WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

What to know to go to KU's revamped football stadium on Saturday; flyovers, parachutists and coordinated clothing

UPDATED 3 P.M. AUG. 22 Flyovers, parachutists, and, perhaps, some fashion coordination are all on tap for the grand re-opening of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Saturday. KU officials announced Friday that a team of F-35 fighter jets will fly over the stadium at about 5:15 p.m on Saturday, which is about 15 minutes before the Jayhawks kick-off their season against Fresno State. In addition to the ...

A big data center may be Douglas County's newest neighbor; plans call for $700M center along K-10

UPDATED 9 P.M. AUG. 21 Douglas County’s newest next-door neighbor may soon be a big, energy-hungry, water-thirsty data center that provides the computer power for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The city council in nearby De Soto on Thursday evening took the first steps to allow an out-of-state development company to build — initially — $700 million worth of data centers on ...

Office Depot to close Lawrence store on south Iowa Street

Now departing Lawrence: Office Depot. The office supply chain has posted “store closing” signs at its location at 2525 Iowa St. An exact closing date for the store wasn’t advertised, but employees have been told to expect the last day of business to be in early October, the Journal-World has learned. The retailer has been in Lawrence for more than a decade, but its closing doesn’t necessarily come ...

Quantum computing lab working to set up shop on KU's West Campus, plus other news from local tech sector

News and notes from the world of local technology start-ups. ••• A business incubator on KU’s West Campus is in the early stages of becoming a research hub for what some would say is “spooky” science. I’m talking about quantum physics (a former science teacher of mine just fainted,) and more specifically quantum computing. In the world of quantum physics, two particles — even those separated ...

As college athletics undergoes big change, KU's Girod appointed to serve on NCAA's governing board

Perhaps one of the few entities getting revamped more than KU’s football stadium is the NCAA itself. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod now has a front row seat for both projects. Girod has been appointed to both the overall Board of Governors and to the Division I Board of Directors for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. With the appointments — which last through August 2029 — ...

US Engineering seeking to build new production center along 23rd Street in Lawrence VenturePark

UPDATED 2:30 P.M. AUG. 19 A company that already employs about 150 high-paid pipefitters and sheetmetal workers at Lawrence VenturePark is beginning the process to build a second production center in the eastern Lawrence business park. US Engineering has filed plans with Lawrence City Hall requesting financial incentives to build a new 75,000-square-foot-facility on a pair of prime lots along 23rd Street, ...