Ames, Iowa — Leaders with the City of Ames and with Iowa State University told a Lawrence delegation Tuesday evening that their community has a town/gown relationship unlike many others in the country. Then, city officials proved it by telling the crowd what they get in the mail from the ...
Ames, Iowa — Iowa cornfields already have a reputation for building it and they will come. Lawrence and Douglas County leaders in Iowa for a chamber of commerce intercity visit on Tuesday weren’t interested in the baseball — "Field of Dreams" — version of that story. Instead, they ...
If your hobby is hanging out at Lawrence City Commission candidate forums, you have likely noticed that affordable housing has arguably emerged as the top issue in this campaign. You’ve also likely heard all four candidates — to varying degrees — say that the first step to tackling the ...
Lawrence entrepreneur Zarif Haque already has figured out how to navigate the notoriously difficult world of technology startups. His Draiver app — it provides a more efficient delivery system of used cars to dealerships — is now part of one of Mexico’s most rapidly growing companies, ...
A $30 million Dillons grocery store that is 30,000 square feet larger than its predecessor now has an official opening date: Friday, Oct. 17. The new store at 2205 Iowa St. is set to open at 7 a.m. on Oct. 17. The store — which is just north and west of the Clinton Parkway and Iowa Street ...
Nationally-known comedians already make Kansas City a frequent stop on their tours. Dustin Kaufman is betting that he soon can get many of those comedians to make the short trip to downtown Lawrence, too. I reported last week there were signs a comedy club was set to open in a former ...