Two types of people seem to exist at the end of the holiday season — one full of joy and bounce as they sprint to the year-end finish line, and another wondering whether anyone would find them if they took a nap under the Christmas tree. Lawrence seems to be finishing the year much like the second group when it comes to the local economy.
The latest sales tax figures have been released by the Kansas ...
My college apartment complex was more likely to have a phone booth than a podcasting booth. In other words, podcasting wasn’t a thing, but now it is becoming the type of amenity that’s showing up in new upscale student apartment complexes in Lawrence.
“People are finding it really fun,” said Rita D’Agostino, director of real estate development for the parent company behind Proxi Lawrence, the ...
Good news on the unemployment front isn’t in store for this holiday season. You’ve probably seen the national news of an uptick in joblessness recently, after a turnaround appeared to be in process. Now, we have state and Lawrence numbers that show the same is happening here.
The unemployment rate in Lawrence rose to 5.3% in November, up from 4.8% in October. Looking back to a year ago, the numbers are ...
It would be inaccurate to say there is not a dime’s worth of difference between living in Lawrence and Joplin, Mo. One is home to a major university and in a growing corridor just minutes away from somewhat cosmopolitan Kansas City. The other is in an isolated area of southwest Missouri and may be best known for fighting back from a devastating 2011 tornado.
But it would be accurate to say there is not $10 ...
Lawrence Memorial Hospital will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines this afternoon, LMH leaders were told this morning.
The first vaccinations are expected to begin about 1:30 p.m. at the hospital, but members of the general public shouldn’t travel to the hospital expecting to get a vaccination.
The first vaccinations will be limited to health care workers and first responders. Members of the general ...
As leaders at LMH Health look ahead to 2021, they expect the pandemic to have eased greatly by the second half of the year and for finances at the not-for-profit hospital to be on an upswing.
But they aren’t expecting it to be a year without threats. LMH will be on the lookout for competitors from the both the east and west to get more aggressive in the Lawrence market.
“The past practice of being able ...
