Among the states in the middle of America, Kansas has been the slowest growing since the start of this decade. New Census data released on Tuesday confirmed that remains the case for the Sunflower State.
It also shows why.
No, it is not that there are more deaths in the state than births. Kansas is old, but not that old. Births outnumbered deaths by nearly 5,000 in 2025.
No, it is not that residents of ...
I can attest that there was a time in Lawrence where “money management skills” meant figuring out how to pay for seven cover charges and still have enough money left for a week’s worth of Ramen.
Apparently, Lawrence’a management prowess has evolved since then because the community recently was ranked as an above-average city for is its money management skills. The financial services company WalletHub ...
One of Lawrence’s largest accounting and wealth management firms has sold a part of its business to an Atlanta-based company that is looking to expand into Kansas.
Lawrence’s SSC CPAs + Advisors has agreed to sell its wealth management division to Atlanta-based Merit Financial Advisors. The deal will result in about $260 million of assets that SSC currently manages for high net worth individuals being ...
An idea from a conservative think tank to limit diversity, equity and inclusion topics inside the classrooms of KU and other state universities has made its way to the Kansas Legislature.
A trio of representatives has introduced a bill modeled after the Goldwater Institute’s Freedom from Indoctrination Act that aims to prohibit universities from requiring students to take any class that has a DEI component. ...
News and notes from around town that may stretch your elastic waistband, if you let them.
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Lawrence now has a date for its entrance into the world of unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. Olive Garden plans to open its Lawrence restaurant at 11 a.m. on Feb. 2, the company has announced.
The Italian chain restaurant is located at the northeast corner of 21st and Iowa streets, putting it across the ...
KU is seeking approval to add $135 million in debt for projects as far away as a cancer center in Kansas City and as near as an apartment complex on the edge of the Lawrence campus.
The Kansas Board of Regents at its Wednesday meeting will consider approval of a resolution authorizing new debt for the University of Kansas.
The largest chunk of the new debt will be to help construct a $330 million cancer ...
