Just two years after an expansion project, a Lawrence manufacturing plant is set to close, costing nearly 100 people their jobs.
API Americas announced in a federally required filing that it intends to close its manufacturing plant in the East Hills Business park within the next 60 days. The plant produces foils, films, holographic finishes and other such products that are used to create fancy packaging ...
Updated at 4:30 p.m. Thursday
Kmart soon will close its large distribution center in Lawrence, eliminating more than 100 local jobs in the process, the Journal-World has learned.
A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed that the beleaguered retailer has filed a WARN notice — a federal filing required when companies undertake mass layoffs — stating that the Kmart Distribution Center at 2400 ...
I’ve certainly known school administrators who like to have conversations. (Why were you late to school today? Who pulled that fire alarm? How did Ms. Beatty’s car end up on the roof?) But there is a former school administrator who loves even pleasant conversations, and she has opened a new coffee shop as a result.
Former school administrator Kelli Huslig has opened Uplift Coffee Shop at 624 N. Second St., ...
Buying a home in Lawrence didn’t become any easier or cheaper in 2019, as the latest report shows home prices now have increased 26% since the middle of the decade.
The number of homes sold in Lawrence last year dropped by about 2% compared to 2018 levels, while the median selling prices of homes increased by more than 4%, according to the year-end report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors.
The slowdown ...
News and notes from around the downtown area: • I’ve got a garage full of vehicles from Detroit, and soon it seems that I could have a belly full of pizza that is inspired by the city too. Look for a new “Detroit-style” pizza restaurant to open on Ninth Street.
Longtime Lawrence restaurant owner Brad Ziegler has confirmed that he’s opening the Big Mill in the spot at Ninth and Mississippi streets ...
This Town Talk column appeared in the Jan. 22, 2020, edition of the Journal-World's Crave food supplement. More from that section, including interviews with Lawrence restaurateurs, can be found here.
I’m definitely not a restaurant critic, and I’ve found it is dangerous to be a food critic. (The things that can be done with a turkey baster when you tell the chef the bird is a bit dry ...) But writing ...
