UPDATED 9:25 P.M. AUG. 11
They say football is a game of inches. So too, is an approximately $750 million redevelopment of KU’s football stadium, as evidenced by the thickness of the legal documents governing the project.
There’s a big — 262 pages — and important document up for approval Tuesday night. It is the development agreement between the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence. As we ...
UPDATED 1:45 P.M. AUG. 11
It is a big week for dorms — and perhaps, delays.
The University of Kansas has three days of dormitory move-ins scheduled for this week, which means thousands of students, family members or others who got suckered in to hauling furniture will be in Lawrence.
Not only will additional motorists be in Lawrence, they’ll be driving on a city street system that already has some of ...
I have never gotten excited about the phrase “Christmas in July” because it usually has ended with a touch of heat stroke after cutting down a pine tree in the Kansas heat. But City Hall officials may be appreciative of the phrase about now.
The state’s July sales tax report showed a large uptick in economic activity in Lawrence. Taxable sales for the month were up 13.7% from the same month a year ago. ...
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. AUG. 6
The University of Kansas is implementing an immediate hiring freeze as KU’s top leaders are ordering deans and other department heads to find $32 million in annual savings on the Lawrence campus.
A Wednesday message to KU employees from Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer and Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt also indicated that KU employees should not expect a 2.5% across-the-board pay ...
For the University of Kansas’ Gateway project — the $750 million renovation and redevelopment of the football stadium and the area around it — there are big stakes on the horizon.
Now, there is a big new private donation on the books, as well.
KU on Wednesday announced that Paul and Linda DeBruce — Kansas City entrepreneurs in the agriculture industry — have made a $25 million gift to the Gateway ...
It was checkbook balancing time at Lawrence City Hall on Tuesday, and the records show a pretty clear story for 2024.
City expenses grew nearly twice as fast as revenues, and for every new dollar in spending, more than 60 cents of it went to public works projects.
City-hired auditors recently completed the city’s official financial statements for 2024, and commissioners received a briefing on the results ...
