxes. There are no guarantees property owner will keep property taxes paid.
Taxpayers grab your wallets.
May 20, 2013 at 11:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide
America Is Over Stored ( Do Lawrence,Kansas planners,Chamber of Commerce and city government not realize this?)
The Wall Street bankers boom town economics building frenzy produced a bumper crop of new retail space. But the occupants haven't materialized.
The carnage in retail hasn't been this bad since an anarchist bombed Chicago's Haymarket Square in 1886.
But back out inflation and sales of gasoline, and retail sales fell in real terms in the past year. Clearly, demand is down.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the national retail-vacancy rate rose for the 11th straight quarter to 7.5 percent—the highest level since 1996, according to research firm Reis, Inc.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/112762 (In essence the retail dollars are simply NOT available)
May 20, 2013 at 11:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Editorial: Police needs
Now remember how Lawrence sprawling growth has increased crime thus a demand for more tax dollars. Law enforcement is expensive.
I say bill the real estate industry for this is the source of the increased crime as the city grows recklessly. Won't be long Lawrence will have the same crime rate as Topeka and KCMO metro.
Those those who moved away from crime will need to move again but in the meantime get soaked in a variety of tax increases to battle what some residents tried to leave behind.
Yes CRIME is a not talked about result of large reckless growth.
Grab your wallets!!!
May 20, 2013 at 11:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Summer job outlook good, not great
Lawrence and Wal-Mart have something in common = always low wages
Boom town economies represent extreme inflation which is fiscally reckless and frowned upon by
true blue fiscal conservatives. It is bad for business. Did the Bush/Cheney housing scam not teach anything? Boom town economies always crash taking jobs and economies out in a big way. And leave property owners owing more on their investments than what market value will bring.
Shame on the leadership of the local real estate industry!!!!!! For participating in scamming buyers. Knowingly.
May 20, 2013 at 11:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama
The focus of the USA should be:
--- STOP GOP OBSTRUCTION of NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH!!!!!
--- Removing right wing anti American GOP legislators from government
--- Reining in the CIA and military spending
--- Jobs jobs jobs and more jobs
--- Medicare Single Payer which would create an estimated 2.4 million jobs
--- Get the massive highway rehab underway
--- Bring on cleaner energy
--- Replacing the anti american rt wing GOP with the Green Party
--- Electing a whole lot of new democrats
--- Funding education to the max = new business and new employment
--- Break up the big banks
--- Put the home loan criminals in jail!!!!!!
May 19, 2013 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Editorial: Poor process
Very loose operation across the board. From what I understand Fritzel is underway no matter that major cost questions continue to come in.
Give the project to another contractor/builder. This does not NEED to go to Fritzel.
And we know this group has problems sticking with site plans. BTW where is that $50 grand Fritzel owes the taxpayers?
Are all Fritzel property taxes paid? yet?
May 19, 2013 at 4:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High
Light up this group of courts instead...
May 18, 2013 at 10:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High
BTW what happened to the tennis courts in the park at 31st and Louisiana?
May 18, 2013 at 6:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )