In the fundraising world, there is nothing quite like a check without strings. Think of a check that doesn’t come with any instructions on a particular building it should construct, a specific academic field it should support, or even a desire to see more wins on the football field. It is simply a check to be used for whatever is needed — or maybe simply wanted – at the moment. In the field of higher ...
KU Endowment provided just over $160 million worth of support to the University of Kansas during its last fiscal year, financial statements show. That actually was the smallest amount of support in the last five years, but records show that almost entirely is due to a slowdown in construction projects at the university. The amount of endowment funding that goes to faculty support — think endowed ...
Rising property values are sure to create some higher property tax bills in Douglas County this year. But one group is less likely than others to see them: owners of buildings that house restaurants, bars, storefronts, offices and other commercial property. Commercial property values in Lawrence and Douglas County have taken their largest decline in decades, according to new estimates from the county ...
Whether it is to be nearer to where the deer and the antelope play or simply to be farther away from pandemic crowds, a home on the range seems to be growing both in popularity and price in Douglas County. While there has been a lot of attention on the shortage of available and affordable homes in Lawrence, a new set of statistics from the Douglas County appraiser’s office shows that rural homes in the ...
Up to 100 Lawrence nursing home residents will have to find a new home following a surprise announcement that the longtime retirement facility Brandon Woods at Alvamar is closing its nursing home unit. Already, family members are worried about the scene that may play out as they begin searching all at once for scarce nursing home beds. “I think it is going to be like a land rush,” Jeff Blair said of his ...
I have a hard time believing that I ever would fall asleep in a dentist’s chair. (I make sure I eat a pound of candy beforehand because my dentist’s selection, quite frankly, stinks.) But in the field of sedation dentistry, getting someone so comfortable that they fall asleep in the chair is a sign of success. A pair of longtime Lawrence dental practices have merged and constructed a new west Lawrence ...